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At a Glance
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Star Rating
(487)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Enterprise (44.0% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
Star Rating
(633)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.2% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $4.00
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Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) vs DigitalOcean

When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found DigitalOcean easier to use, set up, and administer. Reviewers also preferred doing business with DigitalOcean overall.

  • Reviewers felt that Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) meets the needs of their business better than DigitalOcean.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) is the preferred option.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) over DigitalOcean.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
No pricing available
DigitalOcean
Droplets
Starting at $4.00
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Free Trial
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
No trial information available
DigitalOcean
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.2
349
9.1
549
Ease of Use
8.6
347
9.3
536
Ease of Setup
8.3
222
9.4
395
Ease of Admin
8.5
211
9.2
351
Quality of Support
8.7
324
8.6
445
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.1
206
9.2
328
Product Direction (% positive)
9.4
319
9.0
536
Features by Category
Virtual Private Cloud (VPC)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.6
589
Not enough data
Customization
9.0
44
Not enough data
8.6
48
Not enough data
8.6
45
Not enough data
Infrastructure
9.0
50
Not enough data
8.8
49
Not enough data
8.7
50
Not enough data
8.2
48
Not enough data
8.6
47
Not enough data
Management
8.5
41
Not enough data
8.6
42
Not enough data
8.5
41
Not enough data
8.5
40
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
Not enough data
8.9
589
Infrastructure Provision
Not enough data
9.3
87
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
63
Not enough data
9.5
91
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
75
Management
Not enough data
8.8
93
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
8.7
87
Functionality
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Virtual Private Servers (VPS)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
Not enough data
8.5
1,975
Hosting Management
Not enough data
8.3
304
Not enough data
8.9
311
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
244
Not enough data
8.2
200
Not enough data
8.7
227
Not enough data
7.9
179
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
256
Not enough data
8.5
254
Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
Not enough data
8.5
528
Development
Not enough data
9.0
47
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
47
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
7.7
43
Database
Not enough data
8.7
43
Not enough data
7.7
44
Not enough data
7.8
41
Not enough data
8.7
42
Not enough data
9.1
44
Infrastructure
Not enough data
9.1
44
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
8.2
44
Database as a Service (DBaaS)Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
Not enough data
8.2
532
Configuration
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
8.5
32
Not enough data
7.2
31
Not enough data
8.5
32
Database Administration
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
7.8
31
Availability
Not enough data
9.2
32
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Security
Not enough data
7.4
30
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.4
30
Data Management
Not enough data
8.5
30
Not enough data
7.6
30
Not enough data
9.0
235
Management
Not enough data
9.4
24
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.8
23
Organization
Not enough data
9.2
24
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
9.1
24
Development
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
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Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) and DigitalOcean share no categories
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
18.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
37.4%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
44.0%
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
86.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
10.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.0%
Reviewers' Industry
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Information Technology and Services
16.2%
Computer Software
13.6%
Financial Services
8.2%
Computer & Network Security
4.0%
Telecommunications
3.8%
Other
54.1%
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
Computer Software
25.0%
Information Technology and Services
20.1%
Internet
7.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.7%
Computer & Network Security
2.5%
Other
38.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Arham T.
AT
Arham T.
Verified User in Computer Software

It creates a network where we can use it in multiple regions and multiple AWS accounts. It also creates internet gateway subnets. It is secure reliable and enables us to track the traffic and generate logs.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Broadcast Media
GB
Verified User in Broadcast Media

I'm still aan early user of this product, so far I don't have many dislikes.

DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Christopher F.
CF
Christopher F.
Verified User in Financial Services

The low cost and the incredibly extensive documentation library. I've learned more Linux sever administration and application development and deployment from reading DO's documentation then literally anywhere else.

Most Helpful Critical Review
Chris H.
CH
Chris H.
Verified User

The customer support is non-existent, takes days to respond and has been offshored to India. When you pay for backups, they are not retained if your server is deleted. My server was deleted and I had paid for backups, so I expected to be able to retain...

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Discussions
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC)
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) Discussions
What is Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) used for?
1 comment
Piyush K.
PK
Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) is a crucial service in Amazon Web Services (AWS) that allows users to create a logically isolated section of the...Read more
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Amazon Virtual Private Cloud (Amazon VPC) has no more discussions with answers
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean Discussions
What are droplets in DigitalOcean?
7 comments
James L.
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
Trevor R.
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
James L.
JL
Yes, Droplets are what Digital Ocean calls their VPS's.Read more