Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
DigitalOcean
Score 8.6 out of 10
N/A
DigitalOcean is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) platform from the company of the same name headquartered in New York. It is known for its support of managed Kubernetes clusters and “droplets” feature.
$5
Starting Price Per Month
Google Domains
Score 8.0 out of 10
N/A
N/A
$12
per year
SAP HANA Cloud
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
SAP HANA is an application that uses in-memory database technology to process very large amounts of real-time data from relational databases, both SAP and non-SAP, in a very short time. The in-memory computing engine allows HANA to process data stored in RAM as opposed to reading it from a disk which means that the data can be accessed in real time by the applications using HANA. The product is sold both as an appliance and as a cloud-based software solution.
$0.95
per month Capacity Units
Pricing
DigitalOceanGoogle DomainsSAP HANA Cloud
Editions & Modules
1GB-16GB
$5.00
Starting Price Per Month
8GB-160GB
$60.00
Starting Price Per Month
.com
$12.00
per year
.net
$12.00
per year
.org
$12.00
per year
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
DigitalOceanGoogle DomainsSAP HANA Cloud
Free Trial
NoNoYes
Free/Freemium Version
NoNoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup feeOptional
Additional DetailsIncludes a one year free trial.
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Community Pulse
DigitalOceanGoogle DomainsSAP HANA Cloud
Considered Multiple Products
DigitalOcean
Chose DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean and ServerPilot work extremely well together. As for other hosting solutions I feel like I have moved on to the best choice available with DigitalOcean. Times change, and DigitalOcean just feels like the next step in the evolution of hosting providers and I for one …
Google Domains

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SAP HANA Cloud

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Features
DigitalOceanGoogle DomainsSAP HANA Cloud
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
DigitalOcean
9.1
36 Ratings
10% above category average
Google Domains
-
Ratings
SAP HANA Cloud
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Ratings
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime9.831 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Dynamic scaling9.832 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Elastic load balancing9.323 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-configured templates10.029 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Monitoring tools9.235 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images9.433 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Operating system support8.933 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Security controls8.732 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Automation6.55 Ratings00 Ratings00 Ratings
Relational Databases
Comparison of Relational Databases features of Product A and Product B
DigitalOcean
-
Ratings
Google Domains
-
Ratings
SAP HANA Cloud
7.6
24 Ratings
4% below category average
ACID compliance00 Ratings00 Ratings8.317 Ratings
Database monitoring00 Ratings00 Ratings7.523 Ratings
Database locking00 Ratings00 Ratings7.819 Ratings
Encryption00 Ratings00 Ratings7.320 Ratings
Disaster recovery00 Ratings00 Ratings7.920 Ratings
Flexible deployment00 Ratings00 Ratings7.322 Ratings
Multiple datatypes00 Ratings00 Ratings7.422 Ratings
Best Alternatives
DigitalOceanGoogle DomainsSAP HANA Cloud
Small Businesses
DigitalOcean Droplets
DigitalOcean Droplets
Score 9.4 out of 10
Shopify
Shopify
Score 8.6 out of 10
InterSystems IRIS
InterSystems IRIS
Score 7.9 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
SAP on IBM Cloud
SAP on IBM Cloud
Score 9.0 out of 10
Shopify
Shopify
Score 8.6 out of 10
InterSystems IRIS
InterSystems IRIS
Score 7.9 out of 10
Enterprises
SAP on IBM Cloud
SAP on IBM Cloud
Score 9.0 out of 10

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SAP IQ
SAP IQ
Score 10.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
DigitalOceanGoogle DomainsSAP HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(36 ratings)
7.5
(24 ratings)
9.6
(308 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.0
(2 ratings)
10.0
(1 ratings)
10.0
(11 ratings)
Usability
8.8
(10 ratings)
9.0
(5 ratings)
9.6
(29 ratings)
Availability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
Performance
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
Support Rating
8.8
(9 ratings)
8.0
(3 ratings)
9.1
(251 ratings)
Implementation Rating
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Configurability
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
Ease of integration
-
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
-
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
-
(0 ratings)
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(0 ratings)
3.6
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
DigitalOceanGoogle DomainsSAP HANA Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean is perfect for hosting client websites, running marketing tools, and managing media storage with Spaces and CDN. The use of Droplets to quickly launch landing pages or WordPress sites for campaigns is a Godsend. It’s great for fast, cheap, and scalable solutions. But for complex microservices or projects needing strict compliance (like HIPAA), DigitalOcean may not always be the best fit, but that depends heavily on your project.
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Google
[Google Domains is] very simplistic and easy to use, so it's very straightforward to register a new domain but it doesn't have some features that other services provide. Also, the integration with other Google Services and domain search tool is amazing.
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SAP
I think if you have a large organization, it's probably the product and the marketplace to go to. We're a large management consulting firm operating in four to seven countries. And generally speaking, I think that's the size and the scope where it scales best. I can't speak to smaller companies, but I can't see smaller companies leveraging the benefits as much as a larger organization can.
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Pros
DigitalOcean
  • DigitalOcean provides some of the best cost-to-value services available
  • The DigitalOcean cloud console is very intuitive and easy to navigate
  • DigitalOcean has great support for Docker and other dev ops tools like Terraform.
  • DigitalOcean iterates quickly and provides cutting edge features for organizations that want to keep up with the latest and greatest dev ops tooling
  • DigitalOcean has a great developer community and numerous support docs/tutorials
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Google
  • Process of buying a domain with Google Domains is easy
  • Payment was simple - can use Google Wallet and other forms of payment.
  • After purchase, you can quickly build a website with one of their partners.
  • Email forwarding add-on for free.
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SAP
  • Real-time reporting and analytics on data: because of its in-memory architecture, it is perfect for businesses that need to make quick decisions based on current information.
  • Managing workload with complex data: it can handle a vast range of data types, including relational, documental, geospatial, graph, vector, and time series data.
  • Developing and deploying intelligent data applications: it provides various tools for such applications and can be used for machine learning and artificial intelligence to automate tasks, gain insights from data, and make predictions.
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Cons
DigitalOcean
  • Some products/services available on other Cloud providers aren't available, but they seem to be catching up as they add new products like Managed SQL DBs.
  • While they have FreeBSD droplets (VMs), support for *BSD OSs is limited. I.e. the new monitoring agent only works on Linux.
  • There are no regions available on South America.
  • They don't seem to offer enterprise-level products, even basic ones as Windows Server, MS SQL Server, Oracle products, etc.
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Google
  • Google Domains is pretty good at pre-solving email faux pas such as reply all mishaps. Perhaps a built-in email monitoring tool such as knowing when a customer opens up an email would be good. You can get these features with integrations, but what if it was an internal Google product? Might be nice
  • Email masking was a bit difficult to figure out, but nothing you can't discover with a few Google sessions.
  • I wish I could see more insight into time zones that my customers are in, or scheduling calls on Gcal with timezone awareness. I know this is super hard to code around though.
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SAP
  • Requires higher processing power, otherwise it won't fly. How ever computing costs are lower. Incase you are migrating to cloud please do not select the highest config available in that series . Upgrading it later against a reserved instance can cost you dearly with a series change
  • Lack of clarity on licensing is one major challenge
  • Unless S/4 with additional features are enabled mere migration HANA DB is not a rewarding journey. Power is in S/4
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Likelihood to Renew
DigitalOcean
I've been very happy with it for my purposes and I plan to continue to use DigitalOcean for the foreseeable future!
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Google
Unless the product goes away, I'll continue using it.
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SAP
We would rate our likelihood of renewing at 9/10. SAP HANA Cloud has proven to be a highly reliable and scalable data platform that consistently delivers strong performance. Its seamless integration with our overall SAP landscape, combined with improved analytics and real-time data capabilities, makes it a core part of our long-term technology strategy.
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Usability
DigitalOcean
I honestly can't think of an easier way to set up and maintain your own server. Being able to set up a server in minutes and have fully control is awesome. The UX is incredibly intuitive for first-time users as well so there's no reason to be intimidated when it comes to giving DigitalOcean a shot.
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Google
Because it is intuitively easy to use, like all of their products. The integration with other apps works seamlessly, and you can have a professional website within hours, rather than days, as with most hosting companies. The templates on the website builder for just about every business make it so simple that even I can do it!
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SAP
It is very useful solution which provides you speedier data processing, real-time analytics. It helps you manage diverse data types. It also offers you excellent disaster management. It has user friendly interface which helps you navigate system and transactions easily and perform task smoothly.
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Reliability and Availability
DigitalOcean
Have not found a single second of down time myself. Superior availability.
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Google
No answers on this topic
SAP
so far, we didn't get any outage
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Performance
DigitalOcean
Very quick response and high performance, you have to fine tune configurations on your machines though.
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Google
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SAP
so far good
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Support Rating
DigitalOcean
They have always been fast, and the process has been straight-forward. I haven't had to use it enough to be frustrated with it, to be honest, and when I have an issue they fix it. As with all support, I wish it felt more human, but they are doing aces.
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Google
I've never actually had to use support because everything has been very straightforward and I have not had a glitch. I have used Google's support for other items so I can only imagine that it's probably the same support which is decent. They do take a while to get back to you.
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SAP
However, I am not the right person to answer this as we have another department to handle support and contact the service provider for any support required. Although i will say that they are the quick respondent and knows how to handle querry of the customers and provide quick and better support.
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Implementation Rating
DigitalOcean
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Google
No answers on this topic
SAP
Professional GIS people are some of the most risk-averse there are, and it's difficult to get them to move to HANA in one step. Start with small projects building to 80% use of HANA spatial over time.
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Alternatives Considered
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean is an inexpensive product as compared to other products available in the market. The UI is easy and the beginner can also understand the UI with the step by step guide. It provides a lot of custom features and the user needs to pay only for what they are using. Amazon has a complex UI and is on the expensive side. DigitalOcean is simple to use and is easily manageable and the servers can easily be set up without additional cost and such.
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Google
GoDaddy is great, but what I really like about Google Domains when compared to GoDaddy is the ease of centralization. Our email, calendar, accounts, domain, etc was all handled in one place and that made things really easy. You could also access domains easily and quickly by being logged into your email, instead of worrying about yet another log in.
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SAP
I have deep knowledge of other disk based DBMSs. They are venerable technology, but the attempts to extend them to current architectures belie the fact they are built on 40 year old technology. There are some good columnar in-memory databases but they lack the completeness of capability present in the HANA platform.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
DigitalOcean
No answers on this topic
Google
No answers on this topic
SAP
I don't have visibility in licensing
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Scalability
DigitalOcean
Great scalability, you can start with small plans and move up to premium features at a very good price.
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Google
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SAP
Limitation of training deliverable by organization
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Professional Services
DigitalOcean
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Google
No answers on this topic
SAP
We are still in process for the first applciaiton
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Return on Investment
DigitalOcean
  • Positive - Elastic computer instances make it possible to pay for only for what you need.
  • Positive - Competitive pricing - some of the products that DigitalOcean offers are much cheaper than those offered by competitors.
  • Negative - Having to go to other cloud computing platforms for more specific, advanced services like Computer Vision optimized services, GPU cloud compute instances, etc...
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Google
  • Being able to host my URL with Google Domains is one less thing I have to worry about in my writing career.
  • I'm sure having my URL, which is my name, with Google Domains also helps people find me via Google's search engine.
  • Its ease of integration with other Google products, especially Google Apps for Business, is a huge plus for marketing and day-to-day work.
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SAP
  • ROI has always been high in terms of the functionality that it offers and the security features it comes with.
  • Managing large volumes of data in real-time is not an easy task, but it does it pretty well with faster data processing.
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