DigitalOcean Load Balancers vs. Google Compute Engine
| Product | Rating | Most Used By | Product Summary | Starting Price |
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DigitalOcean Load Balancers | N/A | N/A | DigitalOcean's Load Balancers are used to scale applications and improve availability, security, and performance across the user's infrastructure in a few clicks. The Load Balancers are monitored for availability and if any anomalies are detected, DigitalOcean's systems will correct them and fix them. Load Balancers automatically provision and renew SSL certificates free of charge through Let’s Encrypt. Load Balancers also support HTTP/2, providing better performance for users. | $12 per month per node |
Google Compute Engine | Score8.3 out of 10 | N/A | Google Compute Engine is an infrastructure-as-a-service (IaaS) product from Google Cloud. It provides virtual machines with carbon-neutral infrastructure which run on the same data centers that Google itself uses. | $0 per month GB |
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| Entry-level Setup Fee | No setup fee | No setup fee | ||||||||||||||
| Additional Details | — | Prices vary according to region (i.e US central, east, & west time zones). Google Compute Engine also offers a discounted rate for a 1 & 3 year commitment. | ||||||||||||||
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| Likelihood to Recommend | - | 7.6 |
| Likelihood to Renew | - | 9.0 |
| Usability | - | 9.0 |
| Availability | - | 8.6 |
| Performance | - | 8.3 |
| Support Rating | - | 10.0 |