Item: DigitalOcean
Rating: 9
Author: Verified User

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

DigitalOcean is a powerful tool so as to control the virtual server in the cloud. It's widely used in our organization so that the servers can be allocated in multiple regions as per our needs. It's a highly scalable and flexible tool to host websites and web apps that allows us to use our own servers as well. The performance is great and the server cost is inexpensive. The user can eventually have full control over the machine with its user friendly interface.

Pros and Cons

Reporting and support.
Ease of use.
Flexibility and scalability.
Less cost involved as compared to other products which makes it an affordable product.
Upgrading of hardware is also quite easy and doesn't require much effort.

Customer support could be improved.
Lack of CDN.
Documentation is poor.

Most Important Features

GNU Linux compatible services.
Saves time and cost.
Creating of virtual server is quite easy.
Configuration is quite manageable.
Flexible, scalable and inexpensive tool.

Return on Investment

Inexpensive and flexible tool .
Stability.
Saves a lot of time and effort.
Pay for only what you need.
Additional add-ons, such as scheduled backups.
Monitoring is good.

Alternatives Considered

Amazon Web Services, Bluehost and Cloudways

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.

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

Google Cloud Storage, DreamHost, Adobe PhotoShop, Adobe Acrobat Reader DC

Likelihood to Recommend

DigitalOcean is a powerful tool with respect to the services and pricing that it offers. It is easier than other products and also provides servers that are inexpensive with great performance. DigitalOcean also offers additional add-ons such as additional IP addresses, scheduling of backups, etc. One of the best advantages is that it is efficient and is open source. Although, it is suited for a firm that is looking to cut down cost. Also, it is not suited for an organization where the dev/platform/DBA team is less experienced.

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Overall Satisfaction with DigitalOcean