# DigitalOcean Kubernetes

6 Hacker News commenters recommended DigitalOcean Kubernetes and 0 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 3 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Recommended for fast setup, simple managed Kubernetes, and low cost for small workloads, with no recurring caveat in the quotes.

## Why people recommend it

- Simple, close to docker compose (2 comments): "Running Kubernetes in a managed environment like DO is no harder than using docker compose." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46596525)) "DOKS is simpler, and this is the first major issue we've hit in many months." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46597314))
- Reliable with few major issues (2 comments): "In the last years we achieved 100% uptime (five nines), zero subtle bugs and huge cost savings." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46918903)) "DOKS is simpler, and this is the first major issue we've hit in many months." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46597314))
- Low cost for real workloads (2 comments): "In the last years we achieved 100% uptime (five nines), zero subtle bugs and huge cost savings." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46918903)) "I've written rust services doing 5k QPS on DO's cheapest kube setup." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47744538))

## Alternatives hackers recommend

- [Amazon EKS](https://hackerapproved.com/p/amazon-eks.md): 28 recommend
- [Google Kubernetes Engine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/gke.md): 6 recommend
- [Google Kubernetes Engine](https://hackerapproved.com/p/google-kubernetes-engine.md): 6 recommend

## Where to get it

- [Visit the official site](https://www.digitalocean.com/products/kubernetes)

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "DigitalOcean Kubernetes", https://hackerapproved.com/p/digitalocean-kubernetes/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).