DigitalOcean
vs
Zeabur
Both run managed containers, Postgres, Redis and serverless functions. DigitalOcean charges less for VMs and egress and adds VPS, Kubernetes and GPUs, while Zeabur deploys apps with one click and charges for memory, not CPU.
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
- 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 | 50% cheaper on DigitalOcean |
| 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 | Included in plan | |
| Serverless | $34.69 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 500 GB - 12 TB / mo per instance, pooled | 10-100 GB, depends on plan | |
| 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 don't currently list GPU prices for Zeabur.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | DigitalOcean | Zeabur |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Zeabur |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2012 | 2022 |
| Headquarters | USA | Singapore |
| Locations | 16 | 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 Oct. 24, 2026, and for Zeabur on Sept. 18, 2026.