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DigitalOcean
Simple, cost-effective cloud hosting services
Founded in 2011, DigitalOcean is a cloud provider focusing on ease of use and simple pricing model. Their offering includes Droplets (virtual private servers), managed Kubernetes, and object storage.
DigitalOcean stands out with its extensive tutorials, documentation, and community, making it a great choice if you're looking for a cloud provider with lots of self-help resources.
Example customers include Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai. More here.
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What's good about DigitalOcean
- Simple, developer-first cloud
- Predictable pricing & monthly caps
- AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
- Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps
DigitalOcean pricing examples
DigitalOcean's pricing model is usage-based. That means you pay each month based on the resources you configured.
Each VPS instance on DigitalOcean includes an allowance for outbound network traffic each month. The total monthly allowance is pooled from all the instances in your account.
Below are some example configurations and their estimated costs:
| Example configuration | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| VM Small | $6.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic) |
| VM Medium | $48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic) |
| VM Large | $168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized) |
| Block Storage | $10.00 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $20.00 / mo 1 TiB |
| Load Balancer | $12.00 / mo |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | $15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM |
| Serverless 25M Executions | $34.69 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration |
| Free egress allowance | 100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $10.00 $0.01 / GB |
DigitalOcean GPUs
Here are some of the GPU configurations offered by DigitalOcean:
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No GPU models match .
Heads up: A provider's own page may quote a different figure, for example on tax, region or a promotion. A monthly-only plan shows a derived hourly rate. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price. See DigitalOcean's pricing.
Which services does DigitalOcean offer
Here are some of the services that DigitalOcean offers:
Data center locations
Based on our records, DigitalOcean operates in the following locations:
| Country | Location | Slug |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Sydney | syd1 |
| Canada | Toronto | tor1 |
| Germany | Frankfurt | fra1 |
| India | Bangalore | blr1 |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | ams3 |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | ams2 |
| Singapore | Singapore | sgp1 |
| UK | London | lon1 |
| USA | New York | nyc1 |
| USA | New York | nyc3 |
| USA | New York | nyc2 |
| USA | San Francisco | sfo1 |
| USA | San Francisco | sfo2 |
| USA | San Francisco | sfo3 |
Alternatives to DigitalOcean
Compare DigitalOcean against other cloud providers:
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Scaleway
It's worth considering Scaleway if you're looking for a provider that's based in the EU which also offers a wide range of VPS options and managed services.
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Hetzner
While Hetzner may not provide as extensive a range of managed services as DigitalOcean, it remains a noteworthy option for those seeking a European-based cloud provider with highly attractive pricing.
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Render
Render is a good alternative to DigitalOcean if you're looking for a fully managed experience at reasonable prices.
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Vultr
Vultr offers a wide range of managed servers and VPS configurations at competitive prices. We think it's worth checking out if you're looking for alternatives to DigitalOcean.
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Amazon Web Services
While not as easy to use, AWS offers an even more extensive range of managed services suitable for organizations of all sizes.
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Sevalla
Sevalla also offers a fully managed platform to deploy your apps, databases and static sites.
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UpCloud
UpCloud is a good alternative to DigitalOcean for those looking for a European cloud provider with a similar range of managed services.
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Hot Aisle
If you're specifically looking for AMD GPU compute, Hot Aisle specializes in bare-metal MI300X GPUs and is competitively priced at $1.99/GPU/h.
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Akamai Cloud
Similarly to DigitalOcean, Akamai Cloud also offers a wide range of VPS configurations plus a healthy mix of managed services.
Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Sept. 9, 2026.