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[Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated July 20th, 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 RR Robin R CEOFine Art, Self-employedUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Within this period, our company credit card was outdated, so the monthly payment couldn´t be processed. When I saw this, I immeadiately used another payment service and took care of the bill.“ August 17, 2024 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 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 JT James T OwnerInformation Technology and Services, 2 - 10 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “The ability to spin up a VM and do what you need without much hassle is a great benefit“ September 8, 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 ## 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 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 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 SC Samuel C. CEO Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cheap but with some limits" February 14, 2025 4.0 I have use it his service 10 years ago, with almost more than hundreds of loads and experience of many of his services. Pros Is easy to implement a short project, the prices is low, I think is the number 1 for create vps and web apps like Wordpress with 1 click button. Cons The process for move to other public cloud are confuse and in some case impossible. Alternatives considered [AWS Management Console](https://www.capterra.com/p/229593/AWS-Management-Console/) Reason for choosing DigitalOcean The price and the usability, the process to pay and the bills are cool. 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 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 AK Ali K. CEO Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple and affordable hosting that gets the job done!" October 5, 2024 5.0 Pros Pricing is one of the best things about DigitalOcean. You get really affordable options without sacrificing too much in terms of performance, which is a win-win. Cons Support could use some improvement. When things go wrong, it sometimes takes a bit longer to get the help you need. Switched from [Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.com/p/219781/EC2/) Amazon EC2 seems to be more complicated and more expensive Review Source GB Greg B. Director Computer Software Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simplicity without compromising features" September 3, 2020 4.0 I switched to Digital Ocean from AWS after a long and considered research phase. The problems I wanted to avoid were 1) unpredictable pricing, 2) vendor tie-in, 3) difficult to get performance without just paying more. With Digital Ocean, all of the above points were hit, and I feel totally control of my company's digital infrastructure. Pros With Digital Ocean, you get exactly what you pay for. Unlike other cloud providers, if you pay for a server with X capacity, you get exactly that, without any secret charges or "token" based performance. The pricing is predictable and the decisions are made simple. On top of this, the web-based user interface is well thought out and allows you to organise your servers into teams and projects. Each team can have separate billing but it is all predictable. Cons The web admin user interface is a little slow and clunky at times. It does the job, and is pleasant to look at, but seeing an animation of a shark swimming every time you click a button is common. I can't knock the functionality, but the way the web application has been built means that every action requires a loading animation, which can really get in the way of the task at hand. Alternatives considered [Google Cloud](https://www.capterra.com/p/268690/Google-Cloud-Platform/) Reason for choosing DigitalOcean Simplicity, with the tools available to scale when needed. Switched from [Amazon EC2](https://www.capterra.com/p/219781/EC2/) Unpredictable pricing, complex and unpredictable performance of servers, vendor tie-in 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 IH Iddy H. Solution Architect Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "A Developer-Friendly Cloud with Simplicity and Affordable Pricing" February 25, 2025 5.0 DigitalOcean is a great choice for developers who want a simple, affordable, and fast cloud hosting solution. Pros is its simplicity, affordability, and developer-friendly environment. Cons DigitalOcean doesn’t offer a free tier services. 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 AL Aaron L. Web Developer Publishing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "DigitalOcean is a wonderful tool for developers and small businesses" September 5, 2023 5.0 My overall experience. When I first started, I was a beginner in server management. There was a time where I didn't know what I was doing. But after spending time with the documentation and researching further user forums, I felt more confident that I understood how DigitalOcean worked for me. Now I can safely say that this was a good investment into my future business. Pros I really enjoy the use of Droplets to build my own servers just the way I want. With options to control how large my server is and more options to scale it in the future, I can be assured that DigitalOcean will have what I need. Cons There is always room for improvement with any application. DigitalOcean makes is hard to find faults but I would say improving the console experience is always at the forefront of my mind. Making shortcuts and scripts to set up servers quickly would be nice for brand new users. Reason for choosing DigitalOcean With DigitalOcean, the starting price point made the deal for me. I also wanted to learn from the ground up instead of having a pre-built solution. Both options are welcome in certain contexts but when you need to learn more and dive deeper, take a dip in the DigitalOcean. Review Source Joël T. Senior Web developer Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "DigitalOcean review" June 3, 2023 5.0 DigitalOcean is one of the best cloud hosting providers and it's a great option for app and web hosting. Pros DigitalOcean offers the best hosting services in terms of speed performance, budget, and security. We've used its services for many years now and it's really worth paying for it.Virtual servers are easy to set up with their integrated terminal which doesn't necessarily require putty or any other third-party terminal to run the servers.We've tested the most recent versions of Ubuntu on it and it works without bugs. The company ensures content safety and empowers with the best support ever.It supports both Plesk and Cyber panel very well.We only pay for what we use and this helps us to save more money as compared to few other hosting providers that we've been using. Cons There is no bad with their services so far. Review Source Stefany T. Human Resources Generalist Human Resources Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Simple, easy to use and reliable, everything you need." August 22, 2022 5.0 It's a low-cost item with a straightforward payment mechanism. The digital ocean's documentation and support are highly helpful in handling project difficulties. If you're new to the service, though, you should spend a few hours learning about it and reading the help forums. The majority of your questions will be answered there. Pros The best part is that it's a fixed price, so you won't have to worry about billing; it won't go over budget, and it'll always be the same amount. Their administration panel is significantly more user-friendly than those of other cloud providers, making it easier for people with less technical knowledge to operate. We've never had a server go down in the period we've been using DigitalOcean. Cons For newbies, setting up SSH and remote access to your server may be tricky. There is no premium support on Digitalocean. If you have a problem with digitalocean and submit a support ticket, the customer care team will simply provide you a link to a post on their blog that will help you fix the problem. Review Source MAFTEI G. entreprenour Internet Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Made for developers, ready for production, powers my whole business" September 3, 2020 5.0 Being able to combine different resources the way I need gives me the maximum flexibility to offer the optimal solutions to my customers. Almost all important web services providers have almost impossible to understand pricing calculators - pretending that this extremely insane granulation will make you obtain the optimal cost effective solution. It may be true for a large organisation, but for small companies like mine, a simple and straight-forward pricing model like the one digitalocean has is more than enough and makes me not waste my precious programming hours. Pros I have tried different VPS solutions, looking for a reliable, easy to use and cost effective solution for my web apps and websites. Finally I've ended up migrating almost all my work to Digitalocean, my being a developer who does not wish to waste too much time with sys admin issues. Everything comes handy and is easy to understand. A big plus for me, working mainly the EU market is that I can host my VPS's in the EU, so that I may comply to the GDPR requirements. I just love it. Cons I really have no complaints. Everything works smoothly Alternatives considered [Google Cloud Storage](https://www.capterra.com/p/253631/Google-Cloud-Storage/)[Amazon Lightsail](https://www.capterra.com/p/208864/Lightsail/) Reason for choosing DigitalOcean simplicity and price Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Founder Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Great cloud service, one of the best" July 13, 2023 5.0 Pros I use DigitalOcean for many of my projects for about 5 years already. I'm very happy with the different features and support DigitalOcean provides. My most used feature is DigitalOcean apps. This is a great and easy way to run your projects without the need to configure virtual servers. Cons One important limitation is that DigitalOcean uses CloudFlare so the request time is limited to 100 seconds and this can't be changed. You will get a timeout after this time. Because of this limitation, I'm using Google Cloud Run for one of my API. Review Source OI Omer I. Manager Airlines/Aviation Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Terrible hosting!" July 27, 2022 1.0 I have used Digital Ocean for more than 2 years and I regret it. I started over the recommendation of our freelancer, but in 2 years, I always had a hard time, from setting up, to managing, to backup, and performance, everything was very hard and confusing for me. And whenever I had a problem and opened a ticket, I only received automated responses and never heard from a real person answering my messages! In the end, one of my sites was hacked because of Digital Ocean and they didn't even bother to respond to me for anything at all! I finally pulled the plug and changed to another hosting provider which I am happy with! So, in short, if you are not a genius with IT, stay away from Digital Ocean. Or if you use, pray that you will not have any problems and will need technical support, because if you do, support will be nowhere to be found! Stay away at all costs! You will regret it! Pros nothing, nothing at all! I didnt like anyting at all. Cons Stay away at all costs! You will regret it! 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 VR Verified Reviewer Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy to use and scalable cloud solution" November 24, 2023 5.0 Pros Nice web interface and widespread api support. Cons Pricing is not very competitive but it's still ok. 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