DigitalOcean
vs
Hexabyte
Both sell VPS, object storage and GPUs. DigitalOcean adds managed Kubernetes, databases, an app platform and datacenter GPUs on four continents, while Hexabyte charges less for VMs, storage and egress from Sweden.
What's good about each
- 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
- Affordable VPS instances with customizable specs
- S3-compatible object storage with no egress or API fees
- Offers dedicated servers
- EU-based with GDPR-friendly data storage
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | DigitalOcean | Hexabyte | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic) | $4.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe | 27% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic) | $11.03 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe | 77% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| Large VM | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | $19.91 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe | 88% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $6.78 /mo 1 TB (no egress or API fees) | 66% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| PostgreSQL | $60.90 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $12.00 /mo Regional HTTP, 1 node | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $34.69 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 500 GB - 12 TB / mo per instance, pooled | 20 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | $1.13 /TB per TB | 89% cheaper on Hexabyte |
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, while Hexabyte offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | DigitalOcean | Hexabyte | 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 |
MI355X
1 config
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
MI300X
3 configs
|
$1.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | 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 |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hexabyte only |
DigitalOcean bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 months); Hexabyte bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | DigitalOcean | Hexabyte |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| PCI DSS | SAQ-A | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | DigitalOcean | Hexabyte |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | Sweden |
| Locations | 16 | 1 |
| Example customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | Molnett, Region Västerbotten, Umeå Kommunföretag, Enduce |
| Website | digitalocean.com | hexabyte.se |
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Hexabyte on Sept. 18, 2026.