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DigitalOcean

Composite Score

8.5 /10

CX Score

8.8 /10

63 Reviews Write a Review

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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Awards & Recognition

DigitalOcean won the following awards in the Cloud Infrastructure as a Service category

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DigitalOcean Ratings

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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

88 Likeliness to Recommend

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97 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+90 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?

3% Negative

6% Neutral

91% Positive

Pros

Continually Improving Product
Efficient Service
Respectful
Enables Productivity

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Service Desk Integration

Open Source-Based

Asset Management

Workload Migration

Automated Deployment

Networking

Capacity Management

Access Management

Cloud Integration

Cloud Backup

Load Balancing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 81

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support

DigitalOcean Reviews

Anika G.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Other
Involvement: End User of Application

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2026

Simple Cloud That Just Works

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates DigitalOcean from other similar products?

Instead of hundreds of services and endless configuration layers, it keeps a focused set of core tools. I can spin up a server, database or kubernetes cluster in minutes without digging through complex settings.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

Since I can deploy and manage resources quickly without dealing with unnecessary complexity and at the same time I dont have to constantly worry about unexpected costs, which makes it much easier to focus on actually building and scaling projects.

What do you dislike most about this product?

I didn't find any feature or reason so I can dislike it.

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

It's great choice if you want speed and clarity, just make sure you dont treat that simplicity as an excuse to skip proper setup.

Pros

Enables Productivity
Unique Features
Efficient Service
Respectful

Cons

Inhibits Innovation

Role: Finance
Industry: Finance
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

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Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2026

DigitalOcean keeps cloud simple

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

Pros

Efficient Service
Inspires Innovation
Client's Interest First
Transparent

Okwesirieze A.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

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Verified Reviewer

Submitted Nov 2025

Ease of use for infrastructure hosting

Likeliness to Recommend

8 /10

What differentiates DigitalOcean from other similar products?

I will developer-first simplicity, ease of use, and they have lots of articles and blogs to explain and tutor anyone on usage of their products

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It is very convenient to deploy simple web apps and SaaS products which involves their droplets and managed db.

What do you dislike most about this product?

When it comes to features of product at high scale, some things may be missing and the limited region/multi-region capabilities that i mentioned earlier

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

I would say if you are a startup, freelance developer that actually don't like stress, you value simplicity, ease of use, and speed. You also need predictable monthly costs (as against on demand of AWS), then you should consider Digital Ocean

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Efficient Service
Respectful

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88 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

85 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+90 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love DigitalOcean?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Service Desk Integration Ability to integrate with Service desk

Open Source-Based OpenMetal is built on OpenStack and Ceph, which allows for lower costs than other providers and no license fees.

Asset Management Solution centralizes an inventory of all corporate assets and integrates with a risk assessment of assets.

Workload Migration Ability to move servers and resources from one platform to another

Automated Deployment Clouds can be deployed on-demand and are ready to use in under one minute.

Networking Software defined networking and automation

Capacity Management Monitor system utilization and provide alerts when pre-defined thresholds are reached.

Access Management Includes social sign-on, external authorization, and fraud detection.

Cloud Integration Includes real-time data integration, APIs, and data quality.

Cloud Backup Includes backup schedules, encryption algorithms, and data support.

Load Balancing Allows distribution of workloads across multiple computing resources.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

DigitalOcean Reviews

Anika G.

Simple Cloud That Just Works

Likeliness to Recommend

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DigitalOcean keeps cloud simple

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Okwesirieze A.

Ease of use for infrastructure hosting

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

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Feature Ratings

Service Desk Integration

Open Source-Based

Asset Management

Workload Migration

Automated Deployment

Networking

Capacity Management

Access Management

Cloud Integration

Cloud Backup

Load Balancing

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Business Value Created

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Customization

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Implementation

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

Ease of Data Integration

Breadth of Features

Availability and Quality of Training

Vendor Support