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DigitalOcean vs Ivanti

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DigitalOcean

Software

The developer cloud

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Ivanti

Software

Security, service management, and unified endpoint management

From
On request
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only DigitalOcean has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: DigitalOcean data transfer overage charged at $0.01 per GiB beyond included allowances; Ivanti no pricing is published on the products page; the only routes are Contact Our Team or the How to Buy page describing the sales process, per ivanti.com, August 2026

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which DigitalOcean and Ivanti actually diverge.

Attributes where DigitalOcean and Ivanti differ
AttributeDigitalOceanIvanti
Starting priceFreeOn request
Pricing modelusage-basedquote
Free tierYesNo
PlatformsLinux, Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure backend)Web
Founded2011Unknown

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Unknown).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in DigitalOcean

  • Droplets (VPS)
  • Managed Kubernetes
  • App Platform
  • Managed Databases
  • Spaces (Object Storage)
  • Floating IPs
  • Load Balancers
  • Firewalls

Only in Ivanti

Nothing recorded that DigitalOcean does not also cover.

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

DigitalOcean

  • Developers seeking affordable VPS starting at $4/month for small applicationsnot Ivanti
  • Teams deploying containerised workloads with Kubernetes starting at $12/month cluster costnot Ivanti
  • Data scientists and ML engineers requiring NVIDIA GPU access at $1.91/GPU/hour (committed)not Ivanti

Ivanti

No use cases recorded yet. See the Ivanti review.

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

DigitalOcean

  • Data transfer overage charged at $0.01 per GiB beyond included allowances
  • Free tier includes only 3 static sites; additional static sites require paid upgrade
  • Container registry free tier capped at 500 MiB storage; exceeding requires paid tier
  • Functions free tier allows 90,000 GiB-seconds monthly; overages billed on usage basis
  • GPU Droplets require minimum monthly commitment for lower hourly rates; on-demand significantly more expensive

Ivanti

  • No pricing is published on the products page; the only routes are Contact Our Team or the How to Buy page describing the sales process, per ivanti.com, August 2026

Pricing, plan by plan

DigitalOcean

Free

No published plan breakdown. See the DigitalOcean review.

Ivanti

On request

No published plan breakdown. See the Ivanti review.

Which should you pick?

Choose DigitalOcean if

  • You need droplets (vps).
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Linux, Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure backend).
  • You also want managed kubernetes.
DigitalOcean review

Choose Ivanti if

Nothing in the data separates Ivanti from DigitalOcean on the points above - pick on price and on how each one feels to use.

Ivanti review

Questions people ask

Is DigitalOcean or Ivanti better?
Neither clearly leads. DigitalOcean starts at Free and Ivanti at On request, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean or Ivanti?
DigitalOcean has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for DigitalOcean and On request for Ivanti.
Does DigitalOcean or Ivanti run on more platforms?
DigitalOcean runs on Linux, Cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure backend). Ivanti runs on Web.
Can I use DigitalOcean for free?
Yes. DigitalOcean has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. Ivanti starts at On request.
What is DigitalOcean best used for?
DigitalOcean is most often used for developers seeking affordable vps starting at $4/month for small applications, teams deploying containerised workloads with kubernetes starting at $12/month cluster cost, data scientists and ml engineers requiring nvidia gpu access at $1.91/gpu/hour (committed). Of those, developers seeking affordable vps starting at $4/month for small applications and teams deploying containerised workloads with kubernetes starting at $12/month cluster cost are not what Ivanti is typically brought in for.
What can DigitalOcean do that Ivanti cannot?
DigitalOcean covers Droplets (VPS), Managed Kubernetes, App Platform, Managed Databases.
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