DigitalOcean is a developer-centric cloud infrastructure provider that simplifies the process of deploying and managing virtual servers (Droplets). It is popular among small to medium-sized businesses and developers because of its simplicity, affordable pricing, and intuitive user interface. While DigitalOcean primarily focuses on IaaS, it allows developers to set up scalable virtual machines quickly and efficiently.
DigitalOcean is ideal for users who need straightforward hosting solutions with a focus on virtual private servers, databases, and Kubernetes. Although it lacks the extensive service catalog of AWS, it provides everything needed for small to medium-scale applications at an affordable rate.