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DigitalOcean pricing (2026)

DigitalOcean starts at $6/mo (Basic Droplet — 1 GB), across 6 plans. Best for SMB SaaS builders. Every figure links to DigitalOcean's own page and the date we captured it.

At a glance

  • Entry price: $6/mo (Basic Droplet — 1 GB)
  • Free tier: No
  • Compliance: HIPAA Yes · SOC 2 Yes · GDPR No
  • Best for: SMB SaaS builders; developer-focused teams; HIPAA-eligible workloads on a budget

DigitalOcean plans & pricing

All published DigitalOcean plans. Sourced per row; quote-only tiers show no price.
PlanMonthlyAnnualBillingNotesSource
Basic Droplet — 1 GB $6 flat 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB SSD, 1 TB transfer. Shared CPU. Billed per-second with 60-second minimum and monthly cap (effective 2026-01-01). No annual discount published. digitalocean.com
Basic Droplet — 2 GB $12 flat 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD, 2 TB transfer. Shared CPU. digitalocean.com
Basic Droplet — 4 GB $24 flat 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB SSD, 4 TB transfer. Shared CPU. digitalocean.com
Basic Droplet — 8 GB $48 flat 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB SSD, 5 TB transfer. Shared CPU. digitalocean.com
CPU-Optimized Droplet — 4 GB $42 flat 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, dedicated CPU. Entry CPU-optimized tier. digitalocean.com
General Purpose Droplet — 8 GB $63 flat 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM. Entry General Purpose dedicated CPU tier. digitalocean.com

Last verified 2026-06-15. https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets (official pricing page, fetched 2026-06-15) Cross-checked against vpsbenchmarks.com.

Capabilities

Integrations: Terraform, Kubernetes (DOKS), Docker, WordPress, MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB, Node.js, LAMP, Datadog, REST API, CLI.

Key features: SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3 Type II, HIPAA-eligible workloads, PCI-DSS SAQ-A, ISO 27001 (data centers), Global PRP, and CSA STAR Level 1; 99.99% uptime SLA on Droplets with per-second billing (60s minimum); DORA-eligible workloads; One-click app marketplace; GPU Droplets for AI/ML.

Plan limits: Droplets from $4/month (Basic) or $6/month (1 vCPU/1 GB RAM); Outbound bandwidth from 500 GiB/month included; overages at $0.01/GiB; Managed databases from $15/month; backups at 20% (weekly) or 30% (daily) of Droplet cost; New users receive promotional credits (amount varies by promotion).

Frequently asked questions

How much does DigitalOcean cost?

DigitalOcean starts at $6/mo (Basic Droplet — 1 GB); it has 6 published plans. Verified 2026-06-15.

What are cheaper alternatives to DigitalOcean?

Cheaper vps hosting than DigitalOcean (entry $6/mo) include Kamatera at $4/mo, OVHcloud at $4.54/mo, Akamai Cloud (Linode) at $5/mo. Verified 2026-06-15.

Does DigitalOcean support HIPAA?

DigitalOcean HIPAA support: Yes. SOC 2: Yes. GDPR: No.

Does DigitalOcean have a free plan?

DigitalOcean free tier: No.

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