DigitalOcean
vs
Oblivus
What's good about each
- Simple, developer-first cloud
- Predictable pricing & monthly caps
- AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
- Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps
- Unmetered bandwidth, up to 100 Gb/s per node
- Reservation terms of 1-36 months
- ISO 27001, SOC 1/2 Type 2 and HIPAA compliant datacenters
- 3x replicated NVMe network storage
- Datacenters in Canada, Norway and the United States
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | DigitalOcean | Oblivus | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic) | $83.52 /mo 4 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (INTEL_XEON_x4) | 43% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Large VM | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | $167.04 /mo 8 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe (INTEL_XEON_x8) | Within 5% |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $11.09 /mo 100 GB | 10% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TiB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $12.00 /mo | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $34.69 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | Free and unlimited |
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 Oblivus offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | DigitalOcean | Oblivus | Difference |
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$4.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 21% cheaper on Oblivus |
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$4.47 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 19% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
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$7.94 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | DigitalOcean only |
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$1.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | DigitalOcean only |
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$4.50 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | DigitalOcean only |
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$1.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | DigitalOcean only |
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-- | $8.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Oblivus only |
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-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr Reserved (6 mo) | Oblivus only |
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-- | $0.90 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Oblivus only |
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-- | $0.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Oblivus only |
DigitalOcean bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 months); Oblivus bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12, 24 or 36 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | DigitalOcean | Oblivus |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 14 | 3 |
| Example customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | Stanford University, UCLA, UC San Diego, University of Notre Dame, Louisiana State University, University of Sydney, Bittensor, Akash, Prime Intellect, Shadeform, Strong Compute, RunComfy, VNG |
| Website | digitalocean.com | oblivus.com |
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Oblivus on Sept. 11, 2026.