DigitalOcean
vs
Zeabur
Zeabur offers one-click deployments with automatic framework detection and free CPU billing. DigitalOcean's App Platform provides a more established PaaS with a wider range of managed services including object storage, managed databases, and more datacenter locations globally.
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
- Easy to use dashboard
- Automated SSL, deployments, and PR previews
- Framework detection, no need to write Dockerfiles
- Pre-built templates for databases, caches and more including automated backups
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | DigitalOcean | Zeabur | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic) | $10.80 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 44% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic) | $86.40 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (team plan) | 44% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| Large VM | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | $172.80 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (custom/enterprise plan) | Within 5% |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $20.00 /mo 100 GB | 2x more expensive on Zeabur |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TiB | -- Not listed | |
| 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 | Included in plan | |
| Serverless | $34.69 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance | 10-100 GB, depends on plan | |
| Egress | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | $100.00 /TB $0.1 / GB | 10x more expensive on Zeabur |
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 Zeabur. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | DigitalOcean | Zeabur | 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 | Zeabur |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | Singapore |
| Locations | 14 | 5 |
| Example customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | ChatHub, Bytebase, PodWise, Kanaries Data, Matter Labo |
| Website | digitalocean.com | zeabur.com |
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Sept. 14, 2026, and for Zeabur on Feb. 12, 2026.