Audience

Developers, startups, and businesses seeking a simple, scalable, and affordable cloud infrastructure to build, deploy, and manage applications

About DigitalOcean

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.

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Pricing

Starting Price:
$5 per month
Free Trial:
Free Trial available.

Integrations

API:
Yes, DigitalOcean offers API access
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Ratings/Reviews - 4 User Reviews

Overall 4.8 / 5
ease 4.5 / 5
features 4.8 / 5
design 5.0 / 5
support 4.5 / 5
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Company Information

DigitalOcean
Founded: 2011
United States
digitalocean.com

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DigitalOcean Product Features

Cloud Management

Billing & Provisioning Supported
Cost Management Supported
Access Control Not Supported
Capacity Analytics Not 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

Backup and Recovery Supported
Relational Interface 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
Virtualization Not Supported

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

Data Migration Supported
Data Security Supported
Load Balancing Supported
Log Access Supported
Network Monitoring Supported
SLA Monitoring Supported
Analytics / Reporting Not Supported
Configuration Management Not Supported
Performance Monitoring Not Supported

VPS Hosting

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

Virtual Machine Monitoring Supported
Virtual Server Supported
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

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DigitalOcean Verified User Reviews

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  • Anis A.
    Ownership Workflow Coordinator
    Used the software for: 1-2 Years
    Frequency of Use: Weekly
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 26 - 99
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Ideal for Simplicity and Developer-Focused Cloud Infrastructure"

    Posted 2024-01-22

    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.

    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.

    Overall: DigitalOcean is distinguished by its straightforwardness, developer-friendly methodology, and consistent pricing. For independent developers, startups, and small to medium-sized companies searching for a simple cloud platform with dependable virtual machines and managed services, this is a great option.

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  • A DigitalOcean User
    Statistical programming and biostatistics contractor
    Used the software for: 2+ Years
    Frequency of Use: Weekly
    User Role: User, Administrator
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
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    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Using DigitalOcean during 3 years for my pet projects"

    Posted 2021-12-12

    Pros: - 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!

    Cons: - 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.

    Overall: I was using DigitalOcean for about 3 years already for my pet-projects. VPS is very reliable, I only reboot it once per several months. Multiple open source tools can be hosted on a single droplet and save maintenance costs.

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  • Rohan J.
    Software Developer
    Used the software for: Free Trial
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User
    Company Size: 100 - 499
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Get your own 'piece of cloud'"

    Posted 2020-06-29

    Pros: High performance & security
    Easy to use APIs
    On demand scalability
    One click install CMS solution
    Good documentation & tutorials
    Free 100$ credit for trying out

    Cons: For basic hosting purposes, plans are expensive compared to other hosting websites.
    Not for beginners.

    Overall: DigitalOcean is an excellent cloud hosting solution for the more experienced. It provides excellent uptime and high performance at a decent price. It is more suitable for advanced web apps requiring compute power rather than simple websites.

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    1 user found this review helpful.
  • Chet N.
    CEO
    Used the software for: 2+ Years
    Frequency of Use: Daily
    User Role: User, Administrator, Deployment
    Company Size: 1 - 25
    Design
    Ease
    Features
    Pricing
    Support
    Probability You Would Recommend?
    1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

    "Great!"

    Posted 2020-04-25

    Pros: Super reliable and easy to set up especially if using it on Cloudways. We haven't had any issues at all.

    Cons: Nothing that I dislike about digital ocean as they're awesome.

    Overall: Overall i'd recommend anyone to use them as they're super easy to set up and work well. Also reliable.

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    1 user found this review helpful.
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