# DigitalOcean vs Exoscale

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Exoscale

| Attribute | DigitalOcean | Exoscale |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 63.6 (49% (low)) | 83.3 (69% (medium)) |
| content.faq | `[{"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}]` | `[{"answer":"European cloud provider offering compute instances, managed Kubernetes, database services, object and block storage, and GPU servers across multiple European regions. It is indexed under Cloud Infrastructure.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com/blog/cloud-pricing-models/","question":"What is Exoscale?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Exoscale is a paid product; published pricing starts at €0.01. It is sold across 2 plans (Standard Micro and GPU A30 Small). There is no free tier. 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.exoscale.com","question":"How much does Exoscale cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Exoscale supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com","question":"What platforms does Exoscale support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Exoscale, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com/blog/cloud-pricing-models/","question":"Can Exoscale be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Exoscale, including Rancher, Terraform, Kubernetes and Karpenter. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com","question":"What does Exoscale integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Exoscale. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Exoscale not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com/blog/tags/trust/","question":"What security certifications does Exoscale have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Exoscale is available in Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany and Croatia. Its primary markets are Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The vendor is headquartered in Switzerland.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com/blog/cloud-pricing-models/","question":"Where is Exoscale available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | 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. | European cloud provider offering compute instances, managed Kubernetes, database services, object and block storage, and GPU servers across multiple European regions. |
| features.capabilities | `{"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}` | `{"tier":"vps_dev","marketplace":true,"block_storage":true,"gpu_instances":true,"regions_count":"5 European regions (Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia)","object_storage":true,"managed_databases":true,"managed_kubernetes":true}` |
| integrations.count | 24 | 2 |
| integrations.list | `[{"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"}]` | `[{"name":"Rancher"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Karpenter"}]` |
| market.availability | `{"primaryMarkets":[],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"hqCountry":"CH","primaryMarkets":["CH","DE","AT"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["AT","BG","CH","DE","HR"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` | `{"cli":true}` |
| pricing | `{"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"]}` | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard Micro","summary":"€0.00729/hour","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.00729,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"512 MB RAM, 1 core, 10-200 GB storage","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"GPU A30 Small","summary":"€1.226/hour","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.22645833,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"56 GB RAM, 12 cores, 1x NVIDIA A30 GPU","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Pay-as-you-go usage-based pricing billed by the second, no upfront costs or commitments. Starting from €0.00729/hour.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.exoscale.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:22:08.200Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.00729,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}}` |
| pricing.free_tier | yes | no |
| pricing.model | freemium | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | low |
| pricing.starting_price | `{"amount":11,"currency":"USD"}` | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | yes |
| reliability.sla_pct | - | 99.95 |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.fedramp | - | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | yes |
| security.hipaa | - | yes |
| security.iso27001 | - | yes |
| security.pci | - | yes |
| security.soc2 | - | yes |
| security.trust_center | - | https://www.exoscale.com/blog/tags/security/ |

## Capabilities (Cloud Infrastructure)

| Capability | DigitalOcean | Exoscale |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Provider tier | Hyperscaler | VPS / developer |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Regions / global footprint | Multiple global regions including US, Europe (Frankfurt), Canada, Asia (Bangalor | 5 European regions (Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia) |
| **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 2026-10-16T19:03:05.734Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*