DigitalOcean (DOCN) Competitors $37.85 -0.44 (-1.15%) Closing price 10/8/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$38.45 +0.60 (+1.59%) As of 07:42 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 investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability. Which has better earnings & valuation, 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$780.61M4.41$84.49M$1.3029.12Amazon.com$637.96B3.77$59.25B$6.5634.33 Does the media refer more to DOCN or AMZN? In the previous week, Amazon.com had 217 more articles in the media than DigitalOcean. MarketBeat recorded 232 mentions for Amazon.com and 15 mentions for DigitalOcean. Amazon.com's average media sentiment score of 0.94 beat DigitalOcean's score of 0.31 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 2 Very Positive mention(s) 4 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Amazon.com 144 Very Positive mention(s) 38 Positive mention(s) 24 Neutral mention(s) 18 Negative mention(s) 5 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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 analysts rate DOCN or AMZN? DigitalOcean currently has a consensus price target of $42.73, suggesting a potential upside of 12.89%. Amazon.com has a consensus price target of $266.26, suggesting a potential upside of 18.22%. Given Amazon.com's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Amazon.com is more favorable than DigitalOcean.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score DigitalOcean 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.38Amazon.com 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 47 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.04 Do insiders & institutionals believe in DOCN or AMZN? 49.8% of DigitalOcean shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 72.2% of Amazon.com shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of DigitalOcean shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Amazon.com shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Which has more volatility and risk, DOCN or AMZN? DigitalOcean has a beta of 1.76, indicating that its share price is 76% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Amazon.com has a beta of 1.28, indicating that its share price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. SummaryAmazon.com beats DigitalOcean on 14 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. 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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$3.49B$19.74B$33.00B$22.02BDividend YieldN/A3.68%3.17%3.58%P/E Ratio29.1276.11496.9529.86Price / Sales4.41113.441,834.9864.35Price / Cash14.2683.5937.7324.43Price / Book-17.209.457.704.64Net Income$84.49M$354.27M$820.34M$1.01B7 Day Performance-2.07%1.55%1.80%0.44%1 Month Performance10.32%6.53%9.21%3.13%1 Year Performance-11.21%96.09%24,029.37%15.30% DigitalOcean Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)DOCNDigitalOcean1.9967 of 5 stars$37.85-1.1%$42.73+12.9%-9.0%$3.49B$780.61M29.121,210Analyst ForecastAMZNAmazon.com4.7611 of 5 stars$221.90+1.1%$265.09+19.5%+23.3%$2.37T$637.96B33.841,556,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastBRZEBraze3.5073 of 5 stars$27.88-2.0%$45.11+61.8%-6.1%$3.10B$593.41M-26.821,699Analyst ForecastGOOGAlphabet4.5302 of 5 stars$245.65+0.9%$230.35-6.2%+48.1%$2.97T$371.40B26.16190,200Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeGOOGLAlphabet3.6596 of 5 stars$244.85+0.7%$237.10-3.2%+48.8%$2.96T$371.40B26.08183,323Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastMSFTMicrosoft4.9485 of 5 stars$518.84+0.2%$617.63+19.0%+26.6%$3.86T$281.72B38.03228,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionSPTSprout Social2.7873 of 5 stars$12.67-1.9%$27.36+116.0%-58.0%$745.30M$405.91M-13.341,140Analyst ForecastInsider TradeASANAsana1.8336 of 5 stars$13.23-1.0%$16.10+21.7%+29.4%$3.12B$756.42M-14.861,819Analyst ForecastHUBSHubSpot4.6982 of 5 stars$426.17-8.9%$723.11+69.7%-13.7%$22.45B$2.63B-1,852.928,246Positive NewsInsider TradeHigh Trading VolumeNETCloudflare3.7691 of 5 stars$215.27+0.3%$191.28-11.1%+169.0%$75.02B$1.88B-633.144,263Analyst ForecastPCORProcore Technologies2.7054 of 5 stars$71.31-2.2%$83.06+16.5%+25.3%$10.70B$1.15B-74.244,203Analyst Forecast 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 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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