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PROS

DigitalOcean is very stable and easy to set up.
The customer support team is very responsive and provides good technical support services.
DigitalOcean's app platform simplifies many tasks a developer must handle manually, using NGINX for serving, caching, and automatic rerunning.
The Droplets feature is valuable for hosting applications, being cost-effective and serving user needs well.
DigitalOcean is much cheaper compared to Oracle, Amazon, and Google, making it a better option for a startup.

CONS

Technical support could be improved and is a common concern.
Automation features for sending emails using open-source solutions are requested.
Integration with GitHub would enhance functionality significantly.
There is a call for a pay-as-you-go model similar to AWS.
Latency issues arise, particularly with mixed systems encountering network delays.
 

DigitalOcean Pros review quotes

LO
Head Of Application Technology at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Sep 18, 2019
The solution is very stable.
Daniel Durian - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Security Manager at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
Dec 6, 2022
The most valuable feature is the ease with which you can create a phishing server and use it.
Farrukh Hanif - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at DEFQON SOLUTIONS
Nov 9, 2022
The customer support team are very responsive.
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Marco Bellia - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder and Full Stack Developer at Special Quiz
Feb 13, 2023
The most outstanding aspect of DigitalOcean is its user interface and ease of use. Compared to more complex solutions, such as AWS, DigitalOcean's platform is highly intuitive and user-friendly.
Muhammed Eltabakh - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at Digified
Feb 28, 2023
The solution is easy to set up.
reviewer2307231 - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps freelancer at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
Nov 8, 2023
I like Kubernetes integration.
BhupendraSharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud and DevOps Engineer at Betaque
Nov 16, 2023
The user interface is nice, and it is very easy to use. Anyone can use it.
SM
IT Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Nov 29, 2023
It's been a good choice for us for some services. We generally have several deployments. For instance, for some static Angular applications, it was a clear choice to run them on Cloudflare, which performs very well in this context. All the assets go on DigitalOcean.
Cuneyt-Gurses - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Cloud Solution Group at DTech Cloud Corporation
Jul 12, 2024
The technical support services are good.
reviewer2518332 - PeerSpot reviewer
Full stack engineer at a media company with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 25, 2024
The solution's app platform simplifies many tasks a developer must handle manually. For instance, when serving a website, the app platform uses NGINX to manage the app's serving, caching, and automatic rerunning in case of failure.
 

DigitalOcean Cons review quotes

LO
Head Of Application Technology at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
Sep 18, 2019
I think something needs to be done in terms of technical support.
Daniel Durian - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Information Security Manager at a real estate/law firm with 10,001+ employees
Dec 6, 2022
I would like to see an automation feature added to send emails out using the open-source solution.
Farrukh Hanif - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at DEFQON SOLUTIONS
Nov 9, 2022
The technical support for this solution could be improved.
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Marco Bellia - PeerSpot reviewer
Co-Founder and Full Stack Developer at Special Quiz
Feb 13, 2023
The solution could improve by having integration with GitHub.
Muhammed Eltabakh - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps Engineer at Digified
Feb 28, 2023
We found the solution to be a bit expensive.
reviewer2307231 - PeerSpot reviewer
DevOps freelancer at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
Nov 8, 2023
I would like to see improvements to the logging and user interface. The verification process could be more streamlined.
BhupendraSharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud and DevOps Engineer at Betaque
Nov 16, 2023
Other solutions are proving the monitoring feature, like AWS having GuardDuty and SAP having services for logs and monitoring. DigitalOcean doesn’t have any other benefits.
SM
IT Consultant at a tech services company with 1-10 employees
Nov 29, 2023
The issue with DigitalOcean is primarily the latency. So, when you have a mixed system with some components staying here, and then we encounter network latency, it's not optimal. Our
Cuneyt-Gurses - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Cloud Solution Group at DTech Cloud Corporation
Jul 12, 2024
The platform could enhance its features, particularly for ETL processes. Additionally, more integration features would be highly beneficial.
reviewer2518332 - PeerSpot reviewer
Full stack engineer at a media company with 501-1,000 employees
Jul 25, 2024
The deployment time can be improved in DigitalOcean. While deployment is automated, the process can take a minute and a half to five minutes, and for more complex applications, this time increases even further. This is not optimal for applications that receive frequent updates.