What's good about...
DigitalOcean
- Simple, developer-first cloud
- Predictable pricing & monthly caps
- AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
- Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps
Nova Cloud
- Per-second billing with no contracts or minimum spend
- Owned-and-operated datacenters in Western Canada
- Reserved 1, 3, and 6 month terms for additional discounts
- 5 Gb/s network bandwidth with all ports available
Price comparison
How do DigitalOcean's prices compare against Nova Cloud?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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Nova Cloud
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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Nova Cloud
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Nova Cloud
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
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Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
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Nova Cloud
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
DigitalOcean
Nova Cloud
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
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Nova Cloud
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
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Nova Cloud
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
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Nova Cloud
Free egress allowance
DigitalOcean
Nova Cloud
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Nova Cloud
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
DigitalOcean
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Nova Cloud
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (1mo)Reserved (3mo)
Available Models
DigitalOcean offers 8 GPU models, while Nova Cloud offers 2.
DigitalOcean
H100
MI300X
Nova Cloud
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.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that DigitalOcean and Nova Cloud offer:
Company details
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| Website | digitalocean.com | nova-cloud.ai |
| Headquarters | United States of America | Canada |
| Founded | 2011 | 2018 |
| Data Center Locations | 14 | 1 |
| Example Customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | -- |
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Nova Cloud on June 23, 2026.