DigitalOcean Droplets vs. Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
DigitalOcean Droplets vs. Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM)
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DigitalOcean Droplets | N/A | DigitalOcean's Droplets is designed to help the user spin up a virtual machine in just 55 seconds. Standard, General Purpose, CPU-Optimized, or Memory-Optimized configurations provide flexibility to build, test, and grow an app from startup to scale. | N/A | |
KVM | N/A | Kernel-based Virtual Machine (KVM) is a virtualization solution developed by small Israeli software company Qumranet and supported by Red Hat since that company's acquisition in 2008. | N/A |
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Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
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Small Businesses | Akamai Cloud Computing Score 9.0 out of 10 | Proxmox VE Score 9.3 out of 10 |
Medium-sized Companies | SAP on IBM Cloud Score 9.1 out of 10 | VMware vSOM (discontinued) Score 10.0 out of 10 |
Enterprises | SAP on IBM Cloud Score 9.1 out of 10 | VMware vSOM (discontinued) Score 10.0 out of 10 |
All Alternatives | View all alternatives | View all alternatives |
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Likelihood to Recommend | 9.8 (7 ratings) | 9.3 (5 ratings) |
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Likelihood to Recommend | DigitalOcean | Red Hat |
Pros | DigitalOcean | Red Hat |
Cons | DigitalOcean | Red Hat |
Alternatives Considered | DigitalOcean | Red Hat |
Return on Investment | DigitalOcean | Red Hat |
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