# DigitalOcean, Supabase vs Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Comparison | | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Star Rating** | 4.6 out of 5 | 4.7 out of 5 | 4.5 out of 5 | | **Total Reviews** | 749 | 50 | 908 | | **Largest Market Segment** | Small-Business (85.7% of reviews) | Small-Business (85.1% of reviews) | Mid-Market (37.6% of reviews) | | **Entry Level Price** | Starting at $4.00 | No pricing available | No pricing available | --- ## Top Pros & Cons ### DigitalOcean Pros: - Ease of Use (154 reviews) - Cost-Effective (91 reviews) Cons: - Limited Features (45 reviews) - Expensive (43 reviews) ### Supabase Pros: - Ease of Use (9 reviews) - Features (7 reviews) Cons: - Beginner Unfriendliness (2 reviews) - Expensive (2 reviews) ### Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) Pros: - Ease of Use (32 reviews) - Scalability (30 reviews) Cons: - Expensive (34 reviews) - Cost Issues (10 reviews) --- ## Ratings Comparison | Rating | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Meets Requirements** | 9.1 (652 reviews) | 9.2 (40 reviews) | 9.0 (745 reviews) | | **Ease of Use** | 9.2 (641 reviews) | 9.0 (41 reviews) | 8.8 (753 reviews) | | **Ease of Setup** | 9.3 (500 reviews) | 9.3 (36 reviews) | 8.9 (529 reviews) | | **Ease of Admin** | 9.2 (407 reviews) | 9.3 (14 reviews) | 8.7 (436 reviews) | | **Quality of Support** | 8.6 (534 reviews) | 8.5 (31 reviews) | 8.6 (717 reviews) | | **Has the product been a good partner in doing business?** | 9.1 (379 reviews) | 9.8 (9 reviews) | 8.8 (424 reviews) | | **Product Direction (% positive)** | 9.0 (639 reviews) | 9.4 (38 reviews) | 9.5 (705 reviews) | --- ## Pricing ### DigitalOcean #### Entry-Level Pricing Plan: Droplets Price: Starting at $4.00 Description: Simple, affordable, fast virtual machines Key Features: - Deploys in seconds - Scales up on demand - Run any workload from mission critical apps to low traffic sites [Browse all 11 editions](https://www.g2.com/products/digitalocean/pricing) #### Free Trial Yes ### Supabase #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes ### Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) #### Entry-Level Pricing No pricing available #### Free Trial Yes --- ## Features Comparison By Category ### AI Chatbots | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DigitalOcean** | N/A | N/A | | **Supabase** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | N/A | N/A | #### Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Controlled LLM Response Generation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Context Maintenance Within Sessions** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Understanding & Intent Inference** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Data | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Reliability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Data Security** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Interaction | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Complex Query Handling** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Conversation** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Understanding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Context Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Customizability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Scripted Dialogue & Decision Tree Support** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Fallback Responses for Unknown Queries** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Learning | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **User Interaction Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Error Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **API Access for Business System Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Web Widget & SDK Embedding** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Content Generation | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Creativity** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Content Accuracy** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **No-Code Conversation Design** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### System | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **API Flexibility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Update Frequency and Utility** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-Platform Compatibility ** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Software Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Agentic AI - AI Chatbots | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Multi-step Planning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Cross-system Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Feedback-Driven Response Optimization** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Guardrails & Content Controls** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DigitalOcean** | 8.6/10 | 181 | | **Supabase** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | N/A | N/A | #### Infrastructure Provision | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Public Cloud** | 9.2 (150 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Private Cloud** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Hybrid Cloud** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Bare Metal** | 7.3 (74 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **High-Performance Computing (HPC)** | 8.3 (117 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Virtual Machines (VMs)** | 9.3 (157 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Edge Computing** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Virtual Networks** | 8.8 (132 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Management | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Pay by Usage** | 8.9 (161 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Usage Tracking** | 8.7 (154 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Performance Tracking** | 8.7 (147 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Functionality | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Resource Auto-Scaling** | 8.3 (79 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DigitalOcean** | N/A | N/A | | **Supabase** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Self-registration and self-service** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Consent and preference management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Social login** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Customer data linking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### AI Authentication Risk Management - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Adaptive MFA** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Anomaly Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Fraudulent Login Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Authentication Policies** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Risk-Based Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### AI Biometric & Behavioral Analysis - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Behavioral Biometric Analysis** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Liveness Detection** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### AI Context-Aware Security Controls - Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Account Recovery Assistants** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Constraint Enforcement** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Database Management Systems (DBMS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DigitalOcean** | N/A | N/A | | **Supabase** | 9.0/10 | 10 | | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | N/A | N/A | #### Management | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Data dictionary** | Not enough data | 8.5 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Replication** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Query Language** | Not enough data | 9.1 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Data Modeling** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Performance Analysis** | Not enough data | 8.7 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Maintenance | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Migration** | Not enough data | 9.4 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Backup and Recovery** | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Multi-User Environment** | Not enough data | 8.5 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Security | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Encryption** | Not enough data | 9.2 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **User Access Control** | Not enough data | 9.4 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Relational Databases | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DigitalOcean** | N/A | N/A | | **Supabase** | 9.2/10 | 10 | | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | 8.8/10 | 468 | #### Management | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Schema** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (306 reviews) | | **Query Language** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (310 reviews) | | **ACID - Complaint** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (295 reviews) | | **Data Replication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (304 reviews) | #### Support | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Text Search** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.3 (300 reviews) | | **Data Types** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (312 reviews) | | **Languages** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (306 reviews) | | **Operating Systems** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (310 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Database Locking** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (299 reviews) | | **Access Control** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (315 reviews) | | **Encryption** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.9 (309 reviews) | | **Authentication** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (312 reviews) | #### Performance | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Disaster Recovery** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.8 (305 reviews) | | **Data Concurrency** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.6 (299 reviews) | | **Workload Management** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.7 (307 reviews) | | **Advanced Indexing** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (293 reviews) | | **Query Optimizer** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 8.5 (297 reviews) | #### Database Features | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Storage** | Not enough data | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 9.0 (438 reviews) | | **Availability** | Not enough data | 9.2 (6 reviews) | 9.2 (438 reviews) | | **Stability** | Not enough data | Not enough data | 9.0 (435 reviews) | | **Scalability** | Not enough data | 9.3 (5 reviews) | 9.2 (425 reviews) | | **Security** | Not enough data | 9.4 (6 reviews) | 9.1 (432 reviews) | | **Data Manipulation** | Not enough data | 9.0 (5 reviews) | 8.5 (403 reviews) | | **Query Language** | Not enough data | 8.7 (5 reviews) | 8.8 (420 reviews) | ### Application Development Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DigitalOcean** | N/A | N/A | | **Supabase** | 8.2/10 | 11 | | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | N/A | N/A | #### Functionality | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Ease of Use** | Not enough data | 8.9 (9 reviews) | Not enough data | | **File Management** | Not enough data | 9.0 (8 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Multi-Language Support** | Not enough data | 7.1 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Customization** | Not enough data | 7.2 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Straight-Out-the-Box Functionality** | Not enough data | 8.9 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Help Guides** | Not enough data | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Patching & Updates** | Not enough data | 7.8 (6 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Vector Database | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DigitalOcean** | N/A | N/A | | **Supabase** | 8.8/10 | 19 | | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | N/A | N/A | #### Data Indexing | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Semantic Search** | Not enough data | 8.8 (15 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Indexing Data** | Not enough data | 9.3 (17 reviews) | Not enough data | #### Filters | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Accurate Search** | Not enough data | 8.3 (13 reviews) | Not enough data | | **Single Stage Filtering - Vector Database** | Not enough data | 8.8 (11 reviews) | Not enough data | ### Machine Learning | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DigitalOcean** | N/A | N/A | | **Supabase** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | N/A | N/A | #### Integration - Machine Learning | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Integration** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Learning - Machine Learning | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Training Data** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Actionable Insights** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Algorithm** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### VPS Hosting Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DigitalOcean** | 8.3/10 | 380 | | **Supabase** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS) | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Autonomous Task Execution** | 7.7 (19 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Adaptive Learning** | 7.3 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Decision Making** | 7.6 (18 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Hosting Management | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Storage Limits** | 8.4 (347 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Bandwidth Allowance** | 8.9 (354 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Email Hosting** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Control Panel Integration** | 8.6 (284 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **CMS Support** | 8.1 (240 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Web Framework Support** | 8.7 (267 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **E-Commerce Integration** | 7.9 (214 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **File Management** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Database Support** | 8.8 (295 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security Tools** | 8.6 (295 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Mobile Development Platforms | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DigitalOcean** | N/A | N/A | | **Supabase** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | N/A | N/A | #### Agentic AI - Mobile Development Platforms | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Adaptive Learning** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Natural Language Interaction** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Proactive Assistance** | Not enough data | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DigitalOcean** | 8.5/10 | 76 | | **Supabase** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | N/A | N/A | #### Development | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Application Deployment** | 8.9 (74 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Development Tools** | Feature Not Available | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Development Environment** | 8.4 (73 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Language Support** | 8.8 (68 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Testing** | 7.9 (69 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Database | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Database Management** | 8.7 (69 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Analytics** | 7.8 (67 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Auto Scaling** | 8.0 (67 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Backup / Recovery** | 8.7 (66 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Storage** | 8.9 (69 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Infrastructure | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Networking** | 8.8 (70 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Virtual Machines** | 9.0 (71 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Security** | 8.3 (69 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | ### Database as a Service (DBaaS) | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DigitalOcean** | 8.2/10 | 51 | | **Supabase** | 9.2/10 | 9 | | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | 8.7/10 | 282 | #### Configuration | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Application Performance** | 8.7 (50 reviews) | 9.6 (9 reviews) | 8.8 (248 reviews) | | **Orchestration** | 8.6 (50 reviews) | 8.5 (8 reviews) | 8.4 (243 reviews) | | **Database Monitoring** | 8.6 (50 reviews) | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 8.6 (252 reviews) | | **Anomaly Detection** | 7.3 (49 reviews) | 9.4 (8 reviews) | 8.1 (228 reviews) | | **Network Security** | 8.6 (49 reviews) | 9.8 (7 reviews) | 8.9 (245 reviews) | #### Database Administration | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Provisioning** | 8.7 (50 reviews) | 9.8 (7 reviews) | 8.8 (242 reviews) | | **Governance** | 8.3 (50 reviews) | 9.0 (7 reviews) | 8.6 (232 reviews) | | **Auditing** | 7.8 (49 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | Feature Not Available | #### Availability | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Scalability** | 9.1 (50 reviews) | 9.6 (8 reviews) | 9.1 (250 reviews) | | **Backup** | 8.8 (49 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 9.1 (253 reviews) | | **Archiving** | 8.3 (50 reviews) | 9.0 (7 reviews) | Feature Not Available | | **Indexing** | 8.4 (49 reviews) | 9.2 (8 reviews) | 8.7 (232 reviews) | #### Security | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Masking** | 7.6 (46 reviews) | 9.5 (7 reviews) | 8.4 (171 reviews) | | **Authentication And Single Sign-On** | 7.9 (47 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 8.6 (181 reviews) | | **Data Anonymization** | 7.6 (45 reviews) | 9.3 (7 reviews) | 8.4 (170 reviews) | #### Data Management | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Data Replication** | 8.6 (46 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 8.8 (188 reviews) | | **Advanced Data Analytics** | 7.5 (46 reviews) | 8.6 (7 reviews) | 8.6 (175 reviews) | ### Container Management | Product | Score | Reviews | |---|---|---| | **DigitalOcean** | 8.9/10 | 41 | | **Supabase** | N/A | N/A | | **Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS)** | N/A | N/A | #### Management | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Access Control** | 9.3 (37 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Network Isolation** | 8.9 (36 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **File Isolation** | 8.4 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Organization | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Packaging ** | 8.8 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Container Networking** | 9.1 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Orchestration** | 8.9 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | #### Development | Feature | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Developer Toolkit** | 8.8 (35 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Architecture** | 8.7 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Datacenter** | 8.9 (33 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | | **Virtualization** | 9.2 (32 reviews) | Not enough data | Not enough data | --- ## Categories **Shared Categories (1):** [Database as a Service (DBaaS) Providers](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-as-a-service-dbaas) **Unique to DigitalOcean (8):** [Container Orchestration Tools](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-orchestration), [Block Storage Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/block-storage), [Container Management Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/container-management), [VPS Hosting Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/vps-hosting-platforms), [Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/infrastructure-as-a-service-iaas), [Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/cloud-platform-as-a-service-paas), [Machine Learning Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/machine-learning), [AI Chatbots Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/ai-chatbots) **Unique to Supabase (7):** [Application Development Platforms ](https://www.g2.com/categories/application-development-platforms), [Vector Database Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/vector-database), [Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/customer-identity-and-access-management-ciam), [Mobile Development Platforms](https://www.g2.com/categories/mobile-development-platforms), [Database Management Systems (DBMS)](https://www.g2.com/categories/database-management-systems-dbms), [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases), [Emerging AI Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/emerging-ai-software) **Unique to Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) (1):** [Relational Databases](https://www.g2.com/categories/relational-databases) --- ## Reviewer Demographics ### By Company Size | Segment | DigitalOcean | Supabase | Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) | |---|---|---|---| | **Small-Business** | 85.7% | 85.1% | 28.9% | | **Mid-Market** | 11.7% | 14.9% | 37.6% | | **Enterprise** | 2.5% | 0% | 33.4% | ### By Industry #### DigitalOcean - **Computer Software:** 24.4% - **Information Technology and Services:** 20.0% - **Internet:** 6.8% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 5.9% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.0% - **Financial Services:** 2.1% - **Education Management:** 1.8% - **Higher Education:** 1.7% - **Program Development:** 1.7% - **Entertainment:** 1.6% - **Other:** 31.0% #### Supabase - **Information Technology and Services:** 26.8% - **Computer Software:** 24.4% - **Marketing and Advertising:** 9.8% - **Retail:** 4.9% - **Program Development:** 4.9% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 4.9% - **Consulting:** 2.4% - **Non-Profit Organization Management:** 2.4% - **Leisure, Travel & Tourism:** 2.4% - **Internet:** 2.4% - **Other:** 14.6% #### Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) - **Information Technology and Services:** 22.6% - **Computer Software:** 17.1% - **Financial Services:** 6.0% - **Computer & Network Security:** 3.7% - **Telecommunications:** 3.2% - **Hospital & Health Care:** 3.1% - **Health, Wellness and Fitness:** 2.7% - **Banking:** 2.5% - **Retail:** 2.4% - **Internet:** 2.2% - **Other:** 34.4% --- ## Alternatives ### Alternatives to DigitalOcean - [Akamai Cloud Computing](https://www.g2.com/products/akamai-cloud-computing/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (406 reviews) - [Vultr](https://www.g2.com/products/vultr/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (287 reviews) - [Hostinger](https://www.g2.com/products/hostinger/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (817 reviews) - [Hostwinds](https://www.g2.com/products/hostwinds/reviews) — 4.9/5 stars (438 reviews) - [VMware vSphere](https://www.g2.com/products/vmware-vsphere/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (761 reviews) - [Amazon EC2](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-ec2/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1195 reviews) - [AWS Lambda](https://www.g2.com/products/aws-lambda/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (1039 reviews) - [Google Compute Engine](https://www.g2.com/products/google-compute-engine/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (952 reviews) - [Azure Virtual Machines](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-virtual-machines/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (393 reviews) - [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (899 reviews) ### Alternatives to Supabase - [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2284 reviews) - [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1680 reviews) - [Amazon Aurora](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-aurora/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (457 reviews) - [Snowflake](https://www.g2.com/products/snowflake/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (755 reviews) - [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (899 reviews) - [Amazon DynamoDB](https://www.g2.com/products/amazon-web-services-aws-amazon-dynamodb/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (529 reviews) - [Agentforce 360 Platform (formerly Salesforce Platform)](https://www.g2.com/products/agentforce-360-platform-formerly-salesforce-platform/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (4006 reviews) - [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (682 reviews) - [Retool](https://www.g2.com/products/retool/reviews) — 4.6/5 stars (359 reviews) ### Alternatives to Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) - [Oracle Database](https://www.g2.com/products/oracle-database/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (1011 reviews) - [IBM Db2](https://www.g2.com/products/ibm-db2/reviews) — 4.1/5 stars (682 reviews) - [SAP HANA Cloud](https://www.g2.com/products/sap-hana-cloud-2025-10-01/reviews) — 4.3/5 stars (620 reviews) - [Google Cloud SQL](https://www.g2.com/products/google-cloud-sql/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (366 reviews) - [Azure SQL Database](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-sql-database/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (241 reviews) - [EDB Postgres Advanced Server](https://www.g2.com/products/edb-postgres-advanced-server/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (37 reviews) - [Microsoft SQL Server](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-sql-server/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (2284 reviews) - [MySQL](https://www.g2.com/products/mysql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (1680 reviews) - [PostgreSQL](https://www.g2.com/products/postgresql/reviews) — 4.4/5 stars (682 reviews) - [MongoDB Atlas](https://www.g2.com/products/mongodb-atlas/reviews) — 4.5/5 stars (899 reviews) --- ## Top Discussions ### DigitalOcean - Title: [What are droplets in DigitalOcean?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-are-droplets-in-digitalocean) — 7 comments > **Top comment:** "Companies like to rename existing concepts to make them seem more exclusive. A Droplet is what Digital Ocean has decided to name its virtual machines,..." - Title: [Are digital ocean droplets VPS?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/are-digital-ocean-droplets-vps) — 2 comments > **Top comment:** "Yes, Droplets are what Digital Ocean calls their VPS's." - Title: [What's your primary use case for DigitalOcean?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/26958-what-s-your-primary-use-case-for-digitalocean) — 2 comments, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "Hosting our Discourse Instance - HostCheetah.com" - Title: [What is DigitalOcean used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/digitalocean-what-is-digitalocean-used-for) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "I use a small VPS at DO to host my company website. I have had this server for several years and there has never been a downtime!" - Title: [What CPU does DigitalOcean use?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-cpu-does-digitalocean-use) — 1 comment > **Top comment:** "All the plans have both Intel or AMD options." ### Supabase No discussions available for this product. ### Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) - Title: [What is Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-amazon-relational-database-service-rds-used-for) — 2 comments, 2 upvotes > **Top comment:** "Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) is a cloud-based service offered by Amazon Web Services (AWS) that is used for managing and operating relational..." - Title: [An Amazon RDS performance best practice is to allocate enough RAM so that your working set resides almost completely in memory.](https://www.g2.com/discussions/an-amazon-rds-performance-best-practice-is-to-allocate-enough-ram-so-that-your-working-set-resides-almost-completely-in-memory) — 1 comment, 1 upvote > **Top comment:** "nice" --- **Source:** [G2.com](https://www.g2.com) | [Comparison Page](https://www.g2.com/compare/digitalocean-vs-supabase-supabase-vs-amazon-relational-database-service-rds)