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DigitalOcean is a cloud infrastructure provider that offers cloud services to help developers deploy and scale applications. They provide virtual servers, storage, and networking to simplify cloud computing.

Entry price
$4
Droplets · /mo
Plans tracked
22
no add-ons
Pricing changes
18
Latest Sep 28, 2026
Pricing model
Subscription + usage
Free tier available

Pricing Change History

18 changes
202611 changes
20254 changes
20243 changes

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Current plans

Captured
PlanPrice
FunctionsFree
Virtual Private CloudFree
App PlatformFree
Container RegistryFree
Support PlansFree
Uptime MonitoringFree
Cloud Security Posture ManagementFree
Droplets$4 /mo
Spaces Object Storage$5 /mo
Volumes Block Storage$10 /mo
Cloudways Managed Hosting$11 /mo
Kubernetes$12 /mo
Load Balancers$12 /mo
Managed Databases$15 /mo
GPU Droplets$0.76 per GPU/hour (on-demand) + $1.91 per GPU/hour (committed)
Network File Storage$0.15 per GiB/month (standard tier) + $0.3 per GiB/month (high performance tier)
DigitalOcean Harness Runtime$5.35 per 100 sandbox-hours
Inference$0.05 per M tokens
EvaluationsContact
Action Gateway$0.1 per 1,000 tool calls
Backups$0.01 per GiB/month (usage-based)
Additional GPU OptionsContact

Company Facts

Free tierYes
Employees1001-10000
Tracked sinceOct 1, 2024
Pricing last seenSep 28, 2026
Websitedigitalocean.com

How Digitalocean compares with its peers

CompanyEntry priceLast change
AAws
Aws
$0.32 subscriptionJan 11, 2026
MMicrosoft Azure
Microsoft Azure
Free—
VVultr
Vultr
$10 /mo + usageOct 19, 2026
HHeroku
Heroku
$5 /moJul 3, 2026
DDigital.ai
Digital.ai
Contact—

Digitalocean pricing FAQ

How much does Digitalocean cost?
Digitalocean pricing starts at $4/mo on Droplets. Digitalocean lists 22 plans on its pricing page; the Functions plan is free.
Does Digitalocean have a free plan?
Yes. Digitalocean's Functions plan is free; paid plans start at $4/mo on Droplets.
What pricing model does Digitalocean use?
Digitalocean uses subscription + usage pricing across 22 plans, with a free tier.
When did Digitalocean last change its pricing?
Sep 28, 2026: Digitalocean launches AI Harness Runtime and Action Gateway pricing tiers.
How often has Digitalocean changed its pricing?
Pulse has recorded 18 pricing changes for Digitalocean since it started tracking on Oct 1, 2024; the pricing page was last captured on Sep 28, 2026.
Who are Digitalocean's pricing peers?
Pulse compares Digitalocean with Aws, Microsoft Azure, Vultr, Heroku and Digital.ai.