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# DigitalOcean development and hosting agency in Canada

We build apps and automations that run on DigitalOcean servers you control, at a monthly price you can predict. Our offices are in Calgary and Vancouver, and we work with teams across North America.

Rated 5.0 out of 5,**5.0**63 Google reviews320-999 8 St. SW, Calgary

## What DigitalOcean is

DigitalOcean is a cloud provider. It offers simple virtual servers, managed databases and app hosting at flat monthly prices, and it has a data centre region in Toronto.

## What we run on DigitalOcean

-   ### Tourism Lethbridge app
    
    The back end for the Explore Lethbridge app runs on DigitalOcean. The app has gamified check-ins at 350+ locations.
    
-   ### MovieScout
    
    MovieScout's platform is a custom system that brings together 500+ Canadian theatres and their live showtimes. It runs on DigitalOcean.
    
-   ### Automations on your own server
    
    We set up \[systems and automations\](/ai-services/systems-automation) that run on a server your company owns, instead of on a middleman tool that charges per task or per seat.
    

## Why teams choose DigitalOcean

-   ### A cost you can predict
    
    Servers have a flat monthly price, and the bill doesn't jump when usage does.
    
-   ### Canadian hosting
    
    The Toronto region keeps your data in Canada.
    
-   ### Full control
    
    You own the server and what runs on it, and you can move it or change it later.
    
-   ### No per-seat fees
    
    Automations on your own server don't charge for each person or each task the way middleman tools do.
    

## When we'd pick something else

A marketing site needs less upkeep on [Vercel](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/vercel), [WP Engine](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/wp-engine) or [Webflow](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/webflow) hosting, where the platform looks after the servers.

If nobody on your team can look after a server, we can do it for you on a support plan.

## Projects on DigitalOcean

-   [![The Explore Lethbridge app logo on brand blue](https://cdn.sanity.io/images/0838mkru/production/5507b17a370635e4d7f776e349de07f96d6d085b-3200x2000.png)
    
    ### Tourism Lethbridge
    
    Explore Lethbridge app with gamified check-ins at 350+ locations, back end on DigitalOcean
    
    Read the case study](https://www.papercrane.ca/case-studies/tourism-lethbridge)

## Related

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    ### Systems and automation
    
    Automations that run on your own server.
    
    Systems and automation](https://www.papercrane.ca/ai-services/systems-automation)
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    ### Vercel
    
    Hosting we use for marketing sites and web apps.
    
    Vercel](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/vercel)
-   [
    
    ### All partners and software
    
    Every platform we build with.
    
    See the full list](https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software)

## Questions about DigitalOcean

### Can our data stay in Canada?

Yes. DigitalOcean has a Toronto region, and we can set your servers and databases up there.

### Who looks after the server?

We can, on a support plan, or your own team can. We'll agree who handles updates, backups and monitoring before launch.

### Is it cheaper than Zapier or Make for our automations?

It depends on volume. Those tools charge per task or per seat, and a server costs the same each month however much it runs.

## Want your systems on servers you control?

Tell us what you run today. We'll say whether DigitalOcean is the right fit, and whether we're the right people.

[Book a call](https://www.papercrane.ca/contact)

[(403) 869-2746](tel:+14038692746)  
320-999 8 St. SW  
Calgary, Alberta T2R1J5

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Source: https://www.papercrane.ca/partners-and-software/digitalocean