DigitalOcean
Cloud infrastructure optimized for AI applications with transparent, predictable monthly billing.
- Also known as
- digitalocean
Available worldwide
What is DigitalOcean?
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.
DigitalOcean pricing
Plans, per-tier features and add-ons, dated and linked to live pricing. Pricing changes often; always verify at source before you rely on it.
From $11/month. Free tier with $5 free credit available.
Functions
FreeServerless computing with per-second billing
- monthly_gb_seconds
- 90,000 free
- 90,000 GiB-seconds per month free
- Per-second billing
Kubernetes
Managed Kubernetes platform
- Free control plane
- Free bandwidth allowance
Cloudways Managed Hosting
Pay-as-you-go managed hosting
- Scalable
- Pay-as-you-go
Managed Databases
Fully managed database hosting
- MongoDB
- Kafka
- PostgreSQL
- MySQL
- Caching
- Valkey
- OpenSearch
- Free daily backups
- Automated failover
GPU Droplets
GPU-accelerated compute instances
- Multi-month commitment pricing
- On-demand pricing available
What DigitalOcean does
The capabilities that matter for cloud infrastructure, normalised so it lines up with every alternative. “-” means we haven't confirmed it, not that it's missing.
- Provider tier
- Hyperscaler
- Regions / global footprint
- Multiple global regions including US, Europe (Frankfurt), Canada, Asia (Bangalor
- Bare-metal servers
- ✓
- GPU / accelerated compute
- ✓
- Spot / preemptible pricing
- ✓
- Object storage
- ✓
- Block storage
- ✓
- Managed Kubernetes
- ✓
- Managed databases
- ✓
- Serverless / FaaS
- ✓
- VPC / private networking
- ✓
- Free / low egress
- ✓
- Data-residency / sovereign options
- -
- Partner marketplace
- ✓
Platform & deployment
Independently observed- CLI
- Web
- Cloud / SaaS
Integrations (44)
Independently observed- Grafana•
- Prometheus•
- Better Uptime
- OpenAI•
- Telegram⇄
- WhatsApp⇄
- Signal⇄
- Discord⇄
- Rocket.Chat
- GitLab
- Apache Kafka
- MySQL
- Cloudron
- OpenVPN
- Discourse
- Odoo
- cPanel
- Docker
- WordPress
- GitLab Enterprise Edition
- Supabase
- RabbitMQ
- n8n
- cPanel & WHM
- Plesk
- 3CX
- Jitsi
- Appwrite
- OpenClaw
- Hermes Agent
- Codex Universal
- Grok Build
- Coolify
- Easypanel
- Anaconda
- SnapShooter
- Simple Observability
- IVP.ai | Deskless
- WooCommerce
- OpenLiteSpeed
- Let's Encrypt
- Slack
- Kubernetes•
- Ollama•
DigitalOcean FAQ
Common questions about DigitalOcean, answered from independent, dated evidence.
What is DigitalOcean?
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
Is DigitalOcean free?
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.
What platforms does DigitalOcean support?
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
Can DigitalOcean be self-hosted?
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
What does DigitalOcean integrate with?
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
What security certifications does DigitalOcean have?
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.
DigitalOcean alternatives
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Compare DigitalOcean
Side by side against other cloud infrastructure, attribute by attribute, with a source on every value.
The vioscaleAI score: one lens on the evidence
Not user reviews and not a paid placement: a confidence-weighted blend of the independent signals below (adoption, activity, security posture, and more), which you can sort and re-weight yourself. Vendors can correct their listing but can never move their rank, and stars are weighted low as a vanity metric. It is one way to read the evidence for DigitalOcean, not the verdict.
| Signal | Score | Weight | Contribution | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reliability | 50 | 0.16 | 7.9 | ✓ |
| Pricing transparency | 100 | 0.06 | 6.3 | ✓ |
| Capabilities | 100 | 0.05 | 5.1 | ✓ |
| Price level | 80 | 0.04 | 3.4 | ✓ |
| Integrations | 40 | 0.05 | 2.0 | ✓ |
| Security posture | 10 | 0.12 | 0.0 | - |
Computed . Re-weight it by intent, or see the full method.
All data & sourcesshow ↓
Every value we hold, with its source, retrieval date, and confidence. This is the evidence behind the score: don't trust it, verify it.
Content
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Faq | 6 items | mediumsource · 2026-09-10 · 62% |
Features
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Capabilities | Tier: hyperscaler · Bare metal: Yes · Free egress: Yes · Marketplace: Yes · Block storage: Yes · Gpu instances: Yes | mediumsource · 2026-09-23 · 60% |
Integrations
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Count | 24 | mediumsource · 2026-09-23 · 60% |
Market
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Availability | PrimaryMarkets: … · AvailabilityScope: global · AvailableCountries: … · NotAvailableCountries: … | mediumsource · 2026-09-23 · 50% |
Pricing
Reliability
| Attribute | Value | Evidence |
|---|---|---|
| Status page | Yes | mediumsource · 2026-08-05 · 60% |
Security
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