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DigitalOcean vs Leaseweb

DigitalOcean is a developer-first US cloud with simple VPS and managed Kubernetes. Leaseweb has a broader bare-metal, CDN, and colocation portfolio across more regions.

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What's good about...

DigitalOcean logo DigitalOcean

  • Simple, developer-first cloud
  • Predictable pricing & monthly caps
  • AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
  • Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps

Leaseweb logo Leaseweb

  • 20+ data centers across four continents
  • 30 TB outgoing traffic included on every VPS
  • DDoS protection and 10 Gbps uplink standard on VPS
  • S3-compatible object storage in 6 regions
  • 99.99% SLA on GPU cloud, high durability on object storage

Price comparison

How do DigitalOcean's prices compare against Leaseweb?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$6.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic)
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$4.11 / mo 4 vCPU, 6 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (VPS 1)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic)
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$9.27 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe (VPS 2)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized)
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$14.42 / mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM, 300 GB NVMe (VPS 3)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$8.89 / mo 100 GB Network SSD, up to 5K IOPS

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$20.00 / mo 1 TiB
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$19.85 / mo 1 TB stored

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$12.00 / mo
Leaseweb Leaseweb
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Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage
Leaseweb Leaseweb
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Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Leaseweb Leaseweb
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$34.69 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
Leaseweb Leaseweb
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Free egress allowance

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance
Leaseweb Leaseweb
VPS includes 30 TB per instance. Incoming is free. 1 TB free pooled traffic per month

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$10.00 $0.01 / GB
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$2.52 1 TB outgoing beyond free allowance · Drops to €1.00/TB at 100 TB.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$0.76/hr
Leaseweb Leaseweb
$0.70/hr

Billing Options

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Leaseweb Leaseweb
On-Demand

Available Models

DigitalOcean offers 8 GPU models, while Leaseweb offers 1.

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
H100(3) H200(2) L40S(1) B300(1) RTX 6000 Ada(1) MI300X(3) RTX 4000 Ada(1) MI325X(1)
Leaseweb Leaseweb
L4(10)

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 DigitalOcean and Leaseweb offer:

Service DigitalOcean Leaseweb
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
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
digitalocean.com
Leaseweb Leaseweb
www.leaseweb.com
Headquarters
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
United States of America
Leaseweb Leaseweb
Netherlands
Founded
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
2011
Leaseweb Leaseweb
1997
Data Center Locations
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
14
Leaseweb Leaseweb
10
Example Customers
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai
Leaseweb Leaseweb
Adjust, Crytek, Rijksmuseum, XDA Developers, Remerge, Jodel, International Paralympic Committee

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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Leaseweb on June 11, 2026.

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GPUhub
Our sponsor
Fully Dedicated GPU Servers
No Virtualization. No Shared GPUs
Stable Performance for AI Training & Inference
Full Control for Production Workloads
Learn more