DigitalOcean App Platform vs. Google Cloud Run

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DigitalOcean App Platform
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
The DigitalOcean App Platform enables developers to build, deploy, and scale apps on what they describe as a simple, fully managed PaaS. Users of the former Nanobox, acquired by DigitalOcean in 2019, have been migrated to the App Platform upon Nanobox's end of life in March 2021.
$5
per month
Google Cloud Run
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
Google Cloud Run enables users to build and deploy scalable containerized apps written in any language (including Go, Python, Java, Node.js, .NET, and Ruby) on a fully managed platform. Cloud Run can be paired with other container ecosystem tools, including Google's Cloud Build, Cloud Code, Artifact Registry, and Docker. And it features out-of-the-box integration with Cloud Monitoring, Cloud Logging, Cloud Trace, and Error Reporting to ensure the health of an application.N/A
Pricing
DigitalOcean App PlatformGoogle Cloud Run
Editions & Modules
Basic
$5
per month
Professional
$12
per month
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DigitalOcean App PlatformGoogle Cloud Run
Free Trial
NoYes
Free/Freemium Version
YesYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
DigitalOcean App PlatformGoogle Cloud Run
Top Pros

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Top Cons

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Features
DigitalOcean App PlatformGoogle Cloud Run
Platform-as-a-Service
Comparison of Platform-as-a-Service features of Product A and Product B
DigitalOcean App Platform
6.8
2 Ratings
17% below category average
Google Cloud Run
-
Ratings
Ease of building user interfaces7.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Scalability4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform management overhead4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Platform access control4.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Services-enabled integration9.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment creation10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Development environment replication10.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue monitoring and notification6.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Issue recovery8.01 Ratings00 Ratings
Upgrades and platform fixes6.02 Ratings00 Ratings
Container Management
Comparison of Container Management features of Product A and Product B
DigitalOcean App Platform
-
Ratings
Google Cloud Run
6.8
6 Ratings
14% below category average
Security and Isolation00 Ratings8.46 Ratings
Container Orchestration00 Ratings8.65 Ratings
Cluster Management00 Ratings6.41 Ratings
Storage Management00 Ratings2.71 Ratings
Resource Allocation and Optimization00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Discovery Tools00 Ratings6.85 Ratings
Update Rollouts and Rollbacks00 Ratings7.06 Ratings
Self-Healing and Recovery00 Ratings6.35 Ratings
Analytics, Monitoring, and Logging00 Ratings7.76 Ratings
Best Alternatives
DigitalOcean App PlatformGoogle Cloud Run
Small Businesses
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
AWS Elastic Beanstalk
Score 9.1 out of 10
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Score 9.3 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
IBM Cloud Private
IBM Cloud Private
Score 9.5 out of 10
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Score 9.3 out of 10
Enterprises
IBM Cloud Private
IBM Cloud Private
Score 9.5 out of 10
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
IBM Cloud Kubernetes Service
Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
DigitalOcean App PlatformGoogle Cloud Run
Likelihood to Recommend
7.0
(2 ratings)
7.6
(6 ratings)
User Testimonials
DigitalOcean App PlatformGoogle Cloud Run
Likelihood to Recommend
DigitalOcean
I would only get into it if I where willing to pay for the support plan and getting some assurances from the team as to where they are headed. The platform itself is great and can save you a ton of hard work and money. but it's hard to be confidant in it's sustainability.
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Google
For prototyping or quick deployment, it works as an interesting step between containerized deployment (Kubernetes) vs pure Compute Engine (raw servers). It's not well suited for Kubernetes shops, or for teams that would prefer more hardware control.
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Pros
DigitalOcean
  • Hosting of serverless application
  • Hosting of load balancer
  • Hosting of virtual appliances
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Google
  • Can easily run our apps in a docker in Google Cloud Run which has simplified code testing and deployment.
  • Can easily scale and does not have any problem when put under a large load.
  • Has all the necessary services so you don't need to look for other cloud solutions.
  • Pay as you go model so only pay for that you've used and how long you've used it.
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Cons
DigitalOcean
  • The company has not been very communicative as of lately. Not much news, no apparent work on missing features.
  • Some components are incomplete as far as some critical features. For example, I use RethinkDB as my database and it's missing critical features like backup and clustering, so It is unusable and they should have made that clear from the get go.
  • The pricing on the support plan is vague. I do have the feeling it is actually well worth the money, but it's hard to form a decisions based without more predictable specific.
  • Seems to me like the platform's future is unclear.
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Google
  • Some more use case/ manual/notes to be available on internet
  • Cost can be minimized.
  • Not able to use in mobile phone
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Alternatives Considered
DigitalOcean
It can help you to host your virtual appliance or serverless application at very low cost. DigitalOcean marketplace also helps you to deploy the serverless app or virtual appliance effortlessly. It is suitable for small scale deployment and the process to setup an account and roll out your app via marketplace is easy and cheap.
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Google
Flexibility of features snd customzing options tha optimized the large process and make it on the the go to reuse the same process in multiple deployments ot rollouts
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Return on Investment
DigitalOcean
  • The platform is saving me a lot of time I would have been wasting on operations instead of development.
  • The platform is saving me a lot of money as I can easily switch between cloud providers to find the best price.
  • I am worried though for the price I might have to pay in case of an unexpected system issue.
  • Hopefully I will be able to pay the support plan before that.
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Google
  • Improved production deployment times by 50%
  • The error analysis time was reduced by 30%, thanks to its logging and monitoring system.
  • The rollback is almost immediate, as it easily allows reverting to a previous stable version.
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