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title: "Compare Compute Providers"
description: "Compare Edge Compute to AWS EC2, DigitalOcean, and Vultr. Better performance, zero egress fees, and simpler pricing."
url: https://edge.network/compute/compare/
---

# Compare Compute Providers

[Compute](https://edge.network/compute)

Compute

# How Edge Compares

See how Edge Compute stacks up against other cloud providers.

## Feature Comparison

A detailed breakdown of how we compare to other compute providers.

| Feature | Edge | AWS EC2 | DigitalOcean | Vultr |
| Egress Fees | Free | $0.09/GB | $0.01/GB | Free (limited) |
| Deploy Time |

## Price Comparison

Monthly pricing for comparable instance sizes.

| Instance Specs | Edge | AWS | DigitalOcean | Vultr |
| 1 vCPU / 1 GB / 25 GB | $6.57 | $8.50 | $6 | $5 |
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB | $19.04 | $34 | $24 | $20 |
| 4 vCPU / 8 GB / 160 GB | $38.08 | $68 | $48 | $40 |
| 8 vCPU / 16 GB / 320 GB | $76.16 | $136 | $96 | $80 |

* AWS prices based on t3 instances in us-east-1. Prices may vary by region.

## Detailed Comparisons

Pros and cons of each provider compared to Edge.

### Edge vs DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean Pros

- Developer-friendly
- Mature managed products
- Great documentation

DigitalOcean Cons

- Fixed Droplet sizes
- Card required at signup
- Egress overage fees

[Full comparison →](https://edge.network/compute/compare/digitalocean)

### Edge vs Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner Cloud Pros

- Very low plan prices
- Green data centres
- Solid EU performance

Hetzner Cloud Cons

- Regions centred on Europe
- Fixed server plans
- Signup identity checks

[Full comparison →](https://edge.network/compute/compare/hetzner)

### Edge vs Vultr

Vultr Pros

- Many locations
- Bare metal available
- Competitive entry pricing

Vultr Cons

- Fixed plan sizes
- DDoS protection costs extra
- Egress overage fees

[Full comparison →](https://edge.network/compute/compare/vultr)

### Edge vs AWS EC2

AWS EC2 Pros

- Huge service ecosystem
- Enterprise tooling
- Every instance type imaginable

AWS EC2 Cons

- Complex pricing
- $0.09/GB egress
- Surprise bills common

[Full comparison →](https://edge.network/compute/compare/aws)

## Why choose Edge?

The key advantages that set us apart.

$0

Egress fees

60s

Deploy time

50%

Greener by design

[Get Started with Edge Compute](https://edge.network/account)