AI Rankings · cloud infrastructure and hosting · Australia
DigitalOcean, according to AI (October 2026)
When a buyer in Australia asked ChatGPT, Gemini or Google AI Mode for cloud infrastructure and hosting, DigitalOcean came up in 19 of 180 answers. That puts it #8 of the 247 companies AI named in Australia.
In 16 of those 19 answers AI recommended it. In the other 3 it only mentioned it.
- 60 buyer questions
- 180 answers read
- 3 engines
Where you stand
Your totals across all 3 engines first, then the same numbers engine by engine. Rank is your place among the companies that engine named in Australia. Mention rate is the share of that engine’s answers that name you. Recommendation rate is the share of your mentions where you are put forward as a recommendation, not just named. Average position is the place you take in an answer that names you, 1 means first. Questions you appear in is how many of the 60 buyer questions named you at least once.
| Engine | Rank | Mention rate | Recommendation rate | Average position | Questions you appear in |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 3 engines | #8of 247 | 11% | 84% | 4.3 | 12 of 60 |
 ChatGPT | #6of 145 | 13% | 88% | 4.6 | 8 of 60 |
 Gemini | #14of 135 | 8% | 100% | 3.6 | 5 of 60 |
 Google AI Mode | #9of 107 | 10% | 67% | 4.5 | 6 of 60 |
ChatGPT names DigitalOcean most often, Gemini least. AWS leads on ChatGPT and Gemini. Microsoft Azure leads on Google AI Mode.
Named instead of you
The leader, the three named right above you, and you. Share of answers that name each one, overall and on each engine.
| Rank | company | Mention rate | ChatGPT | Gemini | Google AI Mode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AWS73 answers ahead of you | 61% | 38% | 60% | 55% |
| 5 | Servers Australia9 answers ahead of you | 16% | 10% | 17% | 20% |
| 6 | Macquarie Cloud Services5 answers ahead of you | 13% | 18% | 12% | 10% |
| 7 | NEXTDC4 answers ahead of you | 13% | 8% | 12% | 18% |
| 8 | DigitalOceanyou | 11% | 13% | 8% | 10% |
NEXTDC is 4 answers ahead of you, Vultr level with you.
See, question by question, who took the spot →In AI’s own words
How the engines described DigitalOcean when they named it, word for word, from the October 2026 answers.
…infrastructure Yes — root Sydney + Melbourne Excellent cloud UX DigitalOcean Developer-friendly cloud Yes — root Sydney Excellent, but less AU-specific OVHcloud Cheap/high-capacity…
DigitalOcean has a Sydney region and its Droplets are very straightforward self-managed VMs.
Its biggest strength is documentation and ecosystem.
AI states 20 facts about DigitalOcean
In the October 2026 answers, AI describes your company in 20 statements: 8 about prices, 7 about the service, 3 about other things and 2 about address.
Findrix checks each one against your own facts, statement by statement, and writes the correction email for you.
Check all 20 in Findrix →What to do with this report
Get named where you are not
DigitalOcean appeared in 12 of the 60 buyer questions. Findrix runs the other 48 for you and shows who AI names there instead, and which sites got them the spot.
Fix what AI gets wrong
AI states 20 facts about DigitalOcean. Findrix puts each one next to your own facts and writes the correction email for you to send.
Watch it move
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