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DigitalOcean pricing (2026)
DigitalOcean starts at $6/mo (Basic Droplet — 1 GB) as checked on 2026-09-03, read from DigitalOcean's own pricing page; 6 plans. Best for SMB SaaS builders. Every figure below links to its source 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
As of · every figure below links to its source
DigitalOcean plans & pricing
| Plan | Monthly | Annual | Billing | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 2026-09-03. https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets (official pricing page, fetched 2026-06-15) Re-verified 2026-09-03 against the live pricing page; published figures unchanged. Cross-checked against vpsbenchmarks.com.
Price changes
Price on record
$6/moFirst on record 2026-06-27
A new dated entry is stamped here each time the price moves — the record builds itself.
Tracked since June 2026. No change record has cleared two sources yet, so nothing is published on the wire.
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 2026-09-03.
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 2026-09-03.
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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