What's good about...
DigitalOcean
- Wide range of managed services: from databases to serverless to Kubernetes
- Many VPS configurations available (GPUs, high memory, dedicated CPU)
- Plenty of datacenter locations around the world
- There's lots of guides, docs and community tutorials online
Netlify
- Specialized in Jamstack architectures: JS, APIs and Markup
- Extensive functionality such as forms, edge functions and analytics
- Generous free plan with 500 sites and 100 GB egress
Price comparison
How do DigitalOcean's prices compare against Netlify?
| Example configuration |
DigitalOcean
|
Netlify
|
|---|---|---|
| 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 | $950.00 / mo 25M invocations (level 2 tier) |
| Free egress allowance | 100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance | 100 GB - 1 TB, depends on plan |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | $10.00 $0.01 / GB | $550.00 Billed $55 / 100 GB |
DigitalOcean offers GPUs in the following configurations:
| Name | GPUs | VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Price/h | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nvidia H100 SXM | 1x H100 | 80GB | 20 | 240GB | $3.39 | Launch |
| Nvidia H100 SXM | 8x H100 | 640GB | 160 | 1920GB | $23.92 | Launch |
Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.
Which services do they offer?
Here are some managed services that DigitalOcean and Netlify offer:
| Service |
DigitalOcean
|
Netlify
|
|---|---|---|
| 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
|
DigitalOcean
|
Netlify
|
|
|---|---|---|
| Website | digitalocean.com | netlify.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2011 | 2014 |
| Data Center Locations | 14 | 16 |
| Example Customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | Twilio, Mattel, Google, Riot Games, Mailchimp |
|
DigitalOcean
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | digitalocean.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2011 |
| Data Center Locations | 14 |
| Example Customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai |
|
Netlify
|
|
|---|---|
| Website | netlify.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America 🇺🇸 |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Data Center Locations | 16 |
| Example Customers | Twilio, Mattel, Google, Riot Games, Mailchimp |
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Nov. 12, 2024, and for Netlify on Sept. 28, 2024.