Compare DigitalOcean and Fastly CDN 
At a Glance
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.2% of reviews)
Mid-Market (47.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $4.00
No pricing available
DigitalOcean
Star Rating
(633)4.6 out of 5
Market Segments
Small-Business (86.2% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
Starting at $4.00
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Star Rating
(86)4.7 out of 5
Market Segments
Mid-Market (47.0% of reviews)
Entry-Level Pricing
No pricing available
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DigitalOcean vs Fastly CDN
When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found DigitalOcean easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Fastly CDN overall.
- Reviewers felt that Fastly CDN meets the needs of their business better than DigitalOcean.
- When comparing quality of ongoing product support, reviewers felt that Fastly CDN is the preferred option.
- For feature updates and roadmaps, our reviewers preferred the direction of Fastly CDN over DigitalOcean.
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
Fastly CDN
No pricing availableFree Trial
DigitalOcean
No trial information availableFastly CDN
No trial information availableRatings
Meets Requirements
9.1
550
9.2
65
Ease of Use
9.3
537
9.0
66
Ease of Setup
9.4
396
8.7
39
Ease of Admin
9.2
351
8.8
39
Quality of Support
8.6
446
9.4
66
Has the product been a good partner in doing business?
9.2
328
9.6
38
Product Direction (% positive)
9.0
537
9.6
62
Features by Category
Content
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
9.1
41
Not enough data
9.2
45
Security
Not enough data
9.2
42
Not enough data
9.2
41
Management
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
8.8
44
Not enough data
8.7
45
Integration
Not enough data
9.2
40
Not enough data
9.0
29
Software Options
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Audience Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Streamer Tools
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Infrastructure Provision
9.3
88
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.5
64
Not enough data
9.5
92
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
9.0
76
Not enough data
Management
8.8
94
Not enough data
8.5
94
Not enough data
8.7
88
Not enough data
Functionality
Feature Not Available
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
Not enough data
Not enough data
Security
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
API Features
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 and Compliance
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Technical Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Optimization Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Content Delivery Network (CDN) Type
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Data Management
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
User Features
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Modernization
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
AI Performance Improvement - Application Server
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
Usability - Load Balancing
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Not enough data
Performance Optimization - Load Balancing
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 & Compliance - Load Balancing
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
Hosting Management
8.3
305
Not enough data
8.9
312
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.6
245
Not enough data
8.2
201
Not enough data
8.7
228
Not enough data
7.9
180
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.8
257
Not enough data
8.5
255
Not enough data
Development
9.0
48
Not enough data
Feature Not Available
Not enough data
8.4
48
Not enough data
8.9
45
Not enough data
7.7
44
Not enough data
Database
8.7
44
Not enough data
7.7
45
Not enough data
7.8
42
Not enough data
8.7
43
Not enough data
9.1
45
Not enough data
Infrastructure
9.1
45
Not enough data
9.1
46
Not enough data
8.2
45
Not enough data
Configuration
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
7.1
32
Not enough data
8.5
33
Not enough data
Database Administration
8.6
33
Not enough data
8.3
33
Not enough data
7.8
32
Not enough data
Availability
9.2
33
Not enough data
8.9
32
Not enough data
8.4
33
Not enough data
8.6
33
Not enough data
Security
7.5
31
Not enough data
7.8
32
Not enough data
7.5
31
Not enough data
Data Management
8.5
31
Not enough data
7.5
31
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 and Fastly CDN share no categories
Unique Categories
Fastly CDN is categorized as Video Platform as a Service (VPaaS), Live Stream, Load Balancing, Web Server Accelerator, Content Delivery Network (CDN), Application Server, and Image Optimization
Reviews
Reviewers' Company Size
DigitalOcean
Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
Enterprise(> 1000 emp.)
Fastly CDN
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
24.9%
Information Technology and Services
20.1%
Internet
7.8%
Marketing and Advertising
5.6%
Computer & Network Security
2.7%
Other
38.9%
Information Technology and Services
19.3%
Computer Software
10.8%
Online Media
7.2%
Marketing and Advertising
7.2%
Leisure, Travel & Tourism
7.2%
Other
48.2%
Most Helpful Reviews
DigitalOcean
Most Helpful Favorable Review
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.
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...
Fastly CDN
Most Helpful Favorable Review
Ian E.
Verified User in Wholesale
Complete and simple to use image transformation engine that is a LOT less expensive than other image transforming services. Great CDN on par with other high end CDN's we evaluated.
Most Helpful Critical Review
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
The worst support ever. It seems someone is forcing they to work!
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.
Ian E.
Verified User in Wholesale
Complete and simple to use image transformation engine that is a LOT less expensive than other image transforming services. Great CDN on par with other high end CDN's we evaluated.
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...
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
The worst support ever. It seems someone is forcing they to work!
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
Fastly CDN has no discussions with answers
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