Civo
vs
DigitalOcean
Both sell VPS, managed Kubernetes, databases and H100 to B300 GPUs. Civo charges less for object storage and Postgres, while DigitalOcean adds an app platform, serverless and AMD GPUs.
What's good about each
- Kubernetes clusters deploy in under 90 seconds
- Simple CLI and API with straightforward tooling
- Transparent, predictable pricing with no hidden fees
- GPU infrastructure including NVIDIA B200 for AI training and inference
- UK-headquartered with data residency options
- LLM inference with pay-per-token access to open-source models (GPT-OSS-120b, Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi-K25) with up to 500k context windows
- Monthly price caps on bundled Droplet plans
- Nvidia and AMD GPU Droplets, plus bare metal
- Outbound traffic allowance shared across the whole account
- Large tutorial library and 1-click app marketplace
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Civo | DigitalOcean | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.43 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | $6.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic) | 10% cheaper on Civo |
| Medium VM | $43.45 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic) | 9% cheaper on Civo |
| Large VM | $86.91 /mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | 48% cheaper on Civo |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | Identical |
| Object storage | $10.00 /mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | 2x more expensive on DigitalOcean |
| PostgreSQL | $43.45 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM | $60.90 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage | 29% cheaper on Civo |
| Redis | $20.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | 25% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Load balancer | $10.86 /mo Single node | $12.00 /mo Regional HTTP, 1 node | 10% cheaper on Civo |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $34.69 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 500 GB - 12 TB / mo per instance, pooled | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | $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
Civo offers 6 GPU models, while DigitalOcean offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Civo | DigitalOcean | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
10 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | 32% cheaper on Civo |
|
B300
4 configs · 2 configs
|
$6.49 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $7.94 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 18% cheaper on Civo |
|
H200
10 configs · 3 configs
|
$3.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.47 /GPU/hr On-demand | 22% cheaper on Civo |
|
L40S
20 configs · 1 config
|
$1.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | 18% cheaper on Civo |
|
B200
3 configs
|
$3.79 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
|
A100
40 configs
|
$0.69 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Civo only |
MI300X
3 configs
|
-- | $1.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | DigitalOcean only |
|
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $4.50 /GPU/hr Spot | DigitalOcean only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
1 config
|
-- | $1.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | DigitalOcean only |
|
MI325X
3 configs
|
-- | $2.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | DigitalOcean only |
Civo bills on-demand and reserved (6, 12, 24 or 36 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 | Civo | DigitalOcean |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | UK | USA |
| Locations | 5 | 16 |
| Example customers | Oxford University, Orbital Materials, TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™ | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai |
| Website | civo.com | digitalocean.com |
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Our data for Civo was last updated on Sept. 16, 2026, and for DigitalOcean on Sept. 16, 2026.