DigitalOcean vs. Nexcess Managed Cloud Comparison


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About The simplest cloud platform for developers & teams. Deploy, manage, and scale cloud applications faster and more efficiently on DigitalOcean. DigitalOcean makes managing infrastructure easy for teams and businesses, whether you’re running one virtual machine or ten thousand. DigitalOcean App Platform: Build, deploy, and scale apps quickly using a simple, fully managed solution. We’ll handle the infrastructure, app runtimes and dependencies, so that you can push code to production in just a few clicks. Use a simple, intuitive, and visually rich experience to rapidly build, deploy, manage, and scale apps. Secure apps automatically. We create, manage and renew your SSL certificates and also protect your apps from DDoS attacks. Focus on what matters the most: building awesome apps. Let us handle provisioning and managing infrastructure, operating systems, databases, application runtimes, and other dependencies.		About Nexcess is a managed cloud hosting platform engineered to simplify infrastructure while delivering high performance, security, and scalability for business-critical workloads. It provides a fully integrated environment where cloud hosting, networking, compliance, application management, and automation are combined into a single platform, eliminating the need to stitch together multiple vendors or tools. It is designed to offload operational complexity, with expert teams handling orchestration, security, uptime, and system maintenance so users can focus on building and scaling their applications. It offers dedicated compute resources for predictable performance and cost control, along with fixed-cost billing that removes the unpredictability often associated with public cloud environments. Nexcess includes built-in governance and compliance features, with support for standards such as HIPAA and PCI-DSS, as well as continuous security monitoring, firewalls, and DDoS protection.
Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported		Platforms Supported Windows Not Supported Mac Not Supported Linux Not Supported Cloud Supported On-Premises Not Supported iPhone Not Supported iPad Not Supported Android Not Supported Chromebook Not Supported
Audience Developers, startups, and businesses seeking a simple, scalable, and affordable cloud infrastructure to build, deploy, and manage applications		Audience Growing digital businesses and engineering teams that need reliable, fully managed cloud infrastructure to run high-performance applications without handling complex DevOps
Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Supported Online Not Supported		Support Phone Support Not Supported 24/7 Live Support Not Supported Online Supported
API Offers API Supported		API Offers API Not Supported
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Pricing $5 per month Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Supported		Pricing No information available. Free Version Not Supported Free Trial Not Supported
Reviews/Ratings Overall 4.8 / 5 ease 4.5 / 5 features 4.8 / 5 design 5.0 / 5 support 4.5 / 5 Read all reviews		Reviews/Ratings Read all reviews
Pros & Cons from Real Users Pros With its "Droplets" virtual computers, DigitalOcean makes it simple for users to build and manage instances. Droplets offer versatility for a range of workloads since they are available in several sizes and combinations. - Great cost to value ratio. Even though the droplets are not the cheapest ones, I managed to host several open source tools on a single droplet via Docker and all of them are running smoothly. - Easy droplets management. I was able to create new subdomains, make backups and monitor the droplet via web-interface. - Apps marketplace is nice, there are a lot of pre-configures services that can be deployed almost in one click. But be careful, It can easily increase the overall prices! High performance & security Easy to use APIs On demand scalability One click install CMS solution Good documentation & tutorials Free 100$ credit for trying out Super reliable and easy to set up especially if using it on Cloudways. We haven't had any issues at all. Cons Although substantial, DigitalOcean's service offering is not as broad as that of other major cloud providers such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. Certain services might not be sufficient for businesses with complicated infrastructure demands. - Referral program and bonuses are almost non-existent. You can use only one(!) coupon code per account and the referral bonuses are non-recurring. - Droplets are not managed. It means that it's user's responsibility to provide security of the VPS. If some software needs to be installed, it should be done manually. For basic hosting purposes, plans are expensive compared to other hosting websites. Not for beginners. Nothing that I dislike about digital ocean as they're awesome.
Training Documentation Supported Webinars Supported Live Online Not Supported In Person Not Supported		Training Documentation Supported Webinars Not Supported Live Online Supported In Person Not Supported
Company Information DigitalOcean Founded: 2011 United States digitalocean.com		Company Information Nexcess Founded: 2000 United States www.nexcess.com
Alternatives Google Cloud Platform Google		Alternatives Servers.com by Nexcess Nexcess
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Categories AI Cloud Providers Supported AI Infrastructure Supported Bare Metal Server Supported Block Storage Supported Cloud GPU Supported Cloud Hosting Supported Cloud Management Supported Cloud Service Providers Supported Database Supported Database as a Service (DBaaS) Supported eCommerce Hosting Supported Function as a Service (FaaS) Supported Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Supported Managed Hosting Supported Object Storage Supported Platform as a Service (PaaS) Supported Virtual Machine Supported VPS Hosting Supported		Categories AI Cloud Providers Supported AI Infrastructure Supported Auto Scaling Supported Bare Metal Server Supported Cloud Hosting Supported Cloud Service Providers Supported Managed Hosting Supported Web Hosting Supported
Show More Features Cloud Management Features Access Control Not Supported Billing & Provisioning Supported Capacity Analytics Not Supported Cost Management Supported Demand Monitoring Not Supported Multi-Cloud Management Not Supported Performance Analytics Not Supported SLA Management Not Supported Supply Monitoring Not Supported Workflow Approval Not Supported Database Features Backup and Recovery Supported Creation / Development Not Supported Data Migration Not Supported Data Replication Not Supported Data Search Not Supported Data Security Not Supported Database Conversion Not Supported Mobile Access Not Supported Monitoring Not Supported NOSQL Not Supported Performance Analysis Not Supported Queries Not Supported Relational Interface Supported Virtualization Not Supported Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) Features Analytics / Reporting Not Supported Configuration Management Not Supported Data Migration Supported Data Security Supported Load Balancing Supported Log Access Supported Network Monitoring Supported Performance Monitoring Not Supported SLA Monitoring Supported VPS Hosting Features Access Control / Permissions Supported FTP Supported Managed VPS Supported Multi-Server Management Supported One-Click Apps Supported Root Access Supported SSD Storage Supported Unmanaged VPS Supported Upload Custom ISO Supported Virtual Machine Features Backup Management Not Supported Graphical User Interface Not Supported Remote Control Not Supported VDI Not Supported Virtual Machine Encryption Not Supported Virtual Machine Migration Not Supported Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported Virtual Server Supported
Integrations Beam AI Supported BitCalm Supported Bunnyshell Supported Cloud 66 Supported CloudRay Supported Comet Backup Supported FASTPANEL Supported GrackerAI Supported HostBill Supported Instaclustr Supported Laravel Forge Supported Lightwing Supported Lyftrondata Supported PayBitoPro Supported Secorvia Supported ServerPilot Supported SimpleBackups Supported Tadata Supported accessiBe Supported iDempiere Supported Show More Integrations View All 207 Integrations		Integrations Beam AI Not Supported BitCalm Not Supported Bunnyshell Not Supported Cloud 66 Not Supported CloudRay Not Supported Comet Backup Not Supported FASTPANEL Not Supported GrackerAI Not Supported HostBill Not Supported Instaclustr Not Supported Laravel Forge Not Supported Lightwing Not Supported Lyftrondata Not Supported PayBitoPro Not Supported Secorvia Not Supported ServerPilot Not Supported SimpleBackups Not Supported Tadata Not Supported accessiBe Not Supported iDempiere Not Supported Show More Integrations
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