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
Spheron
- Aggregates GPU supply from five data center partners
- Blackwell B200 and B300 nodes offered on spot
- Partner facilities certified to ISO 27001, SOC 2, and HIPAA
- Regions in the US, Canada, Europe, and the Middle East
Price comparison
How do DigitalOcean's prices compare against Spheron?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
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VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
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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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Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
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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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Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
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Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
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Free egress allowance
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Spheron
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
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Spheron
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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Billing Options
DigitalOcean
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)
Spheron
Available Models
DigitalOcean offers 9 GPU models.
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H100
MI300X
Spheron
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.
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Company details
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| Website | digitalocean.com | www.spheron.ai |
| Headquarters | United States of America | Singapore |
| Founded | 2011 | 2020 |
| Data Center Locations | 14 | -- |
| Example Customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | Prem AI, Wafer, Compute Desk, Baseten, Stanford University, UC Berkeley |
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Aug. 14, 2026, and for Spheron on Aug. 14, 2026.