AI Rankings · web hosting and domain providers · Australia
DigitalOcean, according to AI (October 2026)
When a buyer in Australia asked ChatGPT, Gemini or Google AI Mode for web hosting and domain providers, DigitalOcean came up in 12 of 180 answers. That puts it #19 of the 166 companies AI named in Australia.
In 5 of those 12 answers AI recommended it. In the other 7 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 | #19of 166 | 7% | 42% | 6.4 | 11 of 60 |
 ChatGPT | #29of 104 | 3% | 100% | 6.5 | 2 of 60 |
 Gemini | #18of 91 | 8% | 40% | 6.6 | 5 of 60 |
 Google AI Mode | #17of 75 | 8% | 20% | 6.2 | 5 of 60 |
Gemini names DigitalOcean most often, ChatGPT least. VentraIP leads on all 3 engines.
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 | VentraIP109 answers ahead of you | 67% | 57% | 68% | 77% |
| 16 | Google Cloud4 answers ahead of you | 9% | 7% | 12% | 8% |
| 17 | Serversaurus3 answers ahead of you | 8% | 12% | 8% | 5% |
| 18 | Kinsta1 answer ahead of you | 7% | 5% | 10% | 7% |
| 19 | DigitalOceanyou | 7% | 3% | 8% | 8% |
Kinsta is 1 answer ahead of you, Synergy Wholesale 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.
…standard high-speed AU-based VPS/Cloud providers (like AWS Sydney, DigitalOcean, or Vultr) and plug them into a self-hosted dashboard like MainWP to control 50+ WordPress sites securely
DigitalOcean has always-on network-level DDoS protection included with its infrastructure, including its Sydney region.
If you prefer a cloud-based VPS approach rather than shared hosting, Cloudways lets you deploy servers in Sydney via providers like DigitalOcean or AWS, which include robust infrastructure-level DDoS shielding.
AI states 4 facts about DigitalOcean
In the October 2026 answers, AI describes your company in 4 statements: 4 about the service.
Findrix checks each one against your own facts, statement by statement, and writes the correction email for you.
Check all 4 in Findrix →What to do with this report
Get named where you are not
DigitalOcean appeared in 11 of the 60 buyer questions. Findrix runs the other 49 for you and shows who AI names there instead, and which sites got them the spot.
Fix what AI gets wrong
AI states 4 facts about DigitalOcean. Findrix puts each one next to your own facts and writes the correction email for you to send.
Watch it move
In your inbox: a report after every scan and a monthly PDF for your team. An email when a fix worked or a rival overtakes you, and right away if your site blocks AI bots or goes down.
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