# Cloudflare vs DigitalOcean

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Cloudflare

| Attribute | Cloudflare | DigitalOcean |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 80.3 (72% (medium)) | 63.6 (49% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"Cloudflare operates an edge network spanning 335+ cities worldwide, offering integrated services for application security, CDN performance, DDoS protection, and serverless computing. The platform enables businesses to build, secure, and scale applications without managing underlying infrastructure. It is indexed under Cloud Infrastructure.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/","question":"What is Cloudflare?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cloudflare offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $20 per month. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/","question":"Is Cloudflare free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Cloudflare supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/","question":"What platforms does Cloudflare support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Cloudflare, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/","question":"Can Cloudflare be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001 and GDPR for Cloudflare. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Cloudflare not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/trust-hub/gdpr/","question":"What security certifications does Cloudflare have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Cloudflare is available worldwide. Its primary markets are the United States, the United Kingdom and the EU. The vendor is headquartered in the United States.","source":"https://www.cloudflare.com/plans/","question":"Where is Cloudflare available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"An AI-focused cloud provider offering compute, storage, managed services, and a unified inference platform supporting multiple open-source and frontier AI models. It is indexed under Cloud Infrastructure.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com","question":"What is DigitalOcean?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DigitalOcean offers a free tier, so you can start without paying. Paid plans start at $0.05. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing","question":"Is DigitalOcean free?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"DigitalOcean supports the web and a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com","question":"What platforms does DigitalOcean support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for DigitalOcean, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com","question":"Can DigitalOcean be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 38 integrations for DigitalOcean, including Docker, WordPress, GitLab Enterprise Edition, Supabase, RabbitMQ, n8n, cPanel & WHM and Plesk, plus 30 more. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com","question":"What does DigitalOcean integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed GDPR for DigitalOcean. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as DigitalOcean not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.digitalocean.com/security","question":"What security certifications does DigitalOcean have?","confidence":0.7}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Cloudflare operates a distributed global network offering edge compute, storage, security services (DDoS protection, WAF, bot management, zero-trust access), and infrastructure for websites and AI applications. Services are billed based on actual usage rather than idle time. | A cloud platform providing compute instances (Droplets), managed Kubernetes, serverless functions, object storage, block storage, and managed databases. Designed for AI and machine learning workloads with GPU acceleration, spot pricing, and integrated end-to-end infrastructure. |
| features.capabilities | `{"tier":"hyperscaler","marketplace":true,"regions_count":"335+ cities across 125+ countries","object_storage":true,"serverless_faas":true,"managed_databases":true}` | `{"tier":"hyperscaler","bare_metal":true,"free_egress":true,"marketplace":true,"block_storage":true,"gpu_instances":true,"regions_count":"Multiple global regions including US, Europe (Frankfurt), Canada, Asia (Bangalor","object_storage":true,"spot_instances":true,"serverless_faas":true,"managed_databases":true,"managed_kubernetes":true,"private_networking":true}` |
| integrations.count | 1 | 24 |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"App Marketplace (developer ecosystem)"}]` | `[{"name":"Docker"},{"name":"WordPress"},{"name":"GitLab Enterprise Edition"},{"name":"Supabase"},{"name":"RabbitMQ"},{"name":"n8n"},{"name":"cPanel & WHM"},{"name":"Plesk"},{"name":"3CX"},{"name":"Jitsi"},{"name":"Appwrite"},{"name":"OpenClaw"},{"name":"Hermes Agent"},{"name":"Codex Universal"},{"name":"Grok Build"},{"name":"Coolify"},{"name":"Easypanel"},{"name":"Anaconda"},{"name":"SnapShooter"},{"name":"Simple Observability"},{"name":"IVP.ai | Deskless"},{"name":"WooCommerce"},{"name":"OpenLiteSpeed"},{"name":"Let's Encrypt"},{"name":"Slack"},{"name":"Kubernetes","native":true},{"name":"Grafana","native":true,"category":"monitoring"},{"name":"Prometheus","native":true,"category":"monitoring"},{"name":"Ollama","native":true},{"name":"OpenAI","native":true,"category":"ai"},{"name":"Telegram","native":false,"category":"messaging","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"WhatsApp","native":false,"category":"messaging","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Discord","native":false,"category":"chat","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"Signal","native":false,"category":"messaging","direction":"bidirectional"},{"name":"GitLab","native":false,"category":"devops"},{"name":"Apache Kafka","native":false,"category":"streaming"},{"name":"MySQL","native":false,"category":"database"},{"name":"Cloudron","native":false,"category":"deployment"},{"name":"Better Uptime","native":false,"category":"monitoring"},{"name":"Rocket.Chat","category":"chat"},{"name":"OpenVPN","category":"networking"},{"name":"Discourse","category":"community"},{"name":"Odoo","category":"business"},{"name":"cPanel","category":"hosting"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"hybrid","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Free","summary":"$0/month","components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"contactSales":false}],"summary":"Free tier. Paid plans starting at $5/month with monthly and annual billing options.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.cloudflare.com","retrievedAt":"2026-09-21T11:29:18.973Z","billingPeriods":["month","year"]}` | `{"type":"subscription","plans":[{"free":true,"name":"Functions","summary":"$0/month with free usage tier","features":["90,000 GiB-seconds per month free","Per-second billing"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":0,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Serverless computing with per-second billing","contactSales":false,"includedLimits":{"monthly_gb_seconds":"90,000 free"}},{"free":false,"name":"Kubernetes","summary":"$12/month","features":["Free control plane","Free bandwidth allowance"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":12,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Managed Kubernetes platform","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Cloudways Managed Hosting","summary":"$11/month starting","features":["Scalable","Pay-as-you-go"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":11,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Pay-as-you-go managed hosting","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"Managed Databases","summary":"$15/month starting","features":["MongoDB","Kafka","PostgreSQL","MySQL","Caching","Valkey","OpenSearch","Free daily backups","Automated failover"],"components":[{"kind":"fixed","amount":15,"period":"month","currency":"USD"}],"description":"Fully managed database hosting","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"GPU Droplets","summary":"$1.91/GPU/hour with commitment","features":["Multi-month commitment pricing","On-demand pricing available"],"components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"GPU/hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.91,"currency":"USD"}],"description":"GPU-accelerated compute instances","contactSales":false}],"summary":"From $11/month. Free tier with $5 free credit available.","currency":"USD","freeTier":true,"sourceUrl":"https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing","retrievedAt":"2026-09-23T14:44:19.137Z","startingPrice":{"amount":11,"period":"month","currency":"USD"},"billingPeriods":["month"]}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | yes |
| pricing.model | freemium | freemium |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | - | `{"amount":11,"currency":"USD"}` |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | 100 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Cloud Infrastructure)

| Capability | Cloudflare | DigitalOcean |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Provider tier | Hyperscaler | Hyperscaler |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Regions / global footprint | 335+ cities across 125+ countries | Multiple global regions including US, Europe (Frankfurt), Canada, Asia (Bangalor |
| **Compute** |  |  |
| Bare-metal servers | - | ✓ |
| GPU / accelerated compute | - | ✓ |
| Spot / preemptible pricing | - | ✓ |
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Object storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Block storage | - | ✓ |
| **Managed** |  |  |
| Managed Kubernetes | - | ✓ |
| Managed databases | ✓ | ✓ |
| Serverless / FaaS | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Network** |  |  |
| VPC / private networking | - | ✓ |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Free / low egress | - | ✓ |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Data-residency / sovereign options | - | - |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Partner marketplace | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T20:58:15.321Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*