My guess is that the DRV8825 (and probably the A4988) should work - certainly better than an L298.
Has the motor 4 wires? And have you checked with your multimeter to identify the pairs for the 2 different coils?
What motor power supply do you have? (volts and amps)
How have you adjusted the current limit on the DRV8825? I would start with it set for 500mA.
Try the first program in this Simple Stepper Code
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Stepper Motor Basics