DigitalOcean
vs
Vercel
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
- Superb developer experience, from git push to deployed globally in seconds
- First class support for Next.js and other frontend frameworks
- Great API to issue custom domains for SaaS projects
- Very active community and plenty of learning resources
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | DigitalOcean | Vercel | 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 TiB | $23.90 /mo 1 TB (Vercel Blob) | 16% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| PostgreSQL | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $12.00 /mo | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $34.69 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | $153.85 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | 4.4x more expensive on Vercel |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance | 100 GB (Hobby) to 1 TB (Pro) | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB (Fast Data Transfer) | 15x more expensive on Vercel |
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 Vercel. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | DigitalOcean | Vercel | 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 | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2015 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 14 | 18 |
| Example customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | Box, Runway, Sonos, eBay, The Washington Post |
| Website | digitalocean.com | vercel.com |
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Vercel on July 27, 2026.