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
Salad
- Wide range of affordable GPUs
- Deploy to thousands of instances worldwide
- Built-in object storage and managed databases
Price comparison
How do DigitalOcean's prices compare against Salad?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
DigitalOcean
Salad
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
DigitalOcean
Salad
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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Salad
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
DigitalOcean
Salad
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
DigitalOcean
Salad
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
DigitalOcean
Salad
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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Salad
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
DigitalOcean
Salad
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
DigitalOcean
Salad
Free egress allowance
DigitalOcean
Salad
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
DigitalOcean
Salad
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
DigitalOcean
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Salad
On-Demand
Available Models
DigitalOcean offers 8 GPU models, while Salad offers 33.
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MI300XHeads 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 Salad offer:
Company details
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|---|---|---|
| Website | digitalocean.com | salad.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | United States of America |
| Founded | 2011 | 2018 |
| Data Center Locations | 14 | -- |
| Example Customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | Discord, Stability AI, Blend, undetectable.ai, Civitai |
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Headquarters
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Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Example Customers
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Salad on June 22, 2026.