DigitalOcean Managed Databases

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Audience

DigitalOcean says its cloud solutions are tailored to startups and small businesses, as well as builders and rapidly growing businesses.digitalocean.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Backups

The product page says databases receive automatic daily backups and can be restored to any point within the previous seven days.digitalocean.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Engines

The available engines are PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, MongoDB, Valkey, and OpenSearch.docs.digitalocean.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Failover

All database clusters have automated failover that detects and replaces degraded or failing nodes.docs.digitalocean.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Limit

High availability requires at least one standby node, and Kafka and OpenSearch do not support standby nodes.docs.digitalocean.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Migration

Eligible customers with complex workloads can receive free tailored migration support from DigitalOcean specialists.digitalocean.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Monitoring

Integrated metrics and alerts cover cluster events, resource notifications, latency, CPU, memory, and disk usage.digitalocean.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Network

New managed database clusters are placed in a VPC network by default.docs.digitalocean.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Operations

DigitalOcean handles database setup, backups, and updates so customers can focus on building applications.digitalocean.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Scaling

Customers can add CPUs, RAM, and nodes, and storage autoscaling is available without manual intervention.digitalocean.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Security

Managed database connections use TLS/SSL, backups are encrypted at rest, and customers can restrict connection sources with an application firewall.digitalocean.com · read 9 Oct 2026

Paid from

15.15digitalocean.com · read 22 Sep 2026

Support

DigitalOcean describes four levels of support services for customers from startups to large businesses.digitalocean.com · read 9 Oct 2026

What it does

Managed Databases provides fully managed database clusters as an alternative to manually installing, configuring, maintaining, and securing databases.docs.digitalocean.com · read 9 Oct 2026

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