{"componentChunkName":"component---src-templates-blog-post-jsx","path":"/blog/its-all-about-the-bandwidth-why-many-network-intensive-services-select-digitalocean-as-their-cloud/","result":{"data":{"prismic":{"blog":{"author":{"__typename":"PRISMIC_Author","_linkType":"Link.document","author_name":"Ryan Pollock","author_image":{"dimensions":{"width":3000,"height":1996},"alt":null,"copyright":null,"url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/704b7a40-827e-4dc0-8b8b-5f30e43d6625_ryan-pollock.jpg?auto=compress,format"},"_meta":{"uid":"ryan_pollock"}},"blog_header_image":null,"blog_headline":[{"type":"heading1","text":"It's all about the bandwidth: why many network-intensive services run on DigitalOcean         ","spans":[]}],"blog_post_content":[{"type":"paragraph","text":"For many developers, network transfer is something of an  afterthought. While you undoubtedly spend a great deal of time  developing your application, cloud computing means you don’t have to  build network infrastructure  to connect your application to the Internet. These days, you sort of  take a high-speed Internet connection for granted, and assume that  you’ll have the bandwidth when you need it.","spans":[{"start":198,"end":220,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/products/networking/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Consequently, it’s easy to fall into a trap: you’re liable to think  that the bandwidth portion of your cloud computing bill is simply just  the cost of doing business.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"However, it’s important to recognize that, especially for  network-intensive applications – e.g. video and audio streaming, gaming, real-time communication, IoT, web crawling – bandwidth costs can be  substantial, perhaps even making up a majority of your cloud computing  costs. And since you’ll often see bandwidth costs phrased as pennies per  GB, you might dismiss this cost as negligible. You’re liable to  overlook bandwidth costs until your app has reached a consequential  scale, when you suddenly find that all those pennies really add up.","spans":[{"start":97,"end":122,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/solutions/streaming/","target":"_blank"}},{"start":124,"end":130,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/solutions/gaming/","target":"_blank"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"DigitalOcean has proven especially popular with companies developing network-intensive apps because we charge only ~10-20% of what other clouds do for bandwidth. The savings can easily add up to hundreds of thousands or even millions of dollars for apps that require large scale.","spans":[{"start":0,"end":279,"type":"em"},{"start":115,"end":160,"type":"strong"}]},{"type":"heading3","text":"How DigitalOcean bandwidth pricing works","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Here’s a quick summary of how our bandwidth pricing works:","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"data transfer into DigitalOcean and within your private networks is free of charge.","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"the more Droplets you have, the more free transfer you get. Each  Droplet includes a quota for outbound data transfer. All the Droplets in  your account together form a bandwidth pool.","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"your account can utilize outbound transfer up to your bandwidth pool quota, and you’ll incur no additional charge.","spans":[]},{"type":"list-item","text":"any excess transfer beyond your quota costs just $.01 per GB, regardless of region or amount transferred.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"To get a better idea how this works in practice, check out our recently launched bandwidth pricing calculator.","spans":[{"start":81,"end":109,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/bandwidth/"}}]},{"type":"heading3","text":"Understanding the bandwidth pool","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Let’s say you’re building a video chat service, and that after  significant viral growth, your app grows to 50 million monthly users.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In our rough and deliberately simple estimation, you might need  something like 500 CPU-Optimized Droplets, each with 4 vCPUs, 8GB RAM,  and 5000GB transfer. By the time you reach 50 million users and 500  Droplets, you’ve accrued a total of 2.5 million GB in your account’s  bandwidth pool. As you scale up, here’s how your bandwidth pool grows  with your Droplet count.","spans":[]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/3079eb55-714f-4f10-ac16-74e016549080_bandwidth-1.png?auto=compress,format","alt":null,"copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":1600,"height":637}},{"type":"heading3","text":"Comparing bandwidth costs on DigitalOcean vs other clouds","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"Now, suppose that, on average, your users download 250 MB in live  video chat from your app each month. At 50 million users, you’re going  to end up needing 12.5 million GB in outbound data transfer.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"So, how much will this 12.5 million GB in transfer cost you on DigitalOcean vs other clouds?","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"On DigitalOcean, you’ll pay just $.01 / GB for the 10 million GB not  included in your bandwidth pool. At 50 million users, your bandwidth  costs $100,000.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you think that’s a lot, just try figuring out how much that  bandwidth will cost you on other clouds. Their bandwidth pricing is  remarkably complex, often depending on the source region and amount  transferred. But, publicly quoted rates are typically tiered to range  between $.05 - $.12 per GB transferred.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"You should expect that on other clouds your bandwidth will cost  several hundred thousand or perhaps even more than a million dollars.","spans":[]},{"type":"image","url":"https://images.prismic.io/www-static/6c54af3a-698d-42f4-8c59-0347fcd3a255_bandwidth-2.png?auto=compress,format","alt":null,"copyright":null,"dimensions":{"width":1600,"height":637}},{"type":"heading3","text":"Bring your network-intensive app to DigitalOcean today","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"These days we’re all using the Internet more than ever. Don’t let a big bandwidth bill surprise you.","spans":[]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"If you’re running a network-intensive app on another cloud, we invite you to contact us to learn more about how you can save with DigitalOcean. To get a sense of things, try our new bandwidth pricing calculator; it’s much easier to use than such calculators from other clouds.","spans":[{"start":77,"end":87,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/company/contact/sales/"}},{"start":178,"end":210,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/bandwidth/"}}]},{"type":"paragraph","text":"In the meantime, if you’re ready to spin up, we invite you to sign up for a free account.","spans":[{"start":62,"end":88,"type":"hyperlink","data":{"link_type":"Web","url":"https://cloud.digitalocean.com/registrations/new"}}]}],"blog_post_date":"2020-04-15","blog_meta_title":"It's all about the bandwidth: why many network-intensive services run on DigitalOcean","blog_meta_description":null,"tags":[],"_meta":{"firstPublicationDate":"2020-05-19T18:52:43+0000","uid":"its-all-about-the-bandwidth-why-many-network-intensive-services-select-digitalocean-as-their-cloud"}}}},"pageContext":{"rootQuery":"\n  query BlogBySlug($uid: String!) {\n    prismic {\n      blog(lang: \"en-us\", uid: $uid) {\n        ...BlogFragment\n      }\n    }\n  }\n","id":"XsQq9BYAACUALquH","lang":"en-us","uid":"its-all-about-the-bandwidth-why-many-network-intensive-services-select-digitalocean-as-their-cloud","type":"blog","alternateLanguages":[],"cursor":"YXJyYXljb25uZWN0aW9uOjMxOQ==","paginationPreviousMeta":{"id":"XwYRFBEAACIAjoKe","lang":"en-us","uid":"managed-databases-now-supports-postgresql-12","type":"blog","alternateLanguages":[]},"paginationPreviousUid":"managed-databases-now-supports-postgresql-12","paginationPreviousLang":"en-us","paginationNextMeta":{"id":"XyACCxAAACYATmEQ","lang":"en-us","uid":"latest-products-and-features-at-digitalocean-july-2020","type":"blog","alternateLanguages":[]},"paginationNextUid":"latest-products-and-features-at-digitalocean-july-2020","paginationNextLang":"en-us","lastQueryChunkEndCursor":"YXJyYXljb25uZWN0aW9uOjI5OQ=="}}}