DigitalOcean
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Source: pricing-page · Verified May 3, 2026
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Cloud infrastructure provider with simple, predictable pricing. Product-based pricing model — each service (Droplets, Kubernetes, Databases, Storage, GPU) has its own pricing structure rather than bundled tiers. Strong AI/ML push with GPU Droplets, Bare Metal GPUs, AI Platform, and Inference Engine. Per-second billing on compute with monthly caps.
Plans
App Platform (from $0/mo) — Fully managed PaaS. 3 free static sites. Build, deploy, and scale apps.
Droplets (from $4/mo) — Virtual machines with per-second billing (60s minimum). Deploy in seconds.
Kubernetes (from $12/mo) — Managed Kubernetes with free control plane and bandwidth allowance.
GPU Droplets (from $1.88/GPU/hour contract, $0.76/GPU/hour on-demand) — Scalable GPU machines for AI/ML training and inference.
Managed Databases (from $15/mo) — MongoDB, Kafka, PostgreSQL, MySQL, Caching, Valkey, OpenSearch. Free daily backups.
Functions (from $0/mo) — Serverless compute with 90K GiB-seconds/month free.
Spaces (from $5/mo) — S3-compatible object storage with built-in CDN.
Notes
DigitalOcean uses a product catalog model rather than bundled tiers — no "Pro" or "Enterprise" plan encompassing everything. Each product has independent pricing. The AI/ML category is a major growth area with GPU Droplets, Bare Metal GPUs, AI Platform ($0.05/M tokens), and Inference Engine. Bandwidth is industry-leading at $0.01/GiB overage with generous free allocations. Cloudways managed hosting ($11/mo) is also part of the portfolio. 600k+ customers including character.ai and Hippocratic AI.