Wordpress on VPS With Hosting Companies vs Digital Ocean

I suggest you to try Digital Ocean on Cloudways Platform
Prices start at $15/month.

Features of Cloudways Platform:
Installation
1- Selection from DigitalOcean (6 data centers)
2- One Click Application Installs (WordPress, Magento, Drupal, Joomla, Prestashop, support for all php based applications)
3- Server scaling, based on bandwidth, hard disk space, processor and RAM.
4- Billing on hourly basis.
5- Free New Relic Addon
6- Rackspace Email Addon
7- Ability to change PHP Versions (7, 5.4, 5.5, 5.6), install Redis, change MySQL versions to MariaDB.

Server Features
1- 15 real time monitoring features.
2- Vertical Server Scaling
3- Service Management (Nginx, Varnish, MySQL, Apache, Memcache...)
4- Advance Server settings (Upload size, execution limit, memory limit etc.)
5- SSL Certificate Configuration
6- Automatic Backups, with frequency as low as 1 per hour
7- Server Addons (Email settings)
8- Dedicated IP
9- Unlimited Domains
10- Unlimited Application Installations

Application Management
1- SFTP connection
2- Dedicated MySQL/MariaDB Database
3- Application Restore
4- Application and Server Cloning
5- Git Integration and Deployment Via Git
6- SSH Access

All servers are automatically updated and patched as soon as new updates are available. Also support team is available 24/7 to help and assist whenever needed.

Digital Ocean is a good solution, but another option would be Rackspace Cloud sites, you can easily set-up WP with them and host unlimited sites. It is more expensive, but performance, uptime and support are some of the best in the business. From $150 a month.

HI,

dont go for vps hosting , is not suitable for blogs which are daily updateds, you cant configure backups on that, i preferred go with low configuration dedicated servers

I'd highly suggest steering very clear of Site5 and Hostgator. They are owned by EIG and have fallen really low regarding quality. They're really bad now.

You can read about more of EIG's brands here: As Full As Possible List of EIG Companies and Brands With Details (Beware EIG Hosting!)

Furthermore, are you sure you need a VPS? 100 clicks isn't a lot, and could easily fit on any standard shared web hosting at a decent provider.
If you're set on getting a VPS - management would be needed to maintain security updates on the server level (not just Wordpress).

I'd suggest going shared hosting - and when your needs for a VPS become apparent - then go for one.

Totally agree with Localnode above.

1) Don´t go for DigitalOcean if you are not a developer geek (host is NOT managed and will need lots of configuration from your part).

2) Go with a GOOD shared hosting like Siteground or Inmotion.

3) If needed, upgrade to a VPS, but make sure it is Fully Managed.

I'm going to have to throw my voice in the avoid EIG companies group as well. If you're willing to spend around $50 a month, I would highly suggest checking out a managed VPS from a provider like WiredTree. They are as good as it gets when it comes to support or service.