DigitalOcean
vs
Hostinger
Both sell VPS, managed MySQL and GPUs. DigitalOcean adds Kubernetes, Postgres and object storage, while Hostinger bundles shared web hosting on prepaid terms.
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
- Hourly GPU rentals from RTX 4090 to B200
- No egress fees on GPU instances
- VPS plans include 4-32 TB of monthly bandwidth
- One-click installs for WordPress, cPanel, Plesk, Docker and n8n
- Automated VPS backups and 24/7 live chat support
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | DigitalOcean | Hostinger | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic) | $11.99 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (KVM 1) | 50% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic) | $28.99 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (KVM 4) | 40% cheaper on Hostinger |
| Large VM | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | $49.99 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (KVM 8) | 70% cheaper on Hostinger |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| 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 | 4-32 TB per instance | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | Free and unlimited 4-32 TB per instance, then lower bandwidth |
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 Hostinger offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | DigitalOcean | Hostinger | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
L40S
1 config · 1 config
|
$1.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.96 /GPU/hr On-demand | 39% cheaper on Hostinger |
|
B300
2 configs
|
$7.94 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
H100
3 configs
|
$3.26 /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
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
B200
2 configs
|
-- | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hostinger only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.65 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hostinger only |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
-- | $0.64 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hostinger only |
|
A100
1 config
|
-- | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hostinger only |
DigitalOcean bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 months); Hostinger 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 | Hostinger |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | SAQ-A | 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 | Hostinger |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2004 |
| Headquarters | USA | Lithuania |
| Locations | 16 | 10 |
| Example customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | Little Karma Co, Netherix Studios, Be-Mag |
| Website | digitalocean.com | www.hostinger.com |
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Oct. 7, 2026, and for Hostinger on Oct. 7, 2026.