DigitalOcean
vs
Sevalla
DigitalOcean offers a broader cloud platform with VPS, Kubernetes, and App Platform. Sevalla is a dedicated PaaS with deeper focus on managed infrastructure and more global locations.
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
- Supports auto-deploy on git push, Docker image deployments, autoscaling, background workers, hibernation and more
- Fully managed platform: containers, databases, caches, and static sites
- Available in 25 locations and 260+ PoP (partnership with GCP and Cloudflare)
- No seat based pricing, only usage based
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | DigitalOcean | Sevalla | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic) | $18.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1GB RAM (CPU optimized C1) | 3x more expensive on Sevalla |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic) | $160.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Standard S4) | 3.3x more expensive on Sevalla |
| Large VM | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | $320.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16GB RAM (Standard S5) | 48% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $30.00 /mo 100 GB | 3x more expensive on Sevalla |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TiB | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | Identical |
| PostgreSQL | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage | $145.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Database 4) | 2.4x more expensive on Sevalla |
| Redis | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | $34.00 /mo 2GB RAM (Database 2) | 2.3x more expensive on Sevalla |
| Load balancer | $12.00 /mo | Included with apps | |
| Serverless | $34.69 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance | 100 GB (static sites) | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | $100.00 /TB $0.1 / GB | 10x more expensive on Sevalla |
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. We track no GPU listings from Sevalla. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | DigitalOcean | Sevalla | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs
|
$3.26 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
B300
2 configs
|
$7.94 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
H200
3 configs
|
$3.40 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | DigitalOcean only |
MI300X
3 configs
|
$1.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
MI355X
1 config
|
$4.50 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$1.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
1 config
|
$1.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
MI325X
3 configs
|
$2.88 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
RTX 4000 Ada
1 config
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
MI350X
2 configs
|
$4.00 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | DigitalOcean only |
DigitalOcean bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | DigitalOcean | Sevalla |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 14 | 25 |
| Example customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | Smart11, Imaginary Space, Talentblocks, ClearEstate |
| Website | digitalocean.com | sevalla.com |
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Sevalla on March 23, 2026.