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THE KOAHOST ALTERNATIVE

KoaHost vs
DigitalOcean

Windows RDP and Nordic choices, beyond the Droplets.

The Droplets do not support Windows and their listed datacenters do not cover any of the four KoaHost cities. Our catalogue adds a RDP range with a licence and snapshots advertised as included on VPS/RDP, whereas DigitalOcean snapshot storage is billed.

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OUR APPROACHKoaHostPRIVACY FIRST
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DigitalOceanDeveloper platform

Two approaches.
Here is why you should choose ours.

THE KOAHOST STRENGTHS

What you gain
by choosing us.

01

A Windows RDP range, whereas the Droplets do not support Windows.

02

Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo and Reykjavík in a single catalogue.

03

Snapshots advertised as included on VPS and RDP, with no separate storage to add.

THE DETAILED COMPARISON

KoaHost and DigitalOcean.
The concrete differences.

The account, the payments and the scope of the offering, side by side.

Comparison of the offerings and journeys of KoaHost and DigitalOcean
What matters to you KoaHostOur private approachDigitalOceanThe journey compared
Windows on the VPS compared
Dedicated RDP range with Windows licence included in the catalogue.
Windows and custom Windows images are not supported on Droplets.
Four Nordic cities
Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo and Reykjavík presented in the catalogue.
None of these four cities in the datacenter matrix consulted.
VPS snapshots
Advertised as included on VPS and RDP; retention and restore terms to be confirmed.
Droplets snapshot storage billed according to volume and duration.
VPS outbound traffic
Advertised as unlimited, with speed depending on the configuration.
Transfer allowance and overage charges for the Droplets.
Crypto payments described
BTC, ETH, LTC, SOL and USDT or USDC options on the networks indicated.
Stablecoins offered with limited access depending on the customer and their location.
Data for crypto payment
Account created with email and password, with no name or postal address required at sign-up.
The crypto payment add-on flow requires a name and an address.
Physical hardware
Dedicated CPU range with published configurations, distinct from VPS.
Bare Metal GPUs offered for accelerated workloads; a Dedicated CPU Droplet remains a VM.
Windows scope
The comparison highlights the catalogue's Windows RDP range.
DigitalOcean also offers Paperspace with Windows machines; the refusal cited concerns the Droplets.
WHY SWITCH TO KOAHOST

A choice you can stand behind.
Beyond the spec sheet.

01 / THE KOAHOST ADVANTAGE

Prepare a genuine Windows need in the server catalogue

Management software, a desktop tool or a Windows working environment is not simply a more powerful Linux machine. KoaHost presents a RDP range with several Windows images and a licence included in the published price. The Droplets DigitalOcean do not support Windows, including custom images. For this specific need, the KoaHost catalogue therefore provides a dedicated family to examine directly. The distinction must remain exact: DigitalOcean also offers Paperspace with Windows machines. The advantage described here concerns the choice compared with the Droplets, with software rights and user access to be confirmed according to the configuration.

02 / THE KOAHOST ADVANTAGE

Explicitly choose a Nordic location

You may have a preference for Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo or Reykjavík to bring a service closer to its audience or prepare its placement. KoaHost brings these four choices together in its catalogue. None of them appears in the DigitalOcean datacenter matrix consulted. This difference concerns a specific geography, without claiming that global coverage would be superior or that a country would guarantee absolute legal protection. For your project, the city must then be assessed against network routes, the required throughput and the location of backups. The value of KoaHost is being able to examine this Nordic option together with the configuration, rather than having to choose another location.

03 / THE KOAHOST ADVANTAGE

Include the snapshot in the configuration choice

DigitalOcean snapshots are disk images whose storage is billed according to the volume retained. KoaHost advertises them among the inclusions of VPS and RDP. For a team that wants to plan for a state before its changes, this presence in the catalogue makes the configuration easier to read. It does not by itself set a frequency, a retention period or an unlimited number of copies. These terms must be confirmed with the chosen service and supplemented by an independent backup. The commercial advantage highlighted is therefore the advertised inclusion, rather than a promise of immediate restore or automatic compatibility with DigitalOcean images.

OUR CONVICTION

Why choose us
over DigitalOcean.

KoaHost is a choice to favour if your decisive criteria are a Windows RDP desktop, one of the four Nordic cities in the catalogue or snapshots advertised as included in the configuration. These differences are specific compared with the Droplets; they do not deny the other Windows, physical or managed products of DigitalOcean.

CONCRETE EXAMPLES

Three projects.
Three reasons to choose KoaHost.

Projects for which the strengths of KoaHost compared with DigitalOcean make perfect sense.

01

Software that requires Windows

Your tool uses a Windows environment and remote desktop access. The RDP KoaHost range addresses this need with several images and a licence advertised as included. This is a direct difference compared with the Droplets. Specify the concurrent users and the software rights to choose the appropriate configuration.

02

An application aimed at a Nordic audience

You are preparing a service used mainly in Sweden, Finland, Norway or Iceland. KoaHost presents cities in these four countries, absent from the DigitalOcean matrix consulted. This choice deserves representative connection tests before drawing conclusions about the real comfort of your application.

03

A Linux lab with frequent changes

You want to evolve a service while planning for the possibility of recovering a previous state. The snapshots advertised as included on KoaHost VPS can fit into this specification. Confirm their retention and also prepare an independent application export before important operations.

PREPARING YOUR MOVE

From DigitalOcean to KoaHost.
A move that takes preparation.

  1. Separate Droplet and associated DigitalOcean services

    Inventory the Spaces, managed databases, volumes, DNS and load balancers used around the Droplet. They do not automatically follow a copy of the machine. Decide what stays on DigitalOcean and what must be rebuilt, with the corresponding access and transfers.

  2. Recreate a system compatible with your use

    For Linux, export applications and databases to a compatible target system rather than assuming a snapshot import. For Windows, prepare an installation suited to the RDP range: a Droplet Linux is not converted into a Windows desktop by simply copying the disk.

  3. Prepare images and independent copies

    List the snapshots and volumes you depend on. Keep an exported backup and verify its restoration without the old panel. The snapshots advertised as included with KoaHost have their own terms; they do not replace this transition copy or your application backups.

  4. Test from your users' networks

    Validate connections to the available destination, particularly if you choose a Nordic city. Check the DNS, certificates and services left on DigitalOcean. Prepare a final synchronisation and a rollback path before changing your application's public access.

YOUR QUESTIONS

Moving from DigitalOcean
to KoaHost.

Can I choose Windows rather than a Linux VPS?

Yes, the KoaHost catalogue distinguishes Linux VPS and a Windows RDP range with licence included. This is a concrete difference compared with the Droplets of DigitalOcean, which do not support Windows. This comparison concerns the Droplets, and not the group's other products such as Paperspace.

Where can I place my server in Northern Europe?

KoaHost presents Stockholm, Helsinki, Oslo and Reykjavík. These four cities do not appear in the Droplets datacenter matrix consulted. You therefore have explicit Nordic choices for the server, to be selected according to your users and the other components of your application.

What should I plan for my snapshots and backups?

The VPS and RDP KoaHost list snapshots among their inclusions, whereas DigitalOcean bills their storage. Also keep an independent export of your files and databases. A copy located in another failure environment remains useful, even when the server snapshots are included.

How do I migrate an application that uses managed DigitalOcean services?

List the Droplets, managed databases, Spaces and other dependencies. You can prepare a gradual move, or install the necessary components on your VPS with root access. In that case, plan for the updates, backups and operations that the managed service performed for you.

YOUR INFRASTRUCTURE. YOUR CHOICE.

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