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At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (85.8% of reviews)
Small-Business (36.3% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $4.00
No pricing available
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
Browse all 11 pricing plansWindows 11
Star Rating
(3,702)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (36.3% of reviews)
Pros & Cons
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
Learn more about Windows 11DigitalOcean vs Windows 11
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found DigitalOcean easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with DigitalOcean overall.
- DigitalOcean and Windows 11 both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that DigitalOcean is the preferred option.
- When assessing product direction, DigitalOcean and Windows 11 received similar ratings from our reviewers.
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
Windows 11
No pricing availableFree Trial
DigitalOcean
Free Trial is available
Windows 11
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
639
9.1
2,836
Ease of Use
9.3
628
9.2
2,861
Ease of Setup
9.3
487
9.2
1,078
Ease of Admin
9.2
406
8.9
661
Quality of Support
8.7
522
8.5
2,598
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
379
8.8
627
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
628
9.0
2,759
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
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
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
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
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
Memory Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.6
332
Device Management - Operating System
Not enough data
8.9
331
Backup and Recovery - Operating System
Not enough data
8.8
319
Error Detection - Operating System
Not enough data
8.5
326
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
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.3
73
Not enough data
8.8
68
Not enough data
7.9
68
Not enough data
Database
8.7
69
Not enough data
7.9
67
Not enough data
7.9
66
Not enough data
8.6
66
Not enough data
8.9
68
Not enough data
Infrastructure
8.8
69
Not enough data
9.0
70
Not enough data
8.3
68
Not enough data
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 Windows 11 share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DigitalOcean
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Windows 11
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
21.4%
Computer Software
13.3%
Higher Education
4.0%
Computer & Network Security
3.4%
Education Management
3.3%
Other
54.7%
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 Windows 10 used for?
7 Comments
CP
i have use windows 10 in general computing and gaming that was agood and fast Read more
What are the main features of Windows 10?
6 Comments
MD
Windows 10 features a user-friendly interface, a broad range of software compatibility, enhanced security with Windows Defender, regular updates, integration...Read more
Performance
5 Comments
YY
If you see that your computer is slow and you are working with many applications open, you should close them so that Windows 10 is faster, if the slowness...Read more
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