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2
From 3 reports.
Reviewers
Praised for features and reliability
Pushback on ease of use. From 2 reviews. What they said

Pricing varies by plan

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Creators cited with this

  • Meet KevinYouTube, 2.1M followers
    “We do at reinvest we look at our digital ocean bill we look at you know our data licensing bills and we you know We are github.”
    Watch the video at 4:46:04
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  • Traversy MediaYouTube, 2.4M followers
    “…so once you have done that you want to go over to your control panel in DigitalOcean and what you want to do is you want to create an a record over here okay so I already have one already”
    Watch the video at 21:49

What reviewers say

Based on 2 reviews, newest August 2021

What press reviews of the DigitalOcean judged, by what buyers compare. Open any line for the quotes behind it.

Where it shines

  • Features
  • Reliability

Where reviewers push back

  • Ease of use
  • Support
  • Fees & value
  • FeaturesRated highly: Reviewers rate it highly.Customizable options and developer tools, minus free domain or SSL.2 reviews›

    Praise (4)

    • “offering a myriad of customizable and combinable options”

      PressTechRadar, Mike · September 2020Read the review

    • “Advanced developer tools”

      PressTom's Guide, Ritoban Mukherjee · August 2021Read the review

    • “The end-to-end encryption is especially attractive to security-conscious website developers.”

      PressTom's Guide, Ritoban Mukherjee · August 2021Read the review

    • “DigitalOcean even allows you to test the performance of each server location right from your account dashboard.”

      PressTom's Guide, Ritoban Mukherjee · August 2021Read the review

    Complaints (1)

    • “It does not offer a free domain name or SSL certificate”

      PressTom's Guide, Ritoban Mukherjee · August 2021Read the review

  • Ease of useMostly negative: Leans negative.Guides help, but it's technical, intimidating and information-heavy.2 reviews›

    Praise (2)

    • “their guides will take you through the process step by step”

      PressTechRadar, Mike · September 2020Read the review

    • “Creating a new account is easy enough.”

      PressTom's Guide, Ritoban Mukherjee · August 2021Read the review

    Complaints (4)

    • “The vast array of customizable options can be intimidating”

      PressTechRadar, Mike · September 2020Read the review

    • “Can be confusingly technical”

      PressTechRadar, Mike · September 2020Read the review

    • “DigitalOcean is an advanced solution that prioritizes features over ease of use.”

      PressTom's Guide, Ritoban Mukherjee · August 2021Read the review

    • “There are a lot of minute details to account for, and the system does flood you with a lot of information.”

      PressTom's Guide, Ritoban Mukherjee · August 2021Read the review

  • ReliabilityRated highly: Reviewers rate it highly.Excellent uptime and above-average server speeds.2 reviews›

    Praise (4)

    • “they are likely to hold to that promise, as we recorded no downtime at all”

      PressTechRadar, Mike · September 2020Read the review

    • “puts the speed of DigitalOcean’s main website firmly above average”

      PressTechRadar, Mike · September 2020Read the review

    • “DigitalOcean offers an average uptime of 99.99%, which is rare even in the more expensive cloud-based hosting space.”

      PressTom's Guide, Ritoban Mukherjee · August 2021Read the review

    • “It also boasts really good server speeds, timed at 268ms as per Pingdom”

      PressTom's Guide, Ritoban Mukherjee · August 2021Read the review

  • SupportMostly negative: Leans negative.Weak, unresponsive direct support; knowledge base is the bright spot.2 reviews›

    Praise (1)

    • “The knowledge base is not only vast and well categorized, but also fast and accessible.”

      PressTom's Guide, Ritoban Mukherjee · August 2021Read the review

    Complaints (4)

    • “Support is where DigitalOcean’s usually top-notch service falters a little”

      PressTechRadar, Mike · September 2020Read the review

    • “The only way to contact them directly is by sending a ticket, only available to existing users”

      PressTechRadar, Mike · September 2020Read the review

    • “Lacks responsive customer support”

      PressTom's Guide, Ritoban Mukherjee · August 2021Read the review

    • “However, DigitalOcean does falter when it comes to providing customer support”

      PressTom's Guide, Ritoban Mukherjee · August 2021Read the review

  • Fees & valueSplit: Reviewers are split.Adaptable pricing offset by no refunds or free trial.2 reviews›

    Praise (1)

    • “Highly adaptable prices”

      PressTechRadar, Mike · September 2020Read the review

    Complaints (2)

    • “but they do not offer refunds”

      PressTechRadar, Mike · September 2020Read the review

    • “While DigitalOcean does not have a free trial, nor does it offer refunds”

      PressTom's Guide, Ritoban Mukherjee · August 2021Read the review

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