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DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
(633)
4.6 out of 5
DigitalOcean
By DigitalOcean
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cPanel
cPanel
(184)
4.5 out of 5
cPanel
By cPanel, Inc.
At a Glance
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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cPanel
cPanel
Star Rating
(184)4.5 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (77.6% of reviews)
Information
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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DigitalOcean vs cPanel

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 cPanel both meet the requirements of our reviewers at a comparable rate.
  • When comparing quality of ongoing product support, DigitalOcean and cPanel provide similar levels of assistance.
  • For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of DigitalOcean over cPanel.
Pricing
Entry-Level Pricing
DigitalOcean
Droplets
Starting at $4.00
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cPanel
No pricing available
Free Trial
DigitalOcean
No trial information available
cPanel
No trial information available
Ratings
Meets Requirements
9.1
549
9.1
147
Ease of Use
9.3
536
9.0
147
Ease of Setup
9.4
395
8.5
76
Ease of Admin
9.2
351
8.8
76
Quality of Support
8.6
445
8.6
124
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
328
9.0
70
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
536
8.4
139
Features by Category
Server MonitoringHide 11 FeaturesShow 11 Features
Not enough data
9.5
52
Visibility
Not enough data
9.7
6
Not enough data
9.2
6
Not enough data
10.0
5
Monitoring and Management
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Not enough data
9.0
5
Not enough data
10.0
5
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
9.7
5
Cloud environment support
Not enough data
9.3
5
Not enough data
Not enough data
Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)Hide 12 FeaturesShow 12 Features
8.9
589
Not enough data
Infrastructure Provision
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
Not enough data
Management
8.8
93
Not enough data
8.5
93
Not enough data
8.7
87
Not enough data
Functionality
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Virtual Private Servers (VPS)Hide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
8.5
1,975
Not enough data
Hosting Management
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
Not enough data
Cloud Platform as a Service (PaaS)Hide 13 FeaturesShow 13 Features
8.5
528
Not enough data
Development
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
Not enough data
Database
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
Not enough data
Infrastructure
9.1
44
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
8.2
44
Not enough data
Database as a Service (DBaaS)Hide 17 FeaturesShow 17 Features
8.2
532
Not enough data
Configuration
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
Not enough data
Database Administration
8.6
32
Not enough data
8.2
32
Not enough data
7.8
31
Not enough data
Availability
9.2
32
Not enough data
8.9
31
Not enough data
8.3
32
Not enough data
8.6
32
Not enough data
Security
7.4
30
Not enough data
7.7
31
Not enough data
7.4
30
Not enough data
Data Management
8.5
30
Not enough data
7.6
30
Not enough data
Container ManagementHide 10 FeaturesShow 10 Features
9.0
235
Not enough data
Management
9.4
24
Not enough data
9.0
24
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
Organization
9.2
24
Not enough data
9.3
25
Not enough data
9.1
24
Not enough data
Development
8.8
23
Not enough data
8.9
22
Not enough data
8.8
23
Not enough data
9.1
23
Not enough data
Categories
Categories
Shared Categories
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
cPanel
cPanel
DigitalOcean and cPanel share no categories
Unique Categories
DigitalOcean
cPanel
cPanel is categorized as Server Monitoring
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
86.2%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
10.8%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
3.0%
cPanel
cPanel
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
77.6%
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
20.6%
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
1.8%
Reviewers' Industry
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%
cPanel
cPanel
Information Technology and Services
26.3%
Computer Software
11.7%
Marketing and Advertising
10.5%
Internet
6.4%
Entertainment
4.1%
Other
40.9%
Most Helpful Reviews
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Jonathan K.
JK
Jonathan K.
Verified User in Computer Software

The usability and speed, it allows you to run testing, fast checks of infrastructure and deployments quickly on small instances without having to spin up whole EC2 sets. It's fast, good for development and a great boon to any developer looking to test...

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...

cPanel
cPanel
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Layla B.
LB
Layla B.
Verified User in Information Technology and Services

Cpanel is a tool that allows to have control of the server in addition to how easy it is, it allows to control different aspects of the servers. This software in addition to protecting the servers is extraordinary the administration that has. It is...

Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User
G
Verified User in Accounting

had difficulty transferring domain between accounts

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Discussions
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
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cPanel
cPanel Discussions
What is best option if we want to switch away from cPanel (not Plesk)
1 comment
Ankit y.
AY
If you are looking for an alternative panel as cPanel changed their pricing and most of the providers are now switching from cPanel to other management...Read more
Pricing Hike
1 comment
Deepak S.
DS
They have changed their business model and revenue generation model it's just the up-gradation for the better product and quality.Read more
Why would you go for cPanel when there are better alternatives like DirectAdmin?
1 comment
Shane H.
SH
The extensive ability of this app far surpases that of DirectAdmin, not to mention, the free on-demand support.Read more
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