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Overview

What is DigitalOcean?

DigitalOcean is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform from the company of the same name headquartered in New York. It is known for its support of managed Kubernetes clusters and “droplets” feature.

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Easy to use and cost effective cloud service provider for application developers and startups

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 9, 2025
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
In my organization, DigitalOcean is primarily used to create droplets and databases. DigitalOcean is an excellent choice for early startups as they can deploy their infrastruc...
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Vinaya Kumar B
Team Lead - Engineering
Engineering Lead
Kloudle
DigitalOcean3 years of experience
Verified on LinkedIn

Just perfect Very happy

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 2, 2025
Vetted ReviewVerified User
We use DigitalOcean since at least 10 years for our needs of servers and web servers, it's definitely very handy and helpful, as it is possible just to have a server for few m...
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Jan Saggiori
Director - Research & Development
Director
SSSLLC
DigitalOcean25 years of experience

Infrastructure made it simple.

Rating: 8 out of 10
October 10, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
I use DigitalOcean to host client websites, run marketing tools, and scale our services efficiently. Also, Droplets allows me to deploy reliable servers quickly, and managed d...
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Fernando Orozco
Administrator - Other
CTO
Elevo | BBBO Group
DigitalOcean5 years of experience

DigitalOcean: move forward fast

Rating: 9 out of 10
May 7, 2024
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
We are building a MVP of a mobile application for personal trainers. We are using DigitalOcean Droplets as a runtime environment for our API. We also use Spaces buckets to sto...
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Krzysztof Falcman
Engineer - Engineering
Lead Backend Engineer
ForActive
DigitalOcean5 years of experience

One of the best dedicated server platforms!

Rating: 7 out of 10
April 30, 2021
IncentivizedVetted ReviewVerified User
DigitalOcean is used to host our apps and website. Before using it, we were using share-hosting and were having issues with website speed and capacity at peak times. Our websi...
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Antoine St-Pierre
Manager - Marketing
Digital Automation Manager
Techo-Bloc
DigitalOcean4 years of experience
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Pricing

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1GB-16GB

$5.00

Cloud
Starting Price Per Month

8GB-160GB

$60.00

Cloud
Starting Price Per Month

Entry-level set up fee?

  • No setup fee

Offerings

  • Free Trial
  • Free/Freemium Version
  • Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Product Demos

Demo: Deploying Librarian to DigitalOcean's App Platform in 3 minutes

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Hands on with Redis Labs and DigitalOcean

YouTube

MICROWEBER TUTORIAL + DEMO + INSTALL + REVIEW

YouTube

DigitalOcean Swimmer Demo

YouTube
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Features

Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)

IaaS provides the basic building blocks for an IT infrastructure like servers, storage, and networking, in an on-demand model over the Internet

9.1
Avg 8.2
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Product Details

What is DigitalOcean?

DigitalOcean is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform from the company of the same name headquartered in New York. It is known for its support of managed Kubernetes clusters and “Droplets” feature.

Deployment

  • Create managed Kubernetes clusters just by specifying the size and location of worker nodes

  • Standard, general purpose, or CPU-optimized compute types

  • App marketplace

  • Global availability

Scalability

  • Scale up, scale down, or migrate between Droplets (virtual machines)

  • Distribute traffic across droplets

  • Redirect network traffic

  • Hourly billing

Storage

  • Managed MySQL, Redis, or PostgreSQL databases

  • Store and retrieve any amount of data (audio, video, etc.)

  • SSD-based storage support

  • Backups and snapshots

Security

  • Cloud firewalls

  • Private networking

  • Two-factor authorization and centralized billing

Monitoring

  • Native integration

  • Resource usage reports and graphs

  • Real-term alerts and notifications

DigitalOcean Video

Premium Droplets by DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean Technical Details

Deployment TypesSoftware as a Service (SaaS), Cloud, or Web-Based
Operating SystemsUnspecified
Mobile ApplicationNo

Frequently Asked Questions

DigitalOcean is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform from the company of the same name headquartered in New York. It is known for its support of managed Kubernetes clusters and “droplets” feature.

Reviewers rate Pre-configured templates highest, with a score of 10.

The most common users of DigitalOcean are from Small Businesses (1-50 employees).
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Comparisons

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Reviews From Top Reviewers

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Easy to use and cost effective cloud service provider for application developers and startups

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
May 09, 2025
Usability
9
It satisfies the needs of its target segment which is application developers and small teams working in startups. It simplifies configuration of cloud infrastructure. It is cost effective. It is easy to integrate and list as an Add On on DigitalOcean marketplace. It is easy to integrate as an OAuth application for seeking permission from user before using the credentials to perform necessary tasks for the user.

Just perfect Very happy

Rating: 10 out of 10
May 02, 2025
JS
Jan Saggiori
Director
SSSLLC (Computer Networking, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
DigitalOcean
25 years of experience
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Usability
10
I love using it and I setup all on it, as well as I tip my friends to do it. If they are not capable I set it up for them. So I am very happy and it's definitely the way to go if you want something simple, and flexible, as well as with good pricing.

Infrastructure made it simple.

Rating: 8 out of 10
Incentivized
October 10, 2024
FO
Fernando Orozco
CTO
Elevo | BBBO Group (Marketing & Advertising, 1-10 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
DigitalOcean
5 years of experience
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Usability
8
It is really simple to use (maybe too simple), the pricing is crystal-clear, the offer generally is really good, it is really easy to understand for a novice administrator, and it doesn't have any hidden costs when adding new services. I personally am really picky about how some products and services show to the end users, but DigitalOcean makes me think that I'm just weird.

Developer-friendly cloud provider

Rating: 9 out of 10
Incentivized
November 19, 2019
LQ
Leonel Quinteros
Director of Technology
Global Brigades, Inc. (Non-Profit Organization Management, 11-50 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
DigitalOcean
6 years of experience
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Usability
10
They are really developer-oriented and that can be seen on their APIs design, documentation, community support, and tools.
Their dashboard is clean and easy to use, not overloaded with action buttons or other unnecessary elements.
The Marketplace is a great way to easily deploy a lot of products.
The community docs provide easy to follow step-by-step instructions for deploying almost anything without being an expert.

Super easy to use and incredibly affordable. Sail away with DigitalOcean and be the captain of your voyage!

Rating: 10 out of 10
Incentivized
September 04, 2019
CW
Chris Widner
VP of Technology & Human Resources
Quality Ironworks, Inc. (Construction, 51-200 employees)
Vetted Review
Verified User
DigitalOcean
2 years of experience
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Usability
10
I honestly can't think of an easier way to set up and maintain your own server. Being able to set up a server in minutes and have fully control is awesome. The UX is incredibly intuitive for first-time users as well so there's no reason to be intimidated when it comes to giving DigitalOcean a shot.
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