DigitalOcean
vs
Theta EdgeCloud
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
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | DigitalOcean | Theta EdgeCloud | 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) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $60.90 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $12.00 /mo Regional HTTP, 1 node | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $34.69 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 500 GB - 12 TB / mo per instance, pooled | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | -- Not listed |
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 Theta EdgeCloud offers 11. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | DigitalOcean | Theta EdgeCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H200
3 configs · 3 configs
|
$4.47 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | 17% cheaper on Theta EdgeCloud |
|
H100
3 configs
|
$3.26 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | DigitalOcean only |
|
B300
2 configs
|
$7.94 /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 |
|
V100
2 configs
|
-- | $0.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | Theta EdgeCloud only |
|
RTX 5060 Ti
1 config
|
-- | $0.16 /GPU/hr On-demand | Theta EdgeCloud only |
|
RTX 5080
1 config
|
-- | $0.33 /GPU/hr On-demand | Theta EdgeCloud only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Theta EdgeCloud only |
DigitalOcean bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 months); Theta EdgeCloud bills on-demand. 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 | Theta EdgeCloud |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Data centers only | -- |
| 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 | Theta EdgeCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 16 | -- |
| Example customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | KAIST, NTU Singapore, Houston Rockets |
| Website | digitalocean.com | www.thetaedgecloud.com |
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Theta EdgeCloud on Oct. 2, 2026.