# DigitalOcean App Platform pricing (2026): plans, cost, and compliance

**Entry price:** $0 (free)/mo (Static Sites (Free)). Among the 7 paas / app hosting we track it is the cheapest; median entry $5/mo.
**Domain:** digitalocean.com
**Free tier:** Yes
**Compliance:** HIPAA Not published · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR Yes
**Integrations:** GitHub, GitLab, Docker, DigitalOcean Container Registry, GitHub Actions, Buildpacks (Go, Python, Node.js, Ruby, PHP)
**Best for:** Static site and frontend deployments on a free tier; Developer teams wanting a simpler managed PaaS within the DigitalOcean ecosystem; Projects that also use DigitalOcean Droplets, Managed DBs, or Spaces
**Price tracked since:** June 2026

## Plans

| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Static Sites (Free) | $0 | — | flat | 3 apps with static sites. 1 GiB data transfer per app per month. GitHub/GitLab deployment, automatic HTTPS, custom domains, global CDN, DDoS mitigation. No container instances (static only). | digitalocean.com |
| Basic Container (1 vCPU / 512 MiB) | $5 | — | flat | Shared CPU container instance. 1 vCPU, 512 MiB RAM, 50 GiB transfer. Includes all free tier features plus container registries, horizontal/vertical scaling, CPU autoscaling, metrics, log forwarding, high availability. | digitalocean.com |
| Basic Container (1 vCPU / 1 GiB) | $10 | — | flat | Shared CPU. 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM, 100 GiB transfer. Bandwidth overage $0.02/GiB. | digitalocean.com |
| Basic Container (1 vCPU / 1 GiB — 150 GiB transfer) | $12 | — | flat | Shared CPU. 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM, 150 GiB transfer. | digitalocean.com |
| Standard Container (1 vCPU / 2 GiB) | $25 | — | flat | Shared CPU. 1 vCPU, 2 GiB RAM, 200 GiB transfer. | digitalocean.com |
| Pro Container (2 vCPUs / 4 GiB) | $50 | — | flat | Shared CPU. 2 vCPUs, 4 GiB RAM, 250 GiB transfer. Dedicated egress IP add-on $25/month per app. | digitalocean.com |

**Key features:** SOC 2 + SOC 3 certified; HIPAA workload eligibility (platform-level, BAA process not confirmed for App Platform specifically); GDPR DPA available at /legal/data-processing-agreement with SCCs; Request-based autoscaling (GA as of May 2026); Free static site hosting on global CDN with automatic HTTPS and DDoS mitigation.

**Plan limits:** Free tier: static sites only (3 apps, 1 GiB transfer/app/month); Basic containers start at $5/month (512 MiB RAM, 50 GiB transfer); Bandwidth overage: $0.02/GiB; Dedicated egress IP add-on: $25/month per app.

Sources: 1 · Last verified 2026-06-14
Provenance: https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/app-platform accessed 2026-06-14. No HIPAA/BAA mention found on pricing page or trust page (404). Container instance prices confirmed from same source.
Canonical: https://frontdeskreview.com/software/paas-app-hosting/digitalocean-app-platform/
Cite: Per The Front Desk Review, DigitalOcean App Platform's entry plan was $0 (free)/mo as of 2026-06-14 — https://frontdeskreview.com/software/paas-app-hosting/digitalocean-app-platform/
License: CC BY 4.0. Price history: https://frontdeskreview.com/data/price-history.jsonl