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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (85.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (68.7% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $4.00
$12.00
DigitalOcean
Star Rating
(734)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (85.8% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $4.00
Free Trial is available
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Star Rating
(168)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (68.7% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
$12.00
Free Trial is available
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AI Generated Summary
AI-generated. Powered by real user reviews.
- Users report that DigitalOcean excels in its Ease of Use with a score of 9.3, making it a favorite among small businesses for straightforward deployment and management, while Platform.sh, with a score of 8.7, is noted for its steeper learning curve.
- Reviewers mention that DigitalOcean's Entry Level Price starting at $4.00 is significantly lower than Platform.sh's $12.00, making it a more budget-friendly option for startups and small businesses.
- G2 users highlight DigitalOcean's superior Virtual Machines (VMs) functionality, scoring 9.5 compared to Platform.sh's 8.5, indicating a more robust offering for users needing scalable virtual environments.
- Users on G2 report that Platform.sh shines in E-Commerce Integration with a score of 9.4, which is higher than DigitalOcean's 7.8, making it a better choice for businesses focused on online sales.
- Reviewers mention that both platforms have comparable Quality of Support ratings at 8.6, but users report that DigitalOcean's community forums and documentation are particularly helpful for troubleshooting.
- Users say that DigitalOcean's Resource Auto-Scaling feature, with a score of 8.3, is less robust than Platform.sh's offerings, which are better suited for applications with fluctuating resource demands, scoring 9.2.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
DigitalOcean
Droplets
Starting at $4.00
Simple, affordable, fast virtual machines
- Deploys in seconds
- Scales up on demand
- Run any workload from mission critical apps to low traffic sites
Upsun
Development
$12.00
Development only, no production environments
- Environments generated on the fly from your Git branches
- Support for microservices with multiple apps per project
- Data services built in: MySql, Redis, Solr, ElasticSearch, Postgres, Kafka, InfluxDB, RabbitMQ, and more.
Free Trial
DigitalOcean
Free Trial is available
Upsun
Free Trial is available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
639
8.9
102
Ease of Use
9.3
628
8.7
102
Ease of Setup
9.3
487
8.4
82
Ease of Admin
9.2
406
8.4
80
Quality of Support
8.7
522
8.7
100
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
379
9.1
80
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
628
8.8
97
Features by Category
Core Conversational Capabilities - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Interaction
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Task & Flow Management - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Deployment & Embedding - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Generation
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Admin & Configuration - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
System
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Monitoring & Improvement - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Reliability & Safety - AI Chatbots
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.2
18
Not enough data
9.0
18
Not enough data
8.9
18
Management
Not enough data
9.1
17
Not enough data
7.0
15
Not enough data
8.8
18
Agentic AI - Continuous Delivery
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Functionality
Not enough data
9.1
21
Not enough data
9.3
21
Not enough data
9.3
22
Management
Not enough data
8.8
12
Not enough data
9.3
20
Not enough data
8.4
22
Support
Not enough data
9.1
20
Not enough data
9.1
19
Not enough data
9.3
17
Infrastructure Provision
9.1
144
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
7.4
77
Not enough data
8.3
120
Not enough data
9.3
151
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.9
131
Not enough data
Management
8.8
153
Not enough data
8.7
153
Not enough data
8.7
146
Not enough data
Functionality
8.4
81
Not enough data
Performance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
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Not enough data
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Not enough data
Not enough data
Free Resources
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Integration - Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Learning - Machine Learning
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Agentic AI - Virtual Private Servers (VPS)
7.5
21
Not enough data
7.3
20
Not enough data
7.5
20
Not enough data
Hosting Management
8.4
346
Not enough data
8.9
353
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
285
Not enough data
8.2
240
Not enough data
8.7
267
Not enough data
7.9
216
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
296
Not enough data
8.6
294
Not enough data
Development
8.9
73
9.3
56
Feature Not Available
8.7
49
8.3
73
8.8
49
8.8
68
8.9
50
7.9
68
7.9
45
Database
8.7
69
8.6
53
7.9
67
7.2
41
7.9
66
6.9
36
8.6
66
8.1
54
8.9
68
8.4
52
Infrastructure
8.8
69
8.5
40
9.0
70
8.6
29
8.3
68
9.2
44
Configuration
8.8
51
Not enough data
8.7
51
Not enough data
8.6
51
Not enough data
7.4
50
Not enough data
8.7
50
Not enough data
Database Administration
8.7
51
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
7.8
50
Not enough data
Availability
9.2
51
Not enough data
8.8
50
Not enough data
8.4
51
Not enough data
8.4
50
Not enough data
Security
7.7
47
Not enough data
8.0
48
Not enough data
7.7
46
Not enough data
Data Management
8.6
47
Not enough data
7.5
47
Not enough data
Management
9.3
38
Not enough data
9.1
37
Not enough data
8.5
36
Not enough data
Organization
8.9
37
Not enough data
9.0
37
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
Development
8.8
36
Not enough data
8.8
34
Not enough data
8.9
36
Not enough data
9.2
35
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
DigitalOcean and Upsun are categorized as Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)
Unique Categories
DigitalOcean is categorized as Container Orchestration, Block Storage, Container Management, Database as a Service (DBaaS), VPS Hosting Platforms, Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS), Machine Learning, and AI Chatbots
Upsun is categorized as WordPress Hosting, Build Automation, Continuous Delivery, Managed Hosting, and WebOps Platforms
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DigitalOcean
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Upsun
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Small-Business
(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market
(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise
(> 1000 emp.)
Reviewers' Industry
Computer Software
24.5%
Information Technology and Services
19.8%
Internet
6.9%
Marketing and Advertising
5.8%
Computer & Network Security
3.0%
Other
40.0%
Information Technology and Services
21.6%
Computer Software
21.6%
Internet
12.7%
Marketing and Advertising
5.2%
Government Administration
2.2%
Other
36.6%
Alternatives
Discussions
What are droplets in DigitalOcean?
7 Comments
JL
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,...Read more
What's your primary use case for DigitalOcean?
2 Comments
TR
I use it for hosting my staging websites for my web dev business as well as hosting my own website. I'm not a big fan of web hosting companies, especially as...Read more
Are digital ocean droplets VPS?
2 Comments
JL
Yes, Droplets are what Digital Ocean calls their VPS's.Read more
What is the best way to deploy a python plus Mysql with a react as front end app on platform sh.
1 Comment
CY
Hi Aakash, you'll find some documentation on setting up Worker processes and Crons on Platform.sh here:...Read more
Upsun has no more discussions with answers
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