Heroku vs DigitalOcean

Heroku is a fully managed Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) optimized for rapid deployment with zero infrastructure management, while DigitalOcean is an Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) provider offering more control and cost efficiency through virtual private servers (Droplets). Heroku costs 5-10x more per application but requires significantly less DevOps expertise, whereas DigitalOcean demands more technical configuration but saves 60-70% on hosting costs.