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DigitalOcean vs SAP Business One on AWS comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

DigitalOcean
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.1
Number of Reviews
12
Ranking in other categories
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) (13th)
SAP Business One on AWS
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
23
Ranking in other categories
Cloud ERP (5th)
 

Mindshare comparison

DigitalOcean and SAP Business One on AWS aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. DigitalOcean is designed for Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) and holds a mindshare of 2.2%, down 2.7% compared to last year.
SAP Business One on AWS, on the other hand, focuses on Cloud ERP, holds 2.5% mindshare, up 1.1% since last year.
Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)
Cloud ERP
 

Featured Reviews

Michael Olayemi - PeerSpot reviewer
Enjoy cost-effective hosting with flexible deployment and room for payment model improvement
I use only one feature, which is the droplet, and it has been satisfactory. The droplet feature is valuable for hosting my applications as it is particularly cost-effective and serves my needs well. I also have total freedom over what I use, and I have a better user interface and documentation compared to Oracle.
Madhava Pemmaraju - PeerSpot reviewer
The product is very user-friendly, has an easy-to-use interface, and ROI can be achieved in less time
Analytics could be much better. The solution must provide a lot of options so that the analytics dashboard looks much better. The vendor must bring in more analytics features. Currently, the analytics features are decent but not great. The production modules and HR components must be improved. Production planning and detailed warehouse management features must be improved. While migrating to AWS, we faced certain issues with the API integration and the configuration of the add-ons. We thought changes wouldn't be required, but some changes were required. We also faced some challenges with the compatibility of the patches. The additional functionalities must be more flexible and scalable.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The droplet feature is valuable for hosting my applications as it is particularly cost-effective and serves my needs well."
"The most valuable feature is the ease with which you can create a phishing server and use it."
"The solution is very stable."
"The solution is easy to set up."
"The user interface is nice, and it is very easy to use. Anyone can use it."
"The technical support services are good."
"DigitalOcean is much cheaper compared to Oracle, Amazon, and Google, making it a better option for a startup."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to access it from anywhere."
"It is very flexible...It is a stable solution."
"The product makes it easier to overview the ERP system and manufacturing processes through different modules."
"The top-level view and easy navigation to individual transaction levels are beautifully done in SAP Business One."
"The modules, like the accounting and procurement modules, especially the finance and accounting modules, are quite impressive in the solution."
"Technical support from SAP is great."
"The way we can make changes in new fields, or make new rules with our IT department, has been very useful."
"As a business technology platform, it is a flexible platform. It enables the customer to do faster integrations, and the solution's functioning requires low cost."
 

Cons

"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"
"DigitalOcean could offer a pay-as-you-go model similar to AWS, where I would pay for what I use rather than having fixed payments."
"The technical support for this solution could be improved."
"I would like to see improvements to the logging and user interface. The verification process could be more streamlined."
"The platform could enhance its features, particularly for ETL processes. Additionally, more integration features would be highly beneficial."
"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."
"The solution could improve by having integration with GitHub."
"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."
"I would like to achieve better integration with AWS so that it becomes more interconnected with the SAP system."
"It would be beneficial to have access to real-time data from our machines."
"There is some room for improvement with the scalability and the pricing of the product."
"SAP Business One on AWS could improve by adding more functionality to the web client."
"The solution has a feature that shows you the purchase order that you put on a project and requires you to approve it to be applied to the project, but it doesn't let you move the purchase order to another project. That would be a great feature to have, because if you don't approve it, you have to delete everything and make it again."
"I feel that these vendors must be well trained so that they can deploy this solution."
"The web client is an area with shortcomings, which SAP is presently working on, and needs to improve."
"The tool's cost is an area of concern where improvements are required."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution provides the cheapest cloud in comparison to the other cloud solutions."
"The pricing is cheap."
"I would rate DigitalOcean's pricing a six out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is very expensive."
"There is no licensing fee but there is a subscription cost based on how much RAM and storage you require."
"The program is cheaper than others."
"The pricing is moderate and reasonable for a mid-tier cloud platform."
"This is a pay as you go solution. There is no license and it is usage based."
"The tool's pricing is cheap."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS is reasonable for what we use it for."
"Though I cannot specifically state whether SAP Business One on AWS is a cheap or expensive product, I can surely say that it is a manageable tool from a cost perspective."
"The tool's cost is reasonable."
"The price of SAP Business One on AWS could be lower, it is expensive."
"The product's license is expensive. It could be cheaper."
"There is an annual licensing fee, and it changes once you add or remove users. The solution is on the upper-end side and expensive."
"Licenses are available on a monthly or yearly basis, and it costs about $1,200 per license, per user."
"Pricing for me, it's not very interesting. I think it's priced at a normal level."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Educational Organization
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Educational Organization
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about DigitalOcean?
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 p...
What needs improvement with DigitalOcean?
The platform could enhance its features, particularly for ETL processes. Additionally, more integration features would be highly beneficial.
What is your primary use case for DigitalOcean?
We use the cloud platform for software development, including CI/CD implementations.
What do you like most about SAP Business One on AWS?
With the tool, there is no shutdown or breakdown time my company experiences.
What needs improvement with SAP Business One on AWS?
The tool's cost is an area of concern where improvements are required. Though the tool's cost is reasonable, it could be made a bit cheaper so that more people can utilize its services, especially ...
 

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