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Overview

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform designed to help organizations run virtual desktops and applications in the cloud. It offers businesses with built-in migration tools, which enables administrators to migrate remote desktop services (RDS) and Windows server desktops to various devices.

DigitalOcean is a cloud management software designed to help businesses build and launch applications in cloud environments. Administrators can use the platform to set up application development frameworks, maintain product catalogs, and capture and store business data in a centralized repository.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

Pricing

Starting from

1

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

5

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

1.8K

5

4

3

2

1

1.1K

594

65

8

4

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
98%
would recommend this app

4.7

132

5

4

3

2

1

99

28

2

0

3

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
96%
would recommend this app

Pros

The pleasure of sharing important content such as videos and graphics that I want to share in a comfortable, fast and secure way without any restrictions is invaluable.
Azure gives you the peace of mind of a super powerful machine with adequate storage for you to do your job.
Microsoft Azure is a great platform that provides secure and reliable data sources for our company which is very important. It is easy to use and very effective software.

Pros

They have a robust network and greater availability regions and have great customer support that will help you anytime. DigitalOcean's market presence is quite high.
We are really pleased with Digital Ocean - its the hosting solution for the pros and their ethical support is second to none.
It is the perfect platform for developing and distributing apps because to its user-friendly UI and strong API.

Cons

In Brazil, being charged on a dollar basis is very expensive, it is difficult to pass this on to the customer. The recent 21% readjustment was abusive.
Also, if you forgot a DEV machine on over the night, with no need, you will be charged.
I received and email (turns out from a Bot) and this was ignored apart from a missed call from someone, who I then could not get hold of.

Cons

I/O problems in smaller droplets. Network security cannot be implemented to the deeper level.
I switched to Digital Ocean from AWS after a long and considered research phase. The problems I wanted to avoid were.
The learning curve was steep when I started using DO several years ago. I imagine those with no experience in this area would struggle but the guides really helped.
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  • Last review10 days ago
  • Vendor responds to reviews
  • Last review11 days ago

Key features

  • Total features73
  • API
  • API Design
  • API Lifecycle Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Automatic Backup
  • BYOL Management
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Change Management
  • Cloud Computing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compatibility Testing
  • Compliance Management
  • Configuration Management
  • Cost Management
  • DaaS
  • Dashboard
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Dictionary Management
  • Data Migration
  • Data Replication
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Visualization
  • Debugging
  • Deployment Management
  • Desktop Virtualization
  • Desktop/Application Virtualization
  • Developer Portal
  • Filtering
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Integrated Development Environment
  • Issue Tracking
  • Load Balancing
  • Log Access
  • Mobile Development
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Cloud Management
  • Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Network Monitoring
  • No-Code
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Policy Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Relational Database Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Remote Update/Installation
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Secure Login
  • Self Service Portal
  • Server Monitoring
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Software Development
  • Source Control
  • Testing Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Protection
  • Traffic Control
  • User Management
  • User Provisioning
  • VDI
  • Version Control
  • Virtual Machine Encryption
  • Virtual Machine Migration
  • Virtual Machine Monitoring
  • Virtual Server
  • Web App Development
  • Total features21
  • API
  • API Design
  • API Lifecycle Management
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Management
  • Activity Tracking
  • Application Management
  • Automatic Backup
  • BYOL Management
  • Backup and Recovery
  • Change Management
  • Cloud Computing
  • Collaboration Tools
  • Compatibility Testing
  • Compliance Management
  • Configuration Management
  • Cost Management
  • DaaS
  • Dashboard
  • Data Capture and Transfer
  • Data Dictionary Management
  • Data Migration
  • Data Replication
  • Data Security
  • Data Storage Management
  • Data Visualization
  • Debugging
  • Deployment Management
  • Desktop Virtualization
  • Desktop/Application Virtualization
  • Developer Portal
  • Filtering
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Integrated Development Environment
  • Issue Tracking
  • Load Balancing
  • Log Access
  • Mobile Development
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Cloud Management
  • Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Network Monitoring
  • No-Code
  • Performance Monitoring
  • Policy Management
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Relational Database Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Remote Update/Installation
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Data Storage
  • Secure Login
  • Self Service Portal
  • Server Monitoring
  • Service Level Agreement (SLA) Management
  • Software Development
  • Source Control
  • Testing Management
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Protection
  • Traffic Control
  • User Management
  • User Provisioning
  • VDI
  • Version Control
  • Virtual Machine Encryption
  • Virtual Machine Migration
  • Virtual Machine Monitoring
  • Virtual Server
  • Web App Development

Integrations

  • Total integrations882
  • Bitbucket
  • Datadog
  • Dropbox Business
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Google Drive
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Jenkins
  • Jira
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Teams
  • NetSuite
  • PagerDuty
  • ServiceNow
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite
  • Total integrations28
  • Bitbucket
  • Datadog
  • Dropbox Business
  • GitHub
  • GitLab
  • Google Drive
  • HubSpot CRM
  • Jenkins
  • Jira
  • Microsoft 365
  • Microsoft Azure
  • Microsoft Teams
  • NetSuite
  • PagerDuty
  • ServiceNow
  • Shopify
  • Slack
  • Trello
  • Zapier
  • Zendesk Suite

User reviews that mention these apps

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Iván C.

Telecommunications, 11-50 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Overall Rating
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend8/10

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DigitalOcean

IAAS Con precio competitivo

Reviewed a year ago

Para situaciones tan críticas como servidores virtuales en las empresas, hay que valorar si merece la pena pagar por un IAAS lider en el mercado. Si no lo vas a utilizar en entorno de producción, recomiendo DigitalOcean sin duda. En mi caso lo utilizo como entorno de pruebas.Hay que valorar el uso que le vas a dar y calcular la diferencia de precio entre DigitalOcean, AWS o Azure, ya que si no es mucha la diferencia, siempre recomendaré los líderes en IAAS.Probé DigitalOcean como servidor en la nube de copias de seguridad y funciona perfectamente. El servicio de soporte es correcto. Ahora mismo administro 3 VPS de DigitalOcean y hasta la fecha no he tenido problemas graves

Pros

Evidentemente lo que más me ha gustado es el precio. Si quieres ahorrar unos euros a final de año con una infraestructura como servicio DigitalOcean puede ser tu solución. Hasta ahora no hemos tenido tiempo de inactividad con el servicio. Pueden ayudarte con la configuración inicial y la solución de los errores del servidor virtual. Cuando no es problema de ellos normalmente también suelen ayudarte, a diferencia de un hosting web.Hay que tener experiencia con servidores para configurar ciertos ajustes. Una vez aprendes, dispones de un servidor donde puedes instalar, gestionar y almacenar lo que quieras.

Cons

En algunas ocasiones no te avisa de los importes que quedan por pagar, y hay que tener cuidado con ello ya que es posible que te borren todos los datos del servidor si no pagas en los plazos estipulados.No tiene tantas funcionalidades como AWS y Azure. Cuesta un poco al principio adecuarte a la interfaz, pero es intuitiva y se te quedan rápido las cosas.

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Eric N.

Consumer Services, 1-10 employees

Used daily for 6-12 months

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Overall Rating
  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend10/10

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DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean Review

Reviewed 2 years ago

My overall experience has been top-notch, we have never had any problem using it from day one and i highly recommend it.

Pros

What I like most about DigitalOcean are its ease of use and user-friendly interface. DigitalOcean provides a simple and intuitive control panel that makes it easy for users to create and manage their resources, such as Droplets, spaces, load balancers, and more. This can be beneficial for users who are new to cloud computing or who want to avoid the complexity of other cloud providers.

Cons

The only throwback I have with DigitalOcean is that it may not have as many features and services as some of the larger cloud providers, such as AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud. DigitalOcean focuses mainly on providing simple, easy-to-use solutions for developers and small to medium-sized businesses, and may not have as many specialized services or advanced features as some of the larger providers. But am sure they are working on adding more features soon.

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Reece S.

Computer Software, self-employed

Used monthly for less than 6 months

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  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
  • Likelihood to recommend1/10

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DigitalOcean

Solid But Expensive

Reviewed 4 years ago

A solid experience but the pricing is far too high. However if budget is not a problem for you, definitely check them out.

Pros

This company does offer some good services and a decent user interface. They are straight forward with the pricing and you know exactly where you stand.

Cons

Far too expensive in the current climate. The market is saturated with cloud-based storage solutions, and with the likes of Amazon, Google and Microsoft, there is too much competition for DigitalOcean to provide their services at the right prices.