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DigitalOcean pricing and plans
Predictable unmanaged cloud with the gentlest learning curve
DigitalOcean built its reputation on flat monthly pricing and documentation that a solo developer can finish reading. Droplets are plain virtual machines: you get root access and you own the operating system, the patching and the backups. It is the usual first step off shared hosting for people who want control without a cloud-architecture certification.
Plans and derived unit cost
The final two columns are computed from the monthly price, which is how you spot the tier where a provider stops being good value.
DigitalOcean Basic 512MB
$4 a month
$4 per vCPU
1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 10 GB SSD · 0.5 TB transferDetails of DigitalOcean Basic 512MB
Paid link- Specification
- 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB RAM
- Storage
- 10 GB SSD
- Included transfer
- 0.5 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $4
- Cost per GB RAM
- $8
- Cost per GB storage
- $0.40
- Annual
- $48
DigitalOcean Basic 1GB
$6 a month
$6 per vCPU
1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD · 1 TB transferDetails of DigitalOcean Basic 1GB
Paid link- Specification
- 1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM
- Storage
- 25 GB SSD
- Included transfer
- 1 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $6
- Cost per GB RAM
- $6
- Cost per GB storage
- $0.24
- Annual
- $72
DigitalOcean Basic 2GB
$12 a month
$12 per vCPU
1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD · 2 TB transferDetails of DigitalOcean Basic 2GB
Paid link- Specification
- 1 vCPU / 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 50 GB SSD
- Included transfer
- 2 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $12
- Cost per GB RAM
- $6
- Cost per GB storage
- $0.24
- Annual
- $144
DigitalOcean Basic 2GB / 2 vCPU
$18 a month
$9 per vCPU
2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSD · 3 TB transferDetails of DigitalOcean Basic 2GB / 2 vCPU
Paid link- Specification
- 2 vCPU / 2 GB RAM
- Storage
- 60 GB SSD
- Included transfer
- 3 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $9
- Cost per GB RAM
- $9
- Cost per GB storage
- $0.30
- Annual
- $216
DigitalOcean Basic 4GB
$24 a month
$12 per vCPU
2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD · 4 TB transferDetails of DigitalOcean Basic 4GB
Paid link- Specification
- 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM
- Storage
- 80 GB SSD
- Included transfer
- 4 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $12
- Cost per GB RAM
- $6
- Cost per GB storage
- $0.30
- Annual
- $288
DigitalOcean Basic 8GB
$48 a month
$12 per vCPU
4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD · 5 TB transferDetails of DigitalOcean Basic 8GB
Paid link- Specification
- 4 vCPU / 8 GB RAM
- Storage
- 160 GB SSD
- Included transfer
- 5 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $12
- Cost per GB RAM
- $6
- Cost per GB storage
- $0.30
- Annual
- $576
DigitalOcean Basic 16GB
$96 a month
$12 per vCPU
8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD · 6 TB transferDetails of DigitalOcean Basic 16GB
Paid link- Specification
- 8 vCPU / 16 GB RAM
- Storage
- 320 GB SSD
- Included transfer
- 6 TB
- Cost per vCPU
- $12
- Cost per GB RAM
- $6
- Cost per GB storage
- $0.30
- Annual
- $1,152
These are the providers' own list prices, shown in US dollars and last updated 23 Oct 2026. Where a provider bills a public IPv4 address on top, it is added to the monthly price, the ranking and every cost per vCPU or per GB, and the row shows the parts: the server, any disk priced apart, and the IPv4 charge. Each row says when we read its price, and whether it excludes VAT or needs a term. Check the provider's page before you buy.
Every DigitalOcean plan and price
All 31 plans in DigitalOcean's own price list, read 23 Oct 2026. Droplets bill by the second (minimum 60 seconds) up to the monthly price shown. Premium Intel and AMD variants cost more and are not listed here.
Basic Droplets (Regular CPU)7 plans from $4/mo
| Type | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Transfer | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | 0.5 TB | $4 |
| Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | 1 TB | $6 |
| Basic | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB | 2 TB | $12 |
| Basic | 2 | 2 GB | 60 GB | 3 TB | $18 |
| Basic | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB | 4 TB | $24 |
| Basic | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB | 5 TB | $48 |
| Basic | 8 | 16 GB | 320 GB | 6 TB | $96 |
CPU-Optimized Droplets6 plans from $42/mo
| Type | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Transfer | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPU-Optimized | 2 | 4 GB | 25 GB | 4 TB | $42 |
| CPU-Optimized | 4 | 8 GB | 50 GB | 5 TB | $84 |
| CPU-Optimized | 8 | 16 GB | 100 GB | 6 TB | $168 |
| CPU-Optimized | 16 | 32 GB | 200 GB | 7 TB | $336 |
| CPU-Optimized | 32 | 64 GB | 400 GB | 9 TB | $672 |
| CPU-Optimized | 48 | 96 GB | 600 GB | 11 TB | $1,008 |
General Purpose Droplets6 plans from $63/mo
| Type | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Transfer | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Purpose | 2 | 8 GB | 25 GB | 4 TB | $63 |
| General Purpose | 4 | 16 GB | 50 GB | 5 TB | $126 |
| General Purpose | 8 | 32 GB | 100 GB | 6 TB | $252 |
| General Purpose | 16 | 64 GB | 200 GB | 7 TB | $504 |
| General Purpose | 32 | 128 GB | 400 GB | 8 TB | $1,008 |
| General Purpose | 40 | 160 GB | 500 GB | 9 TB | $1,260 |
Memory-Optimized Droplets6 plans from $84/mo
| Type | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Transfer | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Memory-Optimized | 2 | 16 GB | 50 GB | 4 TB | $84 |
| Memory-Optimized | 4 | 32 GB | 100 GB | 6 TB | $168 |
| Memory-Optimized | 8 | 64 GB | 200 GB | 7 TB | $336 |
| Memory-Optimized | 16 | 128 GB | 400 GB | 8 TB | $672 |
| Memory-Optimized | 24 | 192 GB | 600 GB | 9 TB | $1,008 |
| Memory-Optimized | 32 | 256 GB | 800 GB | 10 TB | $1,344 |
Storage-Optimized Droplets6 plans from $131/mo
| Type | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Transfer | Per month |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Storage-Optimized | 2 | 16 GB | 300 GB | 4 TB | $131 |
| Storage-Optimized | 4 | 32 GB | 600 GB | 6 TB | $262 |
| Storage-Optimized | 8 | 64 GB | 1170 GB | 7 TB | $524 |
| Storage-Optimized | 16 | 128 GB | 2340 GB | 8 TB | $1,048 |
| Storage-Optimized | 24 | 192 GB | 3520 GB | 9 TB | $1,572 |
| Storage-Optimized | 32 | 256 GB | 4690 GB | 10 TB | $2,096 |
Source: DigitalOcean pricing, read daily.
What else DigitalOcean charges for
Billed on top of the plan, as DigitalOcean's own pricing pages state it, checked 11 Oct 2026.
- Backups
- 20% of the Droplet price (weekly) or 30% (daily)Usage-based backup plans start at $0.01 per GiB a month.
- Droplet snapshots
- $0.06 per GB-month
- Billing
- Per secondSince 1 January 2026, with a minimum charge of 60 seconds or $0.01, capped at the monthly price.
Sources: www.digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets.
Where DigitalOcean sells these plans
New York, San Francisco, Toronto, Amsterdam, London, Frankfurt, Singapore, Bangalore, Sydney. Same price in every region. Atlanta, Richmond and Kansas City sell only Premium CPU Droplets, so they are not listed for the Basic plans.
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Locations checked 11 Oct 2026 · source
DigitalOcean price history
Daily readings since 5 Oct 2026. A line appears once a plan has been read on at least two days with different prices; until then the plan shows its current price only.
- Basic 512MB$4 · no change recorded
- Basic 1GB$6 · no change recorded
- Basic 2GB$12 · no change recorded
- Basic 2GB / 2 vCPU$18 · no change recorded
- Basic 4GB$24 · no change recorded
- Basic 8GB$48 · no change recorded
- Basic 16GB$96 · no change recorded
Where DigitalOcean wins
- Flat monthly price per Droplet size, so the invoice is predictable
- Generous included egress compared with the hyperscalers
- Documentation and community tutorials are unusually good
- Managed databases, object storage and Kubernetes available alongside
Where it does not
- Unmanaged: OS updates, security hardening and backups are your job
- Fewer regions than AWS or Google Cloud
- Backups and snapshots are billed on top of the Droplet price
Who should pick this
Developers who want a real server with predictable billing and no surprise egress invoice.
Support: Ticket support on all plans; paid support tiers for faster response.
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DigitalOcean — frequently asked
Every answer is derived from the dataset above, so it stays honest when we re-verify prices.
- What does the cheapest DigitalOcean plan cost?
- $4 per month for the Basic 512MB plan (1 vCPU / 0.5 GB RAM / 10 GB storage), the cheapest one you can order today with a public IPv4 address. From DigitalOcean's own pricing, read 23 Oct 2026.
- Is DigitalOcean managed or unmanaged?
- DigitalOcean is an unmanaged cloud VPS: you get root access to your instance and are responsible for the operating system and everything above it.
- How many data center regions does DigitalOcean publicly list?
- 15. Notable regions: New York, San Francisco, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Singapore, Bangalore.
- What is DigitalOcean's cost per vCPU at the entry tier?
- $4 per vCPU per month on the Basic 512MB plan ($4 / 1 vCPU).
- Does DigitalOcean have a free tier?
- No permanent free tier. Trial credit is offered to new accounts from time to time.
- What is DigitalOcean genuinely bad at?
- Unmanaged: OS updates, security hardening and backups are your job. Full weakness list appears in the "Where it does not" section above.
- How current is this pricing?
- We read prices every day; the latest reading was on 23 Oct 2026. Every price carries the date it was read from DigitalOcean's own pricing page or price API, and a price our daily reader cannot read again for seven days is hidden rather than shown stale.