# DigitalOcean Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is DigitalOcean the right Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) solution for you? Explore 159 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/205055/DigitalOcean/reviews --- DigitalOcean 4.6 (159) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/205055/DigitalOcean/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 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 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 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 ## 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 [Google 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 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 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 JF James F. Owner Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Fast, Secure, Inexpensive and Easy to Use" January 19, 2024 5.0 Very easy to use, predictable billing, stable servers, no unexpected surprises. Pros I originally went with DigitalOcean because it integrated well with SpinupWP. I have found that DigitalOcean is very stable, has a very easy to use interface and is a cost effective solution to moving off of shared hosting like Siteground, iPower, GoDaddy, etc. and having more resources and control. Probably not for everybody, but if you are hosting many projects and want speed and control it is a top choice. Cons I really have not found anything I dislike about DigitalOcean, in fact to this point I have still not had to contact their customer support. Alternatives considered [Kinsta](https://www.capterra.com/p/234135/Kinsta/)[Cloudways](https://www.capterra.com/p/151414/Cloudways/) Reason for choosing DigitalOcean I ultimately decided to go with a combination of SpinupWP and DigitalOcean because it was more inexpensive and gave me complete control. Again, probably not right for everyone in my situation but it has worked well for me. Switched from [iPower](https://www.capterra.com/p/62531/iPower/)[SiteGround](https://www.capterra.com/p/228543/SiteGround/) I needed faster speeds, more resources, and more control over my hosting environment than I could get with shared hosting 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 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 CN Carlos N. Senior statistician Research Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Easy to setup and very useful" September 10, 2020 5.0 Excellent. Start working in minutes, and I am not an IT professsional. Digital Ocean offers very flexible plans and it is very easy to switch alternatives when needed. Invoices are clear and fair. I use Digital Ocean to mount one or more servers for my personal work, involving data analysis and education. It has saved me hours of installing software and allows working virtually from any location and any device. Pros Very easy to setup, all the options that I need are available, can start working in minutes. Cons I would like more low-cost alternatives. Reason for choosing DigitalOcean Digital Ocean is very, very easy to setup, even for non-experts as my case. I have found straightforward directions to install every software I have needed, with up-to-date information. Switched from [Amazon S3](https://www.capterra.com/p/174285/Amazon-S3/) The former service was very difficult for me. 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 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 VK Vansh K. Software Developer Computer Software Used the software for: 6-12 months ### "Easy to use and easy Deployments." January 30, 2025 5.0 Provisioning the \`Cloud Services is simple with Digital Ocean, I have been implementing ERPNext Solutions on Digital Ocean, it is easy to provision the server and then do the installation. Whether it is doing backup or restore the Server. It is much easier with Digital Ocean platform. Anyone can learn Digital Ocean without much efforts. Pros Digital Ocean Platform is easy to use and easy to deploy, User interface is simple and provisioning services are on few clicks Cons It is not advance as many other cloud platforms are today Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Developer Health, Wellness and Fitness Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A good Cloud Service for juniors" November 7, 2024 4.0 Pros The UI is very simple to use. Deploy databases and instances is a really easy task. Cons I think Digital Ocean is too expensive, there are some cheaper options Review Source KD Kunal D. Consultant Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Best Cloud Hosting for Developers with Wonderful User Interface and Tutorials" June 25, 2021 5.0 Overall I am quite happy with the way DigitalOcean is. Currently my site is hosted on DigitalOcean and loads quickly. A faster loading site means more visitors and more visitors means more income generating possibilities. Spinning new servers from images save lot of time. Pros Things that I like about DigitalOcean are 1) You get power of cloud computing at some discount compared to Amazon and Google. 2) Nice and intuitive dashboard. 3) You can provision new servers in around 60 seconds. 4) Developer friendly. 5) Ability to collaborate with teams. 6) Predictable pricing. 7) Scale up as you grow. 8) Can enable IPv6 for the server. 9) Get to know various monitoring metrics like CPU and RAM consumption, disk usage, bandwidth consumption in the dashboard at a minimal interval of 5 minutes. You can see these usage for last 14 days. 10) Take backups and snapshots incase of anything goes wrong. 11) Easy to configure Firewall. 12) Can increase disk space easily by adding Block Storage to the droplets. 13) DigitalOceans Spaces can be used to offload static files for as low as $5 for 1TB CDN bandwidth and reduce load on server. 14) DigitalOcean has one of the best knowledge base and how to articles to get you started or get out if you are stuck. 15) Create alerts to receive email notification 16) Get email notification when monthly spending reaches your defined threshold. Cons Things that I don't like about DigitalOcean are 1) You have to turn off the droplet to scale up or scale down. 2) Information regarding DDoS attacks on droplets should also me made available in the control panel. 3) Backups and Snapshots costs extra and are pricy. 4) Does not accept prepaid cards for payments. 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 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. 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