As cheap. With builds for any language.
DO App Platform competes on price and the rest of the DO ecosystem. Its buildpacks come with caveats, so your options are often buildpack-with-caveats or BYO Dockerfile. Velixir builds any language from source, keeps your data in the EU, and matches DO at the low end with a much stronger upgrade ladder.
Why teams switch from DigitalOcean App Platform to velixir
The specific reasons, not generic ones.
- Any-language build pipeline. DO's buildpacks require careful project layout and break on major releases.
- First-party managed Postgres + Valkey with point-in-time recovery. DO Managed Database is solid but priced higher than DO App Platform tiers suggest.
- Hands-on founder support, not a generic VPS-shop ticket queue. Plus EU data residency: your app and data stay in the EU.
- First month on us: real budget to deploy and run an app, not just play in a sandbox.
Side-by-side
Pricing checked May 2026. Specs reflect the closest equivalent plan in each direction.
| Dimension | velixir | DigitalOcean App Platform |
|---|---|---|
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Smallest production tier
DO is cheapest at the floor; Velixir gives double the specs and any-language DX.
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€6.95/mo (Starter - 1 vCPU / 1 GB) | $5/mo (Basic XXS - 0.5 vCPU / 512 MB) |
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Mid tier (4 GB class)
Same price and RAM as DO's Pro M, with an extra vCPU.
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€24.95/mo (Pro - 2 vCPU / 4 GB) | $25/mo (Pro M - 1 vCPU / 4 GB) |
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Build path
DO buildpacks require specific project structure.
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Any language | Buildpack (caveats) or Dockerfile |
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Managed Postgres
DO's managed DB tier starts higher than its App Platform tier.
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Built-in (€4.95+/mo) | DO Managed Database ($15+/mo) |
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Managed Redis / Valkey
Same story: managed cache prices climb fast on DO.
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Valkey, built-in (€2.45+/mo) | DO Managed Redis ($15+/mo) |
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Sign-up trial
Both substantial; ours is geared at deploying a real app.
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First month on us, up to €14.99 | $200 / 60-day credit |
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High availability
Velixir bundles HA; DO leaves it to you.
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One-toggle warm-standby | Manual via Load Balancer |
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Founder & support
A direct line to the team running your platform.
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Direct founder support | Standard DO support |
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Pricing model
Predictable EUR billing for EU customers.
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Hourly EUR | Monthly USD |
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Bandwidth / egress
No overage once you pass the bundled transfer.
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Unmetered, no egress fees | Per-tier transfer allowance, then metered |
Same workload, both sides
App + Postgres + Redis on DigitalOcean.
DO: Pro M App ($25/mo) + Managed Postgres Basic ($15/mo) + Managed Redis Basic ($15/mo) = $55/mo.
Velixir: Pro app (€24.95) + Postgres Starter (€4.95) + Valkey Starter (€2.45) = €32.35/mo.
~35% lower bill, fully-managed data services.
Move from DO App Platform to an any-language host in the EU.
Push your code via Git or CLI. velixir builds, publishes, and deploys it to the region you pick - EU, US, or Asia-Pacific - in under two minutes. No Docker, no YAML soup - and your first month's on us, up to €14.99.
No credit card to sign up. Add a payment method only when you're ready to deploy.