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What is DigitalOcean?

DigitalOcean is a cloud hosting platform built to serve the needs of startups and established businesses. The software gives developers access to building, deployment, and scaling applications. The platform is best known for its flexible pricing structure and global data centers, as well as an easy-to-use, intuitive control panel.

Company DigitalOcean Holdings
Year founded 2012
Company size 1001-5000 employees
Headquarters New York, NY
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Last updated: November 23, 2024
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481 DigitalOcean Reviews
4.6 out of 5
Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 21, 2023
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Overall Rating:
5.0
ML
Matthew L.
Founder
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"Fantastic partner for all my server requirements of all sizes"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

Being able to scale up and down my droplets as I require. Spinning up droplets with a couple of clicks is very simple. Administering backups and restoring CLI access after changing CLI - also really simple and helpful

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

The time I've tried to create a custom image and reuse it - I failed to get exactly what I wanted. That could have been an error on my parts.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

I want a simple service where I can adminster the software and technolgies that I want to use. This provides exactly that and gets out of my way.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 21, 2023
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Overall Rating:
5.0
DD
Danilo D.
Founder
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"A lot of helpful resources, amazing docs, reliable infra, easy setup. Everything just works"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

Fantastic resources and docs. Really reliable infrastructure. Great market place gor on-click installs. DigitalOceas saves me a lot of time.

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

That all IP addresses are blacklisted, unreliable for running a mail server for web apps.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

I needed a quick and easy way to deploy virtual machines and scale them effortlessly.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 21, 2023
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Overall Rating:
5.0
VR
Victor R.
Founder
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"It's a great service"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

it's uptime, my service runs about 7 years, and never stop.

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

it's a little confusing, all services that they provide.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

Hosting for a few clients, With full speed, and cheaper prices

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 21, 2023
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Vatsal S. avatar
Vatsal S.
Co Founder
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"Best Straight forward VPS deployment environment!"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

I like it's simplicity, I've used other providers as linode, aws too but digital ocean is the most straight forward solution one could ask for, one click deployment, no need to worry about anything else, and while it manages all the boring tech stuff, it still gives you 100% complete control over your VPS or droplet in this case!

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

The 'Backup' service could be better; it sometimes simply doesn't work, or at least in my case didn't work; other than that, the best alternative to all the other . The backup that should have been present wasn't on the list , the day it was needed! I also asked the support but no help.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

I deployed multiple of my personal and company servers in their droplets, currently 2 of them are live, It helps me host all my python web servers that require more control than provided in heroku etc.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 21, 2023
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Overall Rating:
5.0
TP
Thomas P.
Founder
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"Great service"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

I keep forgetting they exist because their services are so reliable. Solid infrastructure.

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

I've been a user for more than 6 years and the only "issue" i have is that they don't offer a smaller managed postgres instance. That's the only nitpick I have.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

Web all development.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 14, 2023
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Overall Rating:
5.0
YS
Yevgen S.
Founder
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"Easy to use and great price solution for virtual servers"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

1) Easy to use. 2) Pricing. 3) Possibility to use API to create/destroy droplets.

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

Only minor thing - recent taxes for Ukrainian customers.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

Virtual server, where I can setup my own DB, Apache, etc...

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 14, 2023
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Ederson B. avatar
Ederson B.
Analista De Suporte
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"DigitalOcean é intuitiva e bem facil de operar na plataforma a melhor."
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

recuperar os backups droplets, ficou 100% simples e rápido.

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

A forma de fazer os pagamentos é sem dúvida, perfeita, prática, objetiva não tenho problemas em realizar os pagamentos; sempre recebo com antecendência os e-mails, caso haja um problema no cartão. meu serviço não para e recebo um alerta antes.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

Nenhum problema.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 14, 2023
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Overall Rating:
5.0
VV
Veronica V.
Project Leader
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"Excellent service for secdevops"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

Deployment of new droplets is easy and fast; I have total control of the OS, no firewall to quickly test services and deployments, and a wide variety of locations to chose from.

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

Outside the normal droplet functionality, the use of apps and images and the market I think it could be more streamlined to make it more approachable to end users.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

As part of my job I need to be able to test different software products, set up different networking scenarios, and try different deployments. Digital Ocean is great for this. Just create and destroy droplets on demand.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 14, 2023
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Umut Can A.
Full Stack Developer
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"Perfect support and quality"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

A very high quality poetry and server provider, they take care of my every need and when I have a problem they solve it very quickly

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

Pricing policy can be expensive depending on regions

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

It solves all my server and database needs and my storage needs very well.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Feb 14, 2023
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Overall Rating:
5.0
NJ
Nikhil J.
Founder
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"Reliable, Easy and budget option"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

DigitalOcean has been reliable and easy to setup from a variety of configurations to pick up. It provides a perfect setup to bring ideas to production faster at reasonable price.

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

Nothing significant to mention till date.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

It has so far proved to be the fastest means to go live with dev to prod and the flexibility of configurations on droplets has been a major help.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Jan 17, 2023
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Frank B. avatar
Frank B.
Principal
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"You can see why developers love Digital Ocean"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

Digital Ocean offers a non-nonsense solution to web hosting.

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

Some of the interfaces is a little weird until you get to know them.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

Inexpensive web hosting and CDN solutions.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Dec 23, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
Saha R. avatar
Saha R.
User Experience Designer
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"DigitalOcean"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

DigitalOcean is the best VPS hosting provider I've ever used. All the performant specs are incredibly amazing and it provides a fascinating hosting experience. The user interface is pretty simple to use and the feature designs and placements are easy to locate. I currently host two (2) websites under a single droplet (shared VPS) and what amazes me the most is that although the VPS is shared, it's still super fast. It was super easy for me to install Ubuntu 18.04 OS and run Cyber Panel on it and with all my DNS records fully managed by Cloudflare, I get the best performance so far. DigitalOcean is also affordable and reliable. It offers greater possibilities to host web apps and websites no matter my budget and expectations. The support staff is very friendly and proactive. They provide help series of follow-up emails for each new client that joins their hub and there are several helpful beginner guides for server configuration and other problem troubleshooting purposes. I enjoy its payment flexibility- this enables me to pay only for the resources used. No long-term commitment--it's the best! I would have given it 20 stars if possible.

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

I discovered that most server locations are only based in the first-tier countries--What about some of us who are from the third (3rd) worlds? Not all my websites come from the US, CA, UK, or AU. I think there should be servers available in South Africa or any other part of Africa which can enable us to provide a quality browsing experience to our users from Africa. It this could be done, I think DigitalOcean will be better even.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

DigitalOcean hosting is the number website hosting solution that I'll ever recommend. I feel very comfortable with it and it gratifies my performance requirements. It's with all assurance and confidence that I firmly recommend it.

Mid Market (51-1000 emp.)
Nov 25, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
SA
Sakthi A.
System Administrator
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"Best Budget Cloud Computing Provider"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

DigitalOcean is a beneficial Cloud Computing provider for Small and Startup companies.

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

Based on our company usage, Digital Ocean is best for our budget. Not finding any negative.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

Compared to other providers, Digital Ocean is low-cost. It's beneficial for our start-ups.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 24, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
BD
Bishal D.
Founder
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"The best Cloud Hosting provider in the market"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

I have used Digital Ocean for more than a year for hosting my Website and undoubtedly this is the best Cloud Hosting provider in the market with competitive pricing from $4 a month. They also provide a free trial with $200 credits that lasts for 60 days

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

One thing I dislike about DigitalOcean is that their droplet backup service is pretty bad the droplet gets backed up only once a week, also the migration from digital ocean to other hosting provider is not easy at all

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

I use DigitalOcean for hosting my website. DigitalOcean provides droplets which are equivalent to EC2 in amazon, but it is definitely more reliable than AWS. My website never went down with Digital Ocean

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 15, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
SM
Simone M.
Cto
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"Fast, reliable and perfect for high bandwidth usage"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

Came here from AWS and i'll never go back unless the service i need is not available inside digitalocean. They have few services to offer compared to other cloud providers, as late 2022 they lack of AI accelerators ang GPU units but if you need a standard solution with a lot of bandwidth ,CPU and fast storage, stop here!

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

The lack of GPU accelerated units with windows machines

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

I host there my streaming services from 2020 till today, never had problems and never ran out of anything

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 15, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AR
Asad R.
Web Developer
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"Speed and scalability is equal to DigitalOcean"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

I started using DigitalOcean more than 5 years ago and I got impressed by their pricing and easy-to-scale VPS options.

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

So far so good. I am getting everything from DigitalOcean to run my eCommerce from powerful servers to email :)

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

DigitalOcean helped me to scale my eCommerce business without worrying about downtime.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 14, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
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Fernando F.
Head Of Technology
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"Ease to use!"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

The entire platform is super easy to use. The main tools used in the cloud are available. Transparency with monthly expenses is also a strong point.

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

One of the weaknesses is that it does not have data centers in Brazil and does not have payments in our local currency (Brazilian Real).

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

DigitalOcean helps us to have greater agility and ease with all cloud infrastructure

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 14, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
AE
Ahmed E.
Dev Ops Lead
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"I had been using DigitalOcean for years I like it a much"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

Stability, Easy to use, Variety of price model, Droplets

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

To be honest nothing except the increasing of price

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

Simplicity, use to use, wide varity

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 14, 2022
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Overall Rating:
5.0
SS
Sandis S.
Ceo
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"Professional hosting solutions for everyone"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

Digital Ocean provides excellent self-service, easy-to-scale solutions for growing businesses. Business is easier having a reliable partner.

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

Hope security solutions become priority e.g. CloudFlare like solutions.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

We’re building capable web-based products, DO helps as we grow.

Small Business (50 or fewer emp.)
Nov 14, 2022
 Source
Overall Rating:
5.0
Teemu V. avatar
Teemu V.
Senior Art Director
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"Best hosting provider ever"
What do you like best about DigitalOcean?

Stability and pricing. Good technology behind

What do you dislike about DigitalOcean?

UI is too simple, time to time and confusing when try to find some settings. Real-time chat with the customer service would be good.

What problems is DigitalOcean solving and how is that benefiting you?

It let me manage all my customers servers sndntiving for me one-stop-shop management window.

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