DigitalOcean (DOCN) Competitors $34.29 -2.18 (-5.98%) Closing price 08/7/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$34.50 +0.21 (+0.62%) As of 08:16 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock DOCN vs. AMZN, BRZE, GOOG, GOOGL, MSFT, SPT, ASAN, HUBS, NET, and PCORShould you be buying DigitalOcean stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of DigitalOcean include Amazon.com (AMZN), Braze (BRZE), Alphabet (GOOG), Alphabet (GOOGL), Microsoft (MSFT), Sprout Social (SPT), Asana (ASAN), HubSpot (HUBS), Cloudflare (NET), and Procore Technologies (PCOR). DigitalOcean vs. Its Competitors Amazon.com Braze Alphabet Alphabet Microsoft Sprout Social Asana HubSpot Cloudflare Procore Technologies DigitalOcean (NYSE:DOCN) and Amazon.com (NASDAQ:AMZN) are related companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, institutional ownership, profitability, risk, media sentiment, valuation and earnings. Does the media prefer DOCN or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 288 more articles in the media than DigitalOcean. MarketBeat recorded 324 mentions for Amazon.com and 36 mentions for DigitalOcean. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.84 beat DigitalOcean's score of 0.72 indicating that Amazon.com is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment DigitalOcean 13 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Amazon.com 177 Very Positive mention(s) 60 Positive mention(s) 35 Neutral mention(s) 17 Negative mention(s) 6 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, DOCN or AMZN? DigitalOcean has a beta of 1.75, indicating that its share price is 75% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.31, indicating that its share price is 31% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do analysts prefer DOCN or AMZN? DigitalOcean presently has a consensus price target of $41.45, suggesting a potential upside of 20.90%. Amazon.com has a consensus price target of $262.45, suggesting a potential upside of 17.62%. Given DigitalOcean's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe DigitalOcean is more favorable than Amazon.com.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DigitalOcean 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.42Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 46 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.02 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, DOCN or AMZN? Amazon.com has higher revenue and earnings than DigitalOcean. DigitalOcean is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Amazon.com, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioDigitalOcean$780.61M4.00$84.49M$1.3026.38Amazon.com$637.96B3.73$59.25B$6.5634.01 Is DOCN or AMZN more profitable? DigitalOcean has a net margin of 15.18% compared to Amazon.com's net margin of 10.54%. Amazon.com's return on equity of 23.84% beat DigitalOcean's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets DigitalOcean15.18% -73.19% 8.98% Amazon.com 10.54%23.84%11.14% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of DOCN or AMZN? 49.8% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.0% of DigitalOcean shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAmazon.com beats DigitalOcean on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get DigitalOcean News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for DOCN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding DOCN and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart DOCN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricDigitalOceanINTERNET SOFTWARE IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$3.32B$19.43B$29.51B$20.70BDividend YieldN/A3.11%3.11%3.66%P/E Ratio26.3873.7250.8928.65Price / Sales4.00318.971,575.8568.85Price / Cash13.5885.6736.7223.59Price / Book-17.868.087.324.32Net Income$84.49M$344.92M$803.33M$995.66M7 Day Performance33.11%1.57%1.13%1.91%1 Month Performance16.31%-0.46%-0.75%-0.54%1 Year Performance17.83%70.03%53,045.80%14.76% DigitalOcean Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DOCNDigitalOcean2.3006 of 5 stars$34.29-6.0%$41.45+20.9%+23.8%$3.32B$780.61M26.381,210Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeGap UpAMZNAmazon.com4.7716 of 5 stars$232.79+0.6%$254.71+9.4%+37.1%$2.47T$637.96B37.911,556,000Trending NewsInsider TradeBRZEBraze4.0714 of 5 stars$29.78+2.0%$45.50+52.8%-29.8%$3.15B$593.41M-29.491,699GOOGAlphabet4.7806 of 5 stars$193.42-0.3%$215.19+11.3%+22.7%$2.35T$371.40B20.60190,200Trending NewsInsider TradeGOOGLAlphabet4.1403 of 5 stars$192.58-0.3%$211.32+9.7%+23.6%$2.34T$371.40B20.51183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeMSFTMicrosoft4.9386 of 5 stars$512.50-0.2%$555.86+8.5%+30.7%$3.81T$245.12B39.61228,000Trending NewsSPTSprout Social2.5709 of 5 stars$19.33+2.1%$30.00+55.2%-51.1%$1.12B$405.91M-18.591,140Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpASANAsana2.2496 of 5 stars$15.05+1.0%$15.97+6.1%+14.2%$3.54B$723.88M-15.051,819Positive NewsInsider TradeHUBSHubSpot4.8278 of 5 stars$559.71+0.0%$759.04+35.6%+0.2%$29.52B$2.72B-1,243.808,246Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionGap UpNETCloudflare4.2733 of 5 stars$199.24+0.4%$161.72-18.8%+175.4%$69.06B$1.67B-866.264,263PCORProcore Technologies3.7511 of 5 stars$76.75+1.5%$80.94+5.5%+24.3%$11.45B$1.15B-89.244,203Analyst Revision Related Companies and Tools Related Companies AMZN Alternatives BRZE Alternatives GOOG Alternatives GOOGL Alternatives MSFT Alternatives SPT Alternatives ASAN Alternatives HUBS Alternatives NET Alternatives PCOR Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:DOCN) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAltucher: Trump’s Great Gain is startingNew Hampshire just launched a Strategic Crypto Reserve — and James Altucher says it’s the first sign that “Tru...Paradigm Press | SponsoredBREAKING: The House just passed 3 pro-crypto bills!THREE pro-crypto bills just passed the House! 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