DigitalOcean vs SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud comparison

DigitalOcean and SAP are both solutions in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category. DigitalOcean is ranked #14 with an average rating of 7.7, while SAP is ranked #13 with an average rating of 8.9. DigitalOcean holds a 2.1% mindshare in ISI, compared to SAP’s 1.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of DigitalOcean users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 89% of SAP users who would recommend it.

DigitalOcean

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100% willing to recommend

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud

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89% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 16, 2024

DigitalOcean and SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud compete in the cloud services sector, addressing diverse business needs. DigitalOcean's simplicity attracts smaller enterprises, yet SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud offers extensive features, making it a preferable choice for large organizations.

Features: DigitalOcean provides scalable virtual machines, a straightforward API, and ease of use. SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud includes advanced analytics, in-memory computing, and seamless integration capabilities.

Room for Improvement: DigitalOcean could enhance complex deployment configurations, offer advanced analytics features, and improve its enterprise-level support. SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud may benefit from simplifying its deployment process, reducing costs, and enhancing user-friendliness for smaller businesses.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: DigitalOcean boasts a user-friendly deployment with extensive documentation and community support. SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud offers a comprehensive deployment process with personalized premium service, ideal for complex environments.

Pricing and ROI: DigitalOcean features competitive pricing with low upfront investment, ideal for cost-conscious projects. SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud involves higher costs but offers substantial ROI through extensive capabilities and scalability for large enterprises.

To learn more, read our detailed DigitalOcean vs. SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud Report (Updated: September 2025).

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Categories and Ranking

DigitalOcean

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

14th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud

Ranking in Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

13th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) category, the mindshare of DigitalOcean is 2.1%, up from 2.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is 1.5%, down from 1.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud	1.5%
DigitalOcean	2.1%
Other	96.4%

Infrastructure as a Service Clouds (IaaS)

Featured Reviews

Michael Olayemi

Senior Software Engineer at Checkit

Enjoy cost-effective hosting with flexible deployment and room for payment model improvement

I use only one feature, which is the droplet, and it has been satisfactory. The droplet feature is valuable for hosting my applications as it is particularly cost-effective and serves my needs well. I also have total freedom over what I use, and I have a better user interface and documentation compared to Oracle.

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Rajnikant Verma

SAP S4 Hana Solution Architect / Presales at Tech Mahindra Limited

Real-time data processing and good support with room for market-driven improvements

SAP RFX and overall SAP solutions provide a very intuitive and integrated solution within finance, leading procurement, and other business scenarios. The real-time data processing and the ability to track all leasing processes and contracts are particularly valuable. SAP's capability to integrate with other systems like GIS and non-SAP applications also stands out.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The solution is very stable."

"The team was particularly satisfied with the flexibility of the service and the rules for managing virtual machines on DigitalOcean."

"DigitalOcean is much cheaper compared to Oracle, Amazon, and Google, making it a better option for a startup."

"I like Kubernetes integration."

"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."

"The solution's app platform simplifies many tasks a developer must handle manually. For instance, when serving a website, the app platform uses NGINX to manage the app's serving, caching, and automatic rerunning in case of failure."

"The droplet feature is valuable for hosting my applications as it is particularly cost-effective and serves my needs well."

"The most valuable feature is the ease with which you can create a phishing server and use it."

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"It is a stable and scalable product."

"The scalability is good because we have some cloud resources to support the ERP."

"The BTP module is important for digital transformations."

"Traditionally, SAP worked with Oracle databases, but SAP is getting rid of the other databases and promoting its own. SAP will stop support for other databases around 2026, so everyone is moving to SAP S/4HANA for the performance and because it's the preferred database for SAP. S/4HANA has new features from the front-end or application feature perspective. The idea is to move toward future-ready technology."

"This solution is as good as any other S/4HANA SAP solution. The continuous support we get is very valuable."

"It is a scalable solution if you have a good cloud infrastructure."

"We have a wide range of use cases for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud. These include production planning, materials management, sales management, treasury, finance, appliance maintenance, real estate, and warehouse management."

"Ensuring data integrity across finance, supply chain, and other critical areas is paramount for real-time decision-making. Access to accurate and up-to-date information is essential for data protection. While the digital solution primarily serves basic maintenance, the ability to handle these core aspects efficiently is invaluable for your needs."

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Cons

"We found the solution to be a bit expensive."

"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."

"I would like to see an automation feature added to send emails out using the open-source solution."

"The deployment time can be improved in DigitalOcean. While deployment is automated, the process can take a minute and a half to five minutes, and for more complex applications, this time increases even further. This is not optimal for applications that receive frequent updates."

"DigitalOcean could offer a pay-as-you-go model similar to AWS, where I would pay for what I use rather than having fixed payments."

"The lack of a proper service provider model ultimately led us to cease operations with DigitalOcean."

"There are disadvantages, such as machines getting stuck or disconnected, requiring restarts."

"The platform could enhance its features, particularly for ETL processes. Additionally, more integration features would be highly beneficial."

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"The customer has a lot of dependencies on SAP which means they don't have much flexibility to go and update the system when or if they need to. They will need to wait for the quarterly updates. It's possible to maybe raise a special request with SAP if it is absolutely necessary."

"The main thing is that SAP needs to give better response times for support tickets."

"Customization is an area of concern in SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, where improvements are required."

"The licensing model for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud has changed, and it is not entirely clear for final customers. Instead of named users, they now have to calculate FUEs."

"The solution is scalable from an infrastructure point of view. However, it becomes more complex over time because technology is changing so fast."

"The solution needs to embed or integrate with IBP to fully activate the PPT module with efficiency."

"The cost could be improved. I think it's higher than the competition."

"The product must provide more details of the errors."

More SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution provides the cheapest cloud in comparison to the other cloud solutions."

"The program is cheaper than others."

"I would rate DigitalOcean's pricing a six out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is very expensive."

"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."

"I am using the cheapest option available, which costs $50 per month."

"The pricing is cheap."

"The tool's pricing is cheap."

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"I rate the product's price a five out of ten."

"The product itself is relatively expensive."

"The price is high compared to other databases, which is why HANA is still not widely used. Some enterprises prefer Sybase, Oracle, or other traditional databases because HANA is a little pricey. Cost is one factor SAP needs to work on to make it more competitive with other databases. Otherwise, they'll never be able to develop a mass customer base."

"The solution's cost is reasonable."

"The price is expensive compared to the competition."

"The price is on little bit higher. For SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud, we see roughly five crores per annum."

"The licensing of the solution is on a yearly basis. The normal price of the solution is quite high, but I received a special discount by making a purchase near the end of the year."

"The solution could be less expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Educational Organization

Manufacturing Company

20%

Computer Software Company

12%

University

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	10
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	2

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	7
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	16

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about DigitalOcean?

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 p...

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What needs improvement with DigitalOcean?

There are disadvantages, such as machines getting stuck or disconnected, requiring restarts. Sometimes we lose connection and need to check with the IT service provider from the DigitalOcean servic...

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What is your primary use case for DigitalOcean?

We use DigitalOcean mostly for RDS services and cloud-related systems where we want to deploy codes and run them using nginx or other services where it is cheaper to use, and we use it to extract d...

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What do you like most about SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?

It has significantly streamlined our operations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?

SAP HANA Cloud can be quite costly compared to other solutions. The high licensing costs make it an expensive option, particularly for smaller customers. However, they offer solutions for mid-sized...

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What needs improvement with SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud?

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is powerful but has areas needing refinement. Cost optimization, smoother scalability options and more flexible integration with third party tools are key improvement poin...

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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.

DigitalOcean

SAP HANA Enterprise Cloud is a fully scalable and secure private managed cloud solution. It empowers organizations to unlock the full value of SAP HANA in the cloud - accelerating growth and innovation, driving IT and business transformation, quickly delivering business outcomes, and reducing risk.

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