DigitalOcean
vs
Diploi
What's good about each
- Simple, developer-first cloud
- Predictable pricing & monthly caps
- AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
- Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps
- All-in-one platform for development, testing, and production
- Usage-based pricing with free credits to start
- Automated deployments and SSL
- IDE integration for seamless coding experience
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | DigitalOcean | Diploi | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic) | $22.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM | 3.7x more expensive on Diploi |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic) | $75.43 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 36% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Large VM | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | $153.79 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | 8% cheaper on Diploi |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $20.87 /mo 100 GB | 2.1x more expensive on Diploi |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TiB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $12.00 /mo | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $34.69 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | -- Not listed |
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
DigitalOcean offers 10 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Diploi. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | DigitalOcean | Diploi | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs
|
$3.26 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
B300
2 configs
|
$7.94 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
H200
3 configs
|
$3.40 /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 |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$1.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | 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 |
|
RTX 4000 Ada
1 config
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
MI350X
2 configs
|
$4.00 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | DigitalOcean only |
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 | DigitalOcean | Diploi |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | Finland |
| Locations | 14 | -- |
| Example customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | -- |
| Website | digitalocean.com | diploi.com |
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Diploi on Feb. 12, 2026.