What is DigitalOcean?
DigitalOcean helps you create, automate, and manage a robust infrastructure with features like API, Floating IPs, Shared Private Networking, and Team Accounts.
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87 Likeliness to Recommend
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100 Plan to Renew
88 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value
Emotional Footprint Overview
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+87 Net Emotional Footprint
The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.
How much do users love DigitalOcean?
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Client Friendly Policies
- Helps Innovate
- Caring
How to read the Emotional Footprint
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While purchasing decisions shouldn't be based on emotion, it's valuable to know what kind of emotional response the vendor you're considering elicits from their users.
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Feature Ratings
Cloud Integration
Capacity Management
Load Balancing
Data Migration
Access Management
Cloud Backup
Regulatory Compliance
Multi Cloud Management
Encryption and Decryption Support
SLA Management
Systems Performance Management
Vendor Capability Ratings
Business Value Created
Quality of Features
Usability and Intuitiveness
Breadth of Features
Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement
Ease of IT Administration
Ease of Implementation
Ease of Customization
Ease of Data Integration
Vendor Support
Availability and Quality of Training
DigitalOcean Reviews
Patricia B.
- Role: Operations
- Industry: Education
- Involvement: End User of Application
Submitted Nov 2024
Fast and Responsive Support
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates DigitalOcean from other similar products?
DigitalOcean provides free tiers, making it possible to try out the platform and deploy small applications without incurring costs.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
- Provides high-performance infrastructure - Automated Backups - Easy to use
What do you dislike most about this product?
- Limited Availability of Certain Features - High in price - Complex features
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
Recommend using
Pros
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
- Trustworthy
Nkami-Eval E.
- Role: Sales Marketing
- Industry: Communications
- Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration
Submitted Oct 2024
great software
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates DigitalOcean from other similar products?
simplicity and cost
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
developer friendly
What do you dislike most about this product?
scalability, support
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
great you can try it
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Reliable
- Performance Enhancing
SriHarsha K.
- Role: Information Technology
- Industry: Technology
- Involvement: Business Leader or Manager
Submitted Oct 2024
DigitalOcean User-Friendly Cloud Platform Cost Eff
Likeliness to Recommend
What differentiates DigitalOcean from other similar products?
DigitalOcean is designed for ease of use, with an intuitive dashboard and clear documentation that help developers quickly deploy and platform offers transparent, flat-rate pricing with no hidden costs. This predictability makes it attractive for startups and small businesses looking to control their budgets while scaling their infrastructure and provides robust API support, extensive tutorials, and a vibrant community, enabling developers to automate tasks.
What is your favorite aspect of this product?
DigitalOcean’s dashboard is clean and user-friendly, making it easy for both beginners and experienced developers to navigate and access features and has ability to create "Droplets" in just a few clicks, users can get their applications up and running in minutes, which is ideal for rapid prototyping and development and provides straightforward, flat-rate pricing model eliminates surprises on billing, making it easier for businesses.
What do you dislike most about this product?
Compared to larger cloud providers like AWS or Google Cloud, DigitalOcean lacks some advanced features and services. For instance, there are fewer options for enterprise-grade networking, such as advanced load balancing and hybrid cloud solutions
What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?
DigitalOcean’s Droplets are easy to set up and offer a variety of configurations and using DigitalOcean’s managed databases and Kubernetes. These services simplify maintenance and scalability, allowing you to focus on development rather than infrastructure management and advantage of the DigitalOcean Marketplace for one-click apps and pre-configured solutions. This can significantly speed up your development process and save time.
Pros
- Helps Innovate
- Continually Improving Product
- Performance Enhancing
- Enables Productivity
