DigitalOcean Spaces: verified facts and rating
Checked 2026-11-04
Score breakdown
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DigitalOcean Spaces against the market
The dot is the company, the line is the median of all companies in this ranking.
Storage price per GB-month (standard class)$0.006$0.023$0.01863 · median $0.01463
Egress price per GB (to the internet)$0.00$0.11176$0.00931 · median $0.00816
Uptime SLA99.9%99.95%99.9% · median 99.9%
DigitalOcean Spaces strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Free or cheap egress
- Independently audited security
- High uptime in a published SLA
- Works with the Amazon S3 API
Cons
- No permanent free tier
All facts
| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Storage price per GB-month (standard class) | $0.01863 Additional storage beyond this allotment costs $0.02 per GiB per month. (converted from GiB: $0.02 / 1.073741824) | docs.digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Egress price per GB (to the internet) | $0.00931 Additional outbound transfer is $0.01 per GiB. (converted from GiB: $0.01 / 1.073741824) | docs.digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Permanent free tier | No The base price of a Spaces Standard Storage subscription is $5.00 per month. | docs.digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Minimum storage duration | Not verified | — | |
| S3 API compatible | Yes Spaces Object Storage is an S3-compatible service for storing and serving large amounts of data. | docs.digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Regions (provider's count) | Not verified | — | |
| Object versioning | Yes | **Bucket Versioning** | Supported only through the API (not configurable in the control panel). | | docs.digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Lifecycle rules | Yes | **Bucket Lifecycle** | Supported for time-based expiration and removing incomplete multipart uploads. Tag-based lifecycle rules are not supported. | | docs.digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Object Lock (immutable storage) | Not verified | — | |
| Encryption at rest | Yes Data on Spaces is encrypted at rest, which helps to minimize the risk of a data breach via malicious hardware access. | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| SOC 2 or ISO 27001 | Yes DigitalOcean is proud to maintain SOC 2, SOC 3, Global PRP certifications as well as eligibility to process HIPAA and DORA workloads. | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Uptime SLA | 99.9% During each billing cycle the Spaces service will have a 99.9% Uptime (as defined below) per month. | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Public status page | Yes DigitalOcean Status DigitalOcean Services Status Subscribe to Updates | status.digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Founded | 2012 DigitalOcean was founded in 2012 to meet the needs of developers | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Company headquarters | Not verified | — | |
| Company | DigitalOcean, LLC © 2026 DigitalOcean, LLC. | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
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