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DigitalOcean pros and cons

Vendor: DigitalOcean
4.2 out of 5
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DigitalOcean Pros review quotes

LO
Sep 18, 2019
The solution is very stable.
SM
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.
reviewer2518332 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
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Muhammed Eltabakh - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 28, 2023
The solution is easy to set up.
Marco Bellia - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
Farrukh Hanif - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 9, 2022
The customer support team are very responsive.
BhupendraSharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 16, 2023
The user interface is nice, and it is very easy to use. Anyone can use it.
reviewer2307231 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 8, 2023
I like Kubernetes integration.
Daniel Durian - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 6, 2022
The most valuable feature is the ease with which you can create a phishing server and use it.
Cuneyt-Gurses - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 12, 2024
The technical support services are good.
 

DigitalOcean Cons review quotes

LO
Sep 18, 2019
I think something needs to be done in terms of technical support.
SM
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
reviewer2518332 - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
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Muhammed Eltabakh - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 28, 2023
We found the solution to be a bit expensive.
Marco Bellia - PeerSpot reviewer
Feb 13, 2023
The solution could improve by having integration with GitHub.
Farrukh Hanif - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 9, 2022
The technical support for this solution could be improved.
BhupendraSharma - PeerSpot reviewer
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.
reviewer2307231 - PeerSpot reviewer
Nov 8, 2023
I would like to see improvements to the logging and user interface. The verification process could be more streamlined.
Daniel Durian - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 6, 2022
I would like to see an automation feature added to send emails out using the open-source solution.
Cuneyt-Gurses - PeerSpot reviewer
Jul 12, 2024
The platform could enhance its features, particularly for ETL processes. Additionally, more integration features would be highly beneficial.