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We performed a comparison between DigitalOcean and Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
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Pros
"It's been a good choice for us for some services. We generally have several deployments. For instance, for some static Angular applications, it was a clear choice to run them on Cloudflare, which performs very well in this context. All the assets go on DigitalOcean.""The user interface is nice, and it is very easy to use. Anyone can use it.""The solution is very stable.""The most valuable feature is the ease with which you can create a phishing server and use it.""The solution is easy to set up.""The most outstanding aspect of DigitalOcean is its user interface and ease of use. Compared to more complex solutions, such as AWS, DigitalOcean's platform is highly intuitive and user-friendly.""I like Kubernetes integration.""The customer support team are very responsive."

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"The most valuable feature of Nutanix Clusters is to protect the data.""The overall infrastructure is the most valuable part of Nutanix Cloud Clusters.""The most valuable features of Nutanix Clusters are Prism Central, Micro-segmentation, and cluster scaling automation.""Having a single pane of glass where you can have both your on-prem and anything else that you spin up within AWS is useful.""I've been very pleased with their support overall.""The scalability is good.""The solution can scale well.""The most valuable feature is having the full features of my Nutanix on-premises applications in the cloud."

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Cons
"The issue with DigitalOcean is primarily the latency. So, when you have a mixed system with some components staying here, and then we encounter network latency, it's not optimal. Our""We found the solution to be a bit expensive.""The solution could improve by having integration with GitHub.""I would like to see improvements to the logging and user interface. The verification process could be more streamlined.""The technical support for this solution could be improved.""I would like to see an automation feature added to send emails out using the open-source solution.""I think something needs to be done in terms of technical support.""Other solutions are proving the monitoring feature, like AWS having GuardDuty and SAP having services for logs and monitoring. DigitalOcean doesn’t have any other benefits."

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"The technical support for Nutanix Clusters could be better.""I'd like more flexible options to get in and out of migration modes.""The biggest weakness with Clusters at this point is that the adoption rate is low because customers don't know enough about it.""We've had some challenges with the implementation.""Some of the interfaces aren't as intuitive as they should be.""There are still some things that could be improved about the product.""The reporting has room for improvement.""Perhaps the one thing that could be improved is the documentation around the solution."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "The program is cheaper than others."
  • "This is a pay as you go solution. There is no license and it is usage based."
  • "There is no licensing fee but there is a subscription cost based on how much RAM and storage you require."
  • "The price of DigitalOcean could be lower. It is expensive. it's higher than other solutions available in the market. We pay approximately $20 to $25 a month to use the solution. The price we pay is for the shared CPU option."
  • "The solution provides the cheapest cloud in comparison to the other cloud solutions."
  • "The pricing is cheap."
  • "I would rate DigitalOcean's pricing a six out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is very expensive."
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  • "I am working on one configuration that is priced at $50,000 USD, whereas another one that I'm working on is estimated to cost $250,000 USD."
  • "There are positives and negatives to licensing. It all makes sense now, but it took a while. When the licenses first changed, it was a bit confusing."
  • "The solution has been more costly at this point. We do not see any cost savings."
  • "The price is high."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It's been a good choice for us for some services. We generally have several deployments. For instance, for some static Angular applications, it was a clear choice to run them on Cloudflare, which… more »
    Top Answer:The issue with DigitalOcean is primarily the latency. So, when you have a mixed system with some components staying here, and then we encounter network latency, it's not optimal. Our present… more »
    Top Answer:It's been a good choice for us for some services. We generally have several deployments. For instance, for some static Angular applications, it was a clear choice to run them on Cloudflare, which… more »
    Top Answer:The overall infrastructure is the most valuable part of Nutanix Cloud Clusters.
    Top Answer:While a minimum of three blocks and four nodes is necessary to mitigate risk, the associated cost is substantial. I would like to see a reduction in this cost. The reporting has room for improvement… more »
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    Overview
    DigitalOcean has the fastest and most convenient cloud technology to help you easily and more efficiently manage your infrastructure so you can get back to coding. We provide all of our users with high-performance SSD Hard Drives, a flexible API, and the ability to select the nearest data center location.
    Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is a hybrid multicloud platform with natively integrated networking between private and public clouds. It allows seamless application migration and license portability across all environments and enables customers to run the full Nutanix software stack anywhere—in private or public clouds.
    Sample Customers
    jQuery Foundation, Pertino, TaskRabbit, Compose, InfluxDB, The Able Few
    The Home Depot, JetBlue, Hyundai, ShiftLeft
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company14%
    Comms Service Provider9%
    Educational Organization7%
    Manufacturing Company6%
    REVIEWERS
    Computer Software Company25%
    Healthcare Company13%
    Wholesaler/Distributor13%
    Government13%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company30%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Healthcare Company7%
    Company Size
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business78%
    Large Enterprise22%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business32%
    Midsize Enterprise19%
    Large Enterprise48%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise40%
    Large Enterprise30%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business19%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise69%
    Buyer's Guide
    DigitalOcean vs. Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2)
    May 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about DigitalOcean vs. Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) and other solutions. Updated: May 2024.
    769,662 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    DigitalOcean is ranked 12th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 9 reviews while Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is ranked 13th in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) with 9 reviews. DigitalOcean is rated 8.4, while Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of DigitalOcean writes "Testing new systems is affordable. Backup/snapshots does not always restore properly". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) writes "Helps manage costs, eliminates waste, and has excellent technical support". DigitalOcean is most compared with Amazon AWS, Google Firebase, Microsoft Azure, Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Alibaba Cloud, whereas Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) is most compared with VMware Cloud Foundation, Azure Stack, AWS Outposts, VMware Cloud on AWS and Microsoft Azure. See our DigitalOcean vs. Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) report.

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