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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated September 28th, 2026 # Reviews of DigitalOcean Ease of use 4.6 Customer Service 4.3 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews SK Saad K PhD CandidateHigher Education, 10,001+ employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Seamless hosting of my website that was scalable on the go with convenient pricing strategy that fits budget for small ventures to enterprise level.“ June 5, 2025 AS ALEX S CEOComputer Software, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The notice didn’t identify any specific infringing content, yet our whole droplet was taken offline — for the second time from the same reporter.“ April 21, 2026 Pratik S MERN stack developerInformation Technology and Services, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: Less than 6 months. “It gave me understanding on many features such as VPS, NGINX and I mainly use it to practice docker and Kubernetes.“ February 28, 2025 PL Palitha L OwnerInformation Technology and Services, Self-employedUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “Recently, they sent a copyright-related notice to my email unfortunately, it went to my spam folder, so I missed it.“ June 23, 2025 MG Mario G IT DirectorRetail, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The diverse API offering and services have always filled my needs and allowed me to automate a variety of proprietary systems.“ March 17, 2025 PL Palitha L OwnerInformation Technology and Services, Self-employedUsed the software for: 6-12 months. “With no communication from their end, I had to pause all my work and migrate the entire platform to AWS at my own cost.“ June 23, 2025 MK Minn K StudentE-Learning, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The best part is affordable price and deployment feature and its tutorial step by step.“ April 24, 2025 AS ALEX S CEOComputer Software, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “No timely response, no proportional action, no escalation.“ April 21, 2026 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 159 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Zachary C. Director Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best cloud servers for developers" August 4, 2025 4.0 Pros Simple reliable services, been using them for years and never had any major issues with them. They offer a wide range of services which at times can be overwhelming. Service is build around security Cons I feel there service has gone too much towards AI and is no longer just about simple virtual servers, this means there is a big learning curve now Switched from [Vultr](https://www.capterra.com/p/228645/Vultr/) We had issues with downtime with Vultr and swapped for better service. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Student Medical Practice Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Great virtual cloud software!" August 27, 2025 5.0 Although I've only been using it for a short while, Digital Ocean has really helped me complete my n8n workflows through their pre-made drops interface. Pros It's super easy to use and has great speed and performance for your drops. Also there are plenty of youtube videos to help if you get stuck Cons There are more pros that cons, the only setback I've noticed worth mentioning is if you're not initially familiar with digitalcloud interfaces then it's best to follow their tutorial which is great! Switched from [Cloud Run](https://www.capterra.com/p/268691/Google-Cloud-Run/) There seemed to be a greater value for money with digital ocean Review Source AS ALEX S. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "DigitalOcean support is unacceptable. " April 21, 2026 1.0 DigitalOcean fully disabled our entire website due to a vague DMCA complaint targeting a single URL. The notice didn’t identify any specific infringing content, yet our whole droplet was taken offline — for the second time from the same reporter. This caused real financial loss and SEO damage. No timely response, no proportional action, no escalation. A system in which a nonspecific complaint can shut down a live business is deeply concerning. Pros I don't like anything about it! It has become very expensive. Customer service is terrible! I do not recommend it! Cons DigitalOcean support is unacceptable! If uptime matters, avoid. Production site 24+ hours, no real response, no escalation. Switched from [GoDaddy Website Builder](https://www.capterra.com/p/182500/GoDaddy-Website-Builder/) I was hoping this was a good hosting service. Review Source MG Mario G. IT Director Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Reliable and affordable" March 17, 2025 5.0 No complaints or problems in more than 10 years of use. Switch my personal computing resources there, and eventually (past 8 years) my online company resources. The diverse API offering and services have always filled my needs and allowed me to automate a variety of proprietary systems. Pros Quick setup Decent performance Reasonable cost Good network speeds Rich selection of APIs Cons Some of the VPS options for site hosting can be slightly more expensive, but still very affordable. Alternatives considered [Linode](https://www.capterra.com/p/210618/Linode/) Reason for choosing DigitalOcean Preferred the user interface and API management Switched from [Microsoft Azure](https://www.capterra.com/p/16365/Azure/) Digital Ocean was cheaper by far for the services we were using. Review Source JT James T. Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great VM provider" September 8, 2025 5.0 Overall a great experience. haven't have down time and the interface is simple and easy to use without searching for things Pros This platform makes it easy to deploy plenty of common apps. The ability to spin up a VM and do what you need without much hassle is a great benefit Cons There isn't much to dislike about DigitalOcean. The price and feature are in sync and outages have never been an issue Review Source PL Palitha L. Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Extremely Disappointed – Poor Communication and Unfair Charges" June 23, 2025 1.0 I used a VPS from DigitalOcean for a few months. Recently, they sent a copyright-related notice to my email unfortunately, it went to my spam folder, so I missed it. Without any further warning or follow-up, they blocked the public IP address of my server. This caused a major outage for one of my clients, and I only found out when their system stopped working completely. I immediately contacted DigitalOcean support to resolve the issue, but after waiting more than 16 hours, I still didn’t receive a response. With no communication from their end, I had to pause all my work and migrate the entire platform to AWS at my own cost. I also had to compensate my client for the downtime. To make things worse, even though the server was inaccessible, DigitalOcean continued charging me for it daily. After 4 days with no response from support, I deleted the host entirely. Their handling of the situation was unprofessional, slow, and costly. I cannot recommend DigitalOcean after this experience. If your work is time-sensitive or client-critical, look elsewhere. Fast, reliable support and transparent communication are essential and sadly, DigitalOcean fell short on both. Pros Initially, the setup process was straightforward, and the server performance was decent for the price. The interface is clean and easy to use for basic server management. Cons Their support is extremely slow and unresponsive during critical issues. They blocked my server without proper notification (email went to spam), causing a major outage. Even after contacting support immediately, I received no response for days. Despite the service being unusable, I was still charged daily. This lack of communication and fairness was unacceptable. Alternatives considered [AWS Config](https://www.capterra.com/p/205398/AWS-Config/) Reason for choosing DigitalOcean I chose DigitalOcean because of its ease of use. But I was wrong. Their services are very poor. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Owner Accounting Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A Basic User's Experience" August 2, 2025 5.0 No complaints! It's been hosting my admittedly fairly simple sites for a few years no with no issues. Pros It's pretty simple to get up and running with a WordPress site and then customize. There's no limit on domain names, sub-domains and the like via the aliases function. Haven't dug much into the development options, but they look pretty deep. Also, it feels like the service is updated pretty frequently, and in my experience has been solid. Cons In places there appears to be a bit of a learning curve, but there are good support pages to explain how to do things. Review Source CT Clara T. Accountant Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Reliable cloud storage for financial data." April 17, 2025 5.0 It’s allowed me to back up sensitive client invoices and access them on the go from virtually any computer or device, which really helps me keep my accounting tasks organized for audits. Pros The DigitalOcean Spaces feature for storing financial reports is extremely safe, and pricing is clear, so what you price in the budget is what you’ll be charged, no surprises. Cons Getting droplets set up to customize accounting tools can be complicated without IT support so it hampers me as a non-technical person. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Admin Consulting Information Technology and Services Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "One of the best with documentation and developer community" October 28, 2025 5.0 I have not seen issues with security, performance and speed may depend on various factors, but the service quality is greatly improved by the community experience Pros Documentation is one of the best in the industry, making it easy to use and the community support is well established, reducing the learning curve. Willing to add new state of the art AI features Cons Virtual servers only, without bare metal customization, pricing could be more competitive, and no demo available without an account Review Source Babatunde O. SEO Marketer Market Research Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "99% server uptime" May 5, 2025 5.0 Uptime for my servers have been 99% with hardly any speed issues. Pros DigitalOcean app platform is super impressive for hosting powerful apps and deploying static web apps faster. Cons Price for 2CPU and above is super expensive compared to competitors online. Review Source UÖ Umut Ö. Developer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple, Reliable and Developer Friendly" December 6, 2024 5.0 Its been great, easy setup, reliable performance, and fair pricing. Perfect for straight forward hosting needs without much hassle Pros I love how simple and user friendly DigitalOcean is. Setting up droplets is quick and the pricing is straight forward. No hidden suprises Cons Sometimes support can be slow, especially during high traffic times. Would love faster response options Alternatives considered [Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) Reason for choosing DigitalOcean Because its user friendly, affordable and has everything without the complexity of GCP Review Source VH Vaja H. Frontend engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "My personal experience using DigitalOcean" December 9, 2024 4.0 I had user friendly experience using it and i like how much products they provides be it domain services or hosting services Pros DigitalOcean provides user friendly website and competitive pricing which i used to buy domains for my personal uses Cons Their community support might not be best in the businesses or around the other alternatives Switched from [Hostinger](https://www.capterra.com/p/218357/Hostinger/) I liked pricing of DigitalOcean and its all services to provide me all in one solution Review Source FB François B. Digital project manager Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Very good hoster" October 28, 2024 5.0 Very good experience, there are good options but marketplace's images needs to be updated or deleted. Very good hoster to build website or apps. Pros Easy to create droplets with a lot of options Good panel with simples options, good for beginners Cons Price is a little bit high for some products (Databases for example) Marketplace's apps are not up to date for many (example: Airbyte) Alternatives considered [OVHcloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/229589/OVHcloud/) Reason for choosing DigitalOcean DigitalOcean is a stronger hoster thank OVH. Easier to create and setup our servers. Review Source FD Fernando D. CTO and General Manager Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "A great place to start and for small projects" November 19, 2023 5.0 We love DigitalOcean, whenever we need to deploy something small or test some new things in the wild, it is our go-to option. Pros It's cheap, easy to use, easy to set up and the uptime and documentation is amazing. Cons As more resources are needed and/or the project works, maybe a more managed solution could be a better option, higher tiers are not as much of a value for your money. Alternatives considered [Vultr](https://www.capterra.com/p/228645/Vultr/)[Kinsta](https://www.capterra.com/p/234135/Kinsta/)[Linode](https://www.capterra.com/p/210618/Linode/) Reason for choosing DigitalOcean Our development team had ample experience with DigitalOcean and the price was great. Review Source DA Daniel A. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The best cloud computing company I have ever used" September 3, 2020 5.0 I build custom software for clients and have some SaaS products hosted on the platform. Their data security, availability and high velocity servers make me confident to do my job while they keep it online. I'm a completely happy costumer! They are providing me a perfect experience for more than 4 years. Pros The awesome user interface of the product is a killing feature, ages ahead of competition. I love how simple and efficient everything is, from deploying a new droplet to asking for support. They offer an excellent service at very low cost. They helped me starting my business, teaching me with their free tutorials how to build and manage servers. Cons I would love to see investments on a Brazilian datacenter. This is the only missing feature for me. Alternatives considered [Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) Reason for choosing DigitalOcean DigitalOcean is simpler to configure and manage. It's billing system doesn't include hidden costs. It's starting price is affordable for a bootstrapped developer. Review Source EC Eric C. Engineering Manager Education Management Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Solid cloud provider for smaller projects" March 16, 2025 5.0 Positive for smaller scale projects with small teams/simpler requirements. Pros For smaller scale deployments with simple requirements, DO is 50% of the cost of a larger provider like AWS. Cons Compared to AWS, missing quite a few managed services eg. pub/sub and no unified perms system like IAM. But of course the price is better! Review Source Adeyeye G. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Adeyeye George Review" November 23, 2021 5.0 Honestly I will use digitalocean till the earth collapse or me collapse. Using digitalocean is like eating cookies... It's great using digitalocean. Pros The Load Balancer is a live saving. It's a great tool for distributing traffic's across servers. I love the server monitoring. It gives us good insight on what's happening on our server. VPS deployment is as fast as a lightening. Within a twinkling of an eye I can deploy multiple servers without delay. Cons The feature am expecting digital ocean to add next is using multiple IP on Cpanel. Like controlling two servers directly from 1 cpanel account. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Systems Support Engineer - Managed Services Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Affordable Cloud computing environment" July 31, 2021 5.0 We have deployed grade auctioning platform on digital ocean. Application workload is too heavy on some days. But digitlocean still could manage the workload smoothly. We also deployed few smaller size applications and smaller TPS db instances on smallest droplets. So the can have cost benefit here. I can definitely recommend DigitalOcena to anyone. Pros +Affordable pricings. +Deployments are super fast and easy. +Support Microservices architecture +DNS management is very convenient. +Droplets backups can be configured for small amount. Cons \+ I/O problems in smaller droplets. + Network security cannot be implemented to the deeper level. + Limitation on custom images (ex. Cannot have more than 100GB image, cannot assign floating IP) Reason for choosing DigitalOcean Digitalocean has unmatchable pricing comparing to top vendors so we decide to go with DigitalOCean Review Source Ngala Emmanuel S. Web Designer Graphic Design Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "It offers incredible VPS hosting with poor customer services" September 14, 2023 5.0 It's a great product for fast and reliable web hosting. Digital Ocean is suitable for hosting standards for large websites and applications. I like it because it provides a great site performance score and also provides full controllability. Pros What I like about Digital Ocean is that:- I only pay for the resources that I use. While several other hosting providers will urge clients to go in for long-term hosting, Digital Ocean enables clients to only pay for what they use. This is pretty transparent if you ask me.- It's easy to use: While this may make sense to some people, Digital Ocean has one of the most simple and ease-to-use workspaces. Features are well allocated and they are not even supercharged. It makes it easy to locate an item without hassles.- It uses solid-state drives which are way faster than the usual storage most companies offer.- iT various droplets which are easy to configure and can also be deployed Cons The reasons why I stopped using Digital Ocean is that:- After three months of hosting, the system started refusing my prepaid visa card meanwhile I'd been using it in the previous months without stress when I reached out to the support team they took a longer time to respond and didn't solve the problem. They suggested that I should try paying via Paypal and there was an extra $10 that got added to the initial fees that I was to pay. At a point, it made no sense to me.- Secondly, all services are self-managed. Although it somehow gives full controllability what about beginners who have little knowledge of cloud computing or similar products? they won't make it.- Fast support comes at an extra cost. This is not a good model - It makes no sense to reduce subscription fees to later ask me to pay for support. It's not even common in today's business world. Please consider upgrading. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer security assessment engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Instant usage of droplets with customized compute resources." October 20, 2024 4.0 Pros It's one of my go-to tools for creating multiple droplet with compute resource customizable for me and can spin up them simultaneously, ssh in to them to run in parallel for my recon process in application security testing. Also, it offers 100$ credits for free to new users which I availed during my initial usage. Cons Free tier could offer some more storage for the container registry. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer CEO Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Worst company ever, losing data" January 21, 2023 1.0 Worst Pros It was having good UI but that is not enough at all. Cons After upgrading my managed database it is losing a few days of data and networking not working, so my platform is unreachable and no solution already 2 days. Review Source MS Madhusudan S. Software Engineer Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "The wonderful community, fantastic features, and startup-friendly" February 15, 2023 5.0 When compared to other goods on the market, DigitalOcean is a cheap product. The user interface is simple, and the step-by-step instructions make it straightforward for beginners to understand. It offers a number of unique features, and users only pay for what they actually use. Amazon is pricey and has a complicated user interface. DigitalOcean is easy to use, controllable, and makes it straightforward to set up servers without incurring additional fees or other hassles. Pros It's incredibly simple to use the pre-configured VM templates for common software, which frees up your time for other important tasks. You can stop worrying about these things and needing to perform recovery tests on a regular basis thanks to automated VM backups and point-in-time recovery for databases. Cons I wish there was a more effective method for automatically provisioning individuals from specific nations. I didn't like that in order to prove my identity, I had to provide a photo of my face and my ID. I realise it's a security measure, but I'm sure there are other providers who can get around it better. That almost prevented people from getting started. Review Source Jose J G. CTO Market Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great Cloud Computing Service for any Business" November 18, 2022 5.0 Pros I like the simplicity of the interface to manage our instances (droplets). The marketplace offers fast deployments of a variety of web apps and cloud software that speed up our development processes. Cons The only con I have experienced with Digital Ocean was a slow response from customer support when having trouble disabling the 2-factor authentication. Aside from that, DigitalOcean customer support has been helpful and kind. Reason for choosing DigitalOcean DigitalOcean offered better pricing plans. Review Source SB Sam B. Co Founder Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Perfect for small & large businesses" August 27, 2024 5.0 Pros DigitalOcean is amazing for small businesses - and also for scaling. Their startups program offers new businesses with a massive $2,000+ in credits for their first year, and their pricing after that is very reasonable. Cons There aren't many cons to DigitalOcean - they offer everything we need, having more data centres in different areas might be one place to improve. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Mechanical engineer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: I used a free trial ### "Personal Experience " February 11, 2022 5.0 I'm an email marketer, and I use DigitalOcean droplets to create virtual private servers to host my SMTP server, which allows me to send emails to my list. Pros It is one of the simplest ways to set up a VPS, and you can choose from a variety of operating systems such as Ubuntu. There are numerous droplets to choose from, each with a different price. The best part is the free trial period that they provide when you register, which allows you to try everything they offer for free. Cons What I dislike the most is that it has a bad reputation, so if you decide to use it as your email marketing server, you should be aware that it will be blacklisted the majority of the time. Furthermore, they make no effort to prevent spammers from using their services. Review Source Similar Products Featured ## Send me user reviews about this product ### Fill out the form and we'll send a list of the top-rated software based on real user reviews directly to your inbox.