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CUDO vs DigitalOcean

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What's good about...

CUDO Compute logo CUDO

  • NVIDIA Cloud Partner operating dedicated H100, H200 and Blackwell clusters
  • Full-stack delivery: power, GPU compute, storage and networking, with 24/7 SRE operations
  • High-performance storage via VAST, Weka and DDN, with InfiniBand or Ethernet networking
  • Regional deployments across North America, Europe, the UK and MENA

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 CUDO's prices compare against DigitalOcean?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
CUDO Compute CUDO
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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.
CUDO Compute CUDO
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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).
CUDO Compute CUDO
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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.
CUDO Compute CUDO
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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.
CUDO Compute CUDO
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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.
CUDO Compute CUDO
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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.
CUDO Compute CUDO
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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.
CUDO Compute CUDO
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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.
CUDO Compute CUDO
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$34.69 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration

Free egress allowance

CUDO Compute CUDO
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

CUDO Compute CUDO
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$10.00 $0.01 / GB

CUDO Compute logo CUDO Pricing Details

Dedicated GPU clusters are sold under custom contracts. Contact their sales team to request a quote.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

CUDO Compute CUDO
On request
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$0.76/hr

Billing Options

CUDO Compute CUDO
Custom
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
On-DemandReserved (12mo)

Available Models

CUDO offers 5 GPU models, while DigitalOcean offers 8.

CUDO Compute CUDO
H100(2) H200(1) B200(1) B300(1) GB200(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 CUDO and DigitalOcean offer:

Service CUDO 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
CUDO Compute CUDO
www.cudocompute.com
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
digitalocean.com
Headquarters
CUDO Compute CUDO
United Kingdom
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
United States of America
Founded
CUDO Compute CUDO
2017
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
2011
Data Center Locations
CUDO Compute CUDO
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
14
Example Customers
CUDO Compute CUDO
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DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai

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Our data for CUDO was last updated on June 10, 2026, and for DigitalOcean on June 22, 2026.

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Packet·ai
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B200 @ $2.95/h on demand
No contract, no spot interrupts, no cluster minimums
Full root SSH, web dashboard, CI/CD ready
Reserve Now