DigitalOcean
vs
Sevalla
Both run managed containers, databases, static sites and cron jobs. DigitalOcean charges less and adds VPS, Kubernetes and GPUs, while Sevalla deploys from Git on five continents with all features included.
What's good about each
- Monthly price caps on bundled Droplet plans
- Nvidia and AMD GPU Droplets, plus bare metal
- Outbound traffic allowance shared across the whole account
- Large tutorial library and 1-click app marketplace
- Supports auto-deploy on git push, Docker image deployments, autoscaling, background workers, hibernation and more
- Fully managed platform: containers, databases, caches, and static sites
- Apps and databases run in locations on five continents, static sites on 260+ edge locations
- 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) | 67% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic) | $160.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8GB RAM (Standard S4) | 70% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| 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 | 67% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | Identical |
| PostgreSQL | $60.90 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage | $175.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 50 GB (Database 4 + 30 GB add-on) | 65% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Redis | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | $34.00 /mo 2GB RAM (Database 2) | 56% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Load balancer | $12.00 /mo Regional HTTP, 1 node | Included with apps | |
| Serverless | $34.69 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 500 GB - 12 TB / mo per instance, pooled | 100 GB (static sites) | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | $100.00 /TB $0.1 / GB | 90% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
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 |
MI355X
1 config
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
MI300X
3 configs
|
$1.91 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | 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
|
$2.46 /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.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | DigitalOcean | Sevalla |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| PCI DSS | SAQ-A | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | DigitalOcean | Sevalla |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 16 | 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 Oct. 1, 2026, and for Sevalla on Sept. 22, 2026.