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Crusoe vs DigitalOcean

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What's good about...

Crusoe logo Crusoe

DigitalOcean logo DigitalOcean

  • Simple, developer-first cloud
  • Predictable pricing & monthly caps
  • AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
  • Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps

Price comparison

How do Crusoe's prices compare against DigitalOcean?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Crusoe Crusoe
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$6.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Crusoe Crusoe
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Crusoe Crusoe
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Crusoe Crusoe
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Crusoe Crusoe
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$20.00 / mo 1 TiB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Crusoe Crusoe
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$12.00 / mo

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Crusoe Crusoe
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Crusoe Crusoe
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Crusoe Crusoe
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$34.69 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration

Free egress allowance

Crusoe Crusoe
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Crusoe Crusoe
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$10.00 $0.01 / GB

Crusoe logo Crusoe Pricing Details

Crusoe offers flexible pricing with on-demand, spot, and reserved options for GPU instances. Longer-term commitments (6-month to 3-year) provide cost savings. CPU instances are priced per core with different performance tiers available. Detailed machine specifications are available in their documentation.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Crusoe Crusoe
$0.40/hr
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$0.76/hr

Billing Options

Crusoe Crusoe
On-DemandSpot
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
On-DemandReserved (12mo)

Available Models

Crusoe offers 9 GPU models, while DigitalOcean offers 8.

Crusoe Crusoe
H100(2) A100(6) H200(1) L40S(2) B200(1) MI300X(2) GB200(1) A40(2) MI355X(1)
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
H100(3) H200(2) L40S(1) B300(1) RTX 6000 Ada(1) MI300X(3) RTX 4000 Ada(1) MI325X(1)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Crusoe and DigitalOcean offer:

Service Crusoe DigitalOcean
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Crusoe Crusoe
crusoe.ai
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
digitalocean.com
Headquarters
Crusoe Crusoe
United States of America
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
United States of America
Founded
Crusoe Crusoe
2018
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
2011
Data Center Locations
Crusoe Crusoe
2
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
14
Example Customers
Crusoe Crusoe
Decart, MIT, Together.ai, Windsurf, Gridspace
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai

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Our data for Crusoe was last updated on Feb. 18, 2026, and for DigitalOcean on June 22, 2026.

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Our sponsor
Fully Dedicated GPU Servers
No Virtualization. No Shared GPUs
Stable Performance for AI Training & Inference
Full Control for Production Workloads
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