AceCloud
vs
DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean offers developer-friendly cloud services with GPU droplets and managed services. Both providers offer similar services, though AceCloud has stronger presence in India.
What's good about each
- Good range of high-performance NVIDIA GPUs
- On-demand billing with instance hibernation to optimize savings
- Operates 10+ data centers globally including locations in India and USA
- Offers 24/7 support with 99.99% uptime SLA
- Free credits for new users (₹20,000/$200 for 30 days)
- Simple, developer-first cloud
- Predictable pricing & monthly caps
- AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
- Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AceCloud | DigitalOcean | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GiB RAM (C3a.medium) | $6.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic) | 2.5x more expensive on AceCloud |
| Medium VM | $60.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (C3a.xlarge) | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic) | 20% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Large VM | $119.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (C3a.2xlarge) | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | 29% cheaper on AceCloud |
| Block storage | $9.00 /mo 100 GB | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | 10% cheaper on AceCloud |
| Object storage | $10.24 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TiB | 49% cheaper on AceCloud |
| PostgreSQL | $75.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (DB.2.8) | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage | 20% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Redis | $75.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (DB.2.8) | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 5x more expensive on AceCloud |
| Load balancer | $16.00 /mo | $12.00 /mo | 25% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $34.69 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
AceCloud offers 9 GPU models, while DigitalOcean offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AceCloud | DigitalOcean | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
12 configs · 3 configs
|
$3.31 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $3.26 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | Within 5% |
|
H200
24 configs · 3 configs
|
$5.02 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.47 /GPU/hr On-demand | 11% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
|
L40S
20 configs · 1 config
|
$1.87 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | 16% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
9 configs · 1 config
|
$1.04 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $1.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | 34% cheaper on AceCloud |
|
RTX PRO 6000
21 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
|
A100
9 configs
|
$1.65 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
|
RTX A6000
12 configs
|
$0.85 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
|
B300
2 configs
|
-- | $7.94 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | DigitalOcean only |
MI300X
3 configs
|
-- | $1.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | DigitalOcean only |
|
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $4.50 /GPU/hr Spot | DigitalOcean only |
AceCloud bills on-demand and reserved (1, 6 or 12 months); DigitalOcean bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | AceCloud | DigitalOcean |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | India | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 14 |
| Example customers | Spherum, IIT Madras, Inflolabs, VjJTechnologies | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai |
| Website | acecloud.ai | digitalocean.com |
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Our data for AceCloud was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for DigitalOcean on Sept. 11, 2026.