Item: DigitalOcean
Rating: 8
Author: Bobby Johnson

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to host a couple of websites, APIs, and apps for our organization.

Pros and Cons

Easy to set up.
Extremely affordable.
Upgrade hardware on the fly.

None I can think of. I have had multiple hosts and none have stacked up to the flexibility and ease of use.

Return on Investment

DigitalOcean is one of the few things that just works, and it's reasonably priced.

As I have said, DigitalOcean was slightly more expensive than something like HostGator, but the amount of customization and quality of service make it worth any difference. AWS was always a pain to set up and use, but DigitalOcean makes it cake.

Support Rating

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.

Key Insights

Do you think DigitalOcean delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with DigitalOcean's feature set?

Yes

Did DigitalOcean live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of DigitalOcean go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy DigitalOcean again?

Yes

Other Software Used

Adobe Illustrator CC, Adobe XD, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Premiere Pro, Front, Slack, Firebase, GoDaddy, WordPress, Audacity

Likelihood to Recommend

DigitalOcean is well suited if you need to be able to create a server that scales and you want full control/responsibility of your tech stack. We recommend using some kind of serverless solution if you are smaller and don't want the management overhead.

If DigitalOcean is good enough for Beyonce it's good enough for you.

Overall Satisfaction with DigitalOcean