DigitalOcean Managed Databases
Managed SQL, NoSQL, cache and streaming clusters from $15/month
Score breakdown
What makes up this score
- 2 independent review sources
- 3,275 third-party reviews counted
- 2 answer engines measured
- cross-model consistency 0.82
- 11 web authority signals
- average citing-domain authority 35
- 100% of the category rubric covered
- No approved user reviews yet
Explanation
Why DigitalOcean Managed Databases ranks #1
DigitalOcean Managed Databases ranks #1 of 9 app hosting & paas with a TOP SCORE of 56.
That is 9 points above the category average of 47.
Its strongest component is External Reputation at 88; its weakest is Web Authority at 31.
No usable evidence was found for TOP10 User Score, so that weight was redistributed across the components that are evidenced.
Generated from the recorded evidence behind this score, not from editorial opinion. How scoring works.
Score history
How the score has moved
39 → 56 ↑16.7
External reputation
What third-party sources publish
| Source | Published | Normalised | Reviews | Last checked | Method |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G2 ↗ | 4.6/5 | 92 | 756 | 31 Aug 2026 | permitted crawl |
| Trustpilot ↗ | 4.6/5 | 92 | 2.5k | 31 Aug 2026 | permitted crawl |
AI visibility
How answer engines treat this platform
| Engine | Mention | Recommendation | Citation | Avg position | Queries | Measured |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| claude sonnet 5 grounded | 40% | 30% | 20% | 5.5 | 10 | 6 Oct 2026 |
| claude sonnet 5 grounded | 17% | 0% | 17% | 6.5 | 12 | 1 Sept 2026 |
| claude sonnet 5 parametric | 17% | 8% | 0% | 4.5 | 12 | 1 Sept 2026 |
| claude sonnet 5 grounded | 0% | 0% | 8% | — | 12 | 1 Sept 2026 |
| claude sonnet 5 parametric | 8% | 0% | 0% | 6.0 | 12 | 1 Sept 2026 |
| claude sonnet 5 parametric | 42% | 17% | 0% | 4.2 | 12 | 31 Aug 2026 |
Web authority
Citations and independent coverage
- DigitalOcean Docs31 Aug 2026
- G231 Aug 2026
- Trustpilot31 Aug 2026
- Capterra31 Aug 2026
- Better Business Bureau31 Aug 2026
- G231 Aug 2026
- DEV Community31 Aug 2026
- Gartner Peer Insights31 Aug 2026
- Trustpilot31 Aug 2026
- WebsitePlanet31 Aug 2026
- BusinessWire31 Aug 2026
TOP10 users
What our users report
No published reviews yet. Reviews are moderated before they appear and are never removed at a business's request.
Company information
The facts on file
- Description
- DigitalOcean Managed Databases is a fully managed database service covering PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Kafka, Valkey and OpenSearch, with DigitalOcean handling setup, backups, updates and failover. Pricing is per cluster by node size with flat, region-independent rates starting at $15/month. It targets developers, startups and small-to-mid teams who want a predictable monthly bill and a simple console rather than deep tuning controls.
- Category
- App Hosting & PaaS
- Products
- Managed PostgreSQL, Managed MySQL, Managed MongoDB, Managed Kafka, Managed Valkey (in-memory caching), Managed OpenSearch
- Markets
- SMB, Startups, Freelancers, Agencies
- Integrations
- DigitalOcean Droplets (private networking), DigitalOcean Kubernetes, PgBouncer connection pooling, Built-in monitoring and alerting, Self-service in-app migration flow
- Pricing
- $15.15/month (PostgreSQL/MySQL Basic, 1 GiB / 1 vCPU); Valkey from $15.00/month; MongoDB from $15.23/month · free tier: None pricing page ↗
- Regulatory
- SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 Type II certified by Schellman & Company; Trust Platform FAQ also cites Global PRP certification and eligibility for HIPAA and DORA workloads. HIPAA use requires executing DigitalOcean's BAA and subscribing to Standard or Premium Support. PCI scope for Managed Databases specifically was not verified, nor was any published uptime SLA percentage. Older ISO 27001/9001/SSAE16 claims circulating in community posts are unreliable. MongoDB is source-available rather than open source; Valkey and OpenSearch are open source.
- Official website
- https://www.digitalocean.com/products/managed-databases ↗
- Last verified
- 31 Aug 2026
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- This platform56
- Category leader56
- Category average47
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