DigitalOcean vs Genesis VMs
We have tested 10 VPS plans from DigitalOcean and Genesis VMs. This page is a summary and a comparison of all test results for those 2 providers.
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean was founded in 2012.
It is headquartered in the USA.
It offers VPS, Database, Storage and Networking hosting products.
- Canada
- Germany
- India
- Netherlands
- Singapore
- United Kingdom
- United States
Genesis VMs
Genesis VMs was founded in 1997.
It is headquartered in the USA.
It offers VPS, Storage and Networking hosting products.
- United States
Best VPS Awards
1st Best VPS 2020 under $102nd Best VPS 2020 under $25
1st Best VPS July 2020
1st Best VPS May 2020
1st Best Value February 2020
This provider is related to Genesis Public Cloud.
Genesis Public Cloud offers cloud servers billed every 30 seconds with a large array of features..
VPS Plans
| Plan Name | Monthly Price | CPU cores | Memory (GB) | Disk Space (GB) | Data Transfer (GB) | Latest trial | |
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Standard 1GB 1 core | $5.00 | 1 | 1.0 | 25 | 1000 | Jan 06 2020 |
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vm.t5sd.4xlarge | $9.00 | 1 | 8.0 | 100 | 5000 | Jan 26 2020 |
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Standard 2GB 1 core | $10.00 | 1 | 2.0 | 50 | 2000 | Apr 19 2020 |
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Standard 1GB 3 cores | $15.00 | 3 | 1.0 | 60 | 3000 | Aug 26 2019 |
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Standard 4GB 2 cores | $20.00 | 2 | 4.0 | 80 | 4000 | Nov 06 2019 |
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vm.c5sd.xlarge | $20.00 | 2 | 8.0 | 100 | 5000 | Feb 25 2020 |
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CPU Optimized 4GB | $40.00 | 2 | 4.0 | 25 | 4000 | Feb 29 2020 |
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vm.c5sd.2xlarge | $40.00 | 4 | 16.0 | 200 | 5000 | May 29 2020 |
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General Purpose 2 cores | $60.00 | 2 | 8.0 | 25 | 4000 | Jun 08 2020 |
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vm.c5sd.3xlarge | $60.00 | 6 | 24.0 | 300 | 5000 | Jul 27 2020 |
Performance Grades
To summarize the performance of each VPS plan, we generated grades based on the various tests that were run: web, sysbench, endurance and remote timing tests. Each grade focuses on one aspect of the VPS speed or stability (cpu, disk IO, network IO...) and is made of one or more metrics measured during the tests.
Grades are evenly distributed between A and F. A is best, F is worst.
Follow the letter links to find the test results backing the grade.
| Plan Name | Web Perf | Raw CPU Power | Perf Stability | Disk IO Perf | Network Perf | |
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Standard 1GB 1 core
$5.00 |
E | E | C | B | B |
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vm.t5sd.4xlarge
$9.00 |
A | D | A | D | A |
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Standard 2GB 1 core
$10.00 |
E | F | C | C | B |
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Standard 1GB 3 cores
$15.00 |
D | B | D | D | D |
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Standard 4GB 2 cores
$20.00 |
D | C | C | C | C |
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vm.c5sd.xlarge
$20.00 |
A | B | A | D | C |
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CPU Optimized 4GB
$40.00 |
C | D | D | B | A |
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vm.c5sd.2xlarge
$40.00 |
A | A | A | D | B |
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General Purpose 2 cores
$60.00 |
C | B | C | B | A |
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vm.c5sd.3xlarge
$60.00 |
A | A | B | D | A |
VPS Instance Provisioning Time
This is the average time it took to create an instance for DigitalOcean and Genesis VMs from instance order to instance accepting connections.
| DigitalOcean | Genesis VMs | |
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| Number of instance creations in sample | 8 | 4 |
| Provisioning time in seconds | 21s | 61s |
In Depth...
The grades above are based on the following test results.
Web Response Times
We ran a database intensive web application with ~100,000 hits per day for several days on cloud servers from DigitalOcean and Genesis VMs. This is the average response time measured locally on the VPS for each plan we tested.
Local Response Time per Plan
Lower is better
During the Web Test, we collect response time metrics, CPU metrics and database performance metrics. All of those are measured locally on the VPS running the web server. All metrics can be compared on the Web Performance Comparison page.
Sysbench CPU Performance
We ran the full suite of Sysbench tests on VPS plans of DigitalOcean and Genesis VMs. These are the Sysbench CPU test results:
Rate of operations
Higher is better
Sysbench Disk IO Performance
We ran the full suite of Sysbench tests on VPS plans of DigitalOcean and Genesis VMs. These are the Sysbench Disk IO Random Read test results:
Rate of operations
Higher is better
Sysbench test results are also available for random disk IO tests, sequential disk IO tests and memory tests.
Review and compare all Sysbench numbers on the Sysbench Comparison page for DigitalOcean and Genesis VMs.
Network Transfers
We have performed large file transfers from the DigitalOcean and Genesis VMs VPS and we measured the speed of downloads and uploads.
The transfers involve multiple files, 10 threads and last for at least 10 seconds at maximum speed. The transfers are repeated 3 times from different servers and only the fastest transfer is reported here.
Download Speed per Plan
Higher is better
| Plan | Network Download Speed |
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DOcean |
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| Standard 1GB 3 cores | 211.8Mbps |
| Standard 4GB 2 cores | 758.5Mbps |
| Standard 2GB 1 core | 834.5Mbps |
| Standard 1GB 1 core | 899.9Mbps |
| CPU Optimized 4GB | 1447.7Mbps |
| General Purpose 2 cores | 2802.4Mbps |
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GenVMs |
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| vm.c5sd.xlarge | 718.4Mbps |
| vm.c5sd.2xlarge | 934.9Mbps |
| vm.t5sd.4xlarge | 1246.1Mbps |
| vm.c5sd.3xlarge | 1607.3Mbps |
Network Transfers measurements including download and upload speeds can be compared for DigitalOcean and Genesis VMs on the Network Transfers Comparison page.
Sustained CPU Endurance Tests
We pushed the CPU of those VPS plans hard for 24 hours straight.
This test shows how fast the VPS can go for long periods of time, how stable the performance is and it also gives clues on how overallocated the VPSs may be.
Average number of operations per hour
Higher is better
Review and compare endurance test results for DigitalOcean and Genesis VMs on the Sustained CPU Endurance Comparison page.
Remote Timings
During the entire duration of the web performance test, we collected web response times from 5 different locations in the world. The chart below reports the connection establishment time + TLS handshake latency from all 5 locations. (That excludes the time spent on the server that is already measured in web response times above and it also excludes the DNS resolution time since it is not dependent on the provider).
Remote Latency per Plan
Lower is better
Detailed remote timings measurements including connection time, TLS handshake time, and response time can be compared for DigitalOcean and Genesis VMs on the Remote Timings Comparison page.
Features and Usability
Features not included in the VPS price of the plan will be marked as missing but they may be available for the fee.
| DigitalOcean Review | Genesis VMs Review | |
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| Hourly Billing | Yes | No |
| DDOS Protection | No | Yes |
| Backups | No | Yes |
| Control Panel | Builtin | WHMCS |
| SSH Keys Setup | Yes | No |
| Total Number of Datacenters | 12 | 1 |
| Number of Datacenter Continents | 3 | 1 |
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