DigitalOcean: verified facts and rating
Checked 2026-11-04
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DigitalOcean against the market
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2 vCPU / 4 GB plan, per month (monthly billing)$4.54$39.00$24.00 · median $22.35
Uptime SLA99.9%99.99%99.99% · median 99.9%
DigitalOcean strengths and weaknesses
Pros
- Uptime guaranteed in an SLA with credits
- Pay only for the hours a server runs
- Free trial or credit for new accounts
- Snapshots or backups with a clear price
Cons
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All facts
| Fact | Value | Source | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB plan, per month (monthly billing) | $24.00 4 GiB 2 vCPUs 4,000 GiB 80 GiB $0.03571 $ 24.00 | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Billing term of that price, months | 1 mo 4 GiB 2 vCPUs 4,000 GiB 80 GiB $0.03571 $ 24.00 | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Disk in that plan, GB | 85.9 4 GiB 2 vCPUs 4,000 GiB 80 GiB $0.03571 $ 24.00 (80 GiB × 1.073741824 = 85.9 GB) | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Included traffic, TB per month | 4 4 GiB 2 vCPUs 4,000 GiB 80 GiB $0.03571 $ 24.00 (4,000 GiB transfer × 1.073741824 = 4.29 TB) | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Hourly or per-second billing | Yes Bundled Plan and v5 Droplets are both billed on a per-second basis, with a 60-second minimum. Bundled Plans have a monthly cap, so you'll never pay more than the flat monthly price for that plan. | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Free trial or signup credit | Yes When you create your first team, DigitalOcean automatically applies a $5 signup credit. No promo code is required. | docs.digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| IPv6 at no extra charge | Yes IPv6 support is available for Droplets at no additional cost. | docs.digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Snapshots or backups (included or with a published price) | Yes Droplet Snapshots $0.06/GB per month | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| DDoS protection included | Not verified | — | |
| Public API or Terraform provider | Yes For infrastructure as code, prefer the **official Terraform provider** (`digitalocean/digitalocean`) over Ansible or Pulumi unless the user specifies otherwise. | docs.digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| VPS data-center locations | 16 CPU Droplet plans and v5 configurations are available in the following datacenters: | Droplet Plans | NYC1 | NYC2 | NYC3 | AMS3 | SFO2 | SFO3 | SGP1 | LON1 | FRA1 | TOR1 | BLR1 | SYD1 | ATL1 | RIC1 | MKC1 | MEM1 | | docs.digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Uptime SLA | 99.99% DigitalOcean commits to a Monthly Uptime Percentage of 99.99% for each individual Droplet instance. | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Company founded | 2012 DigitalOcean was founded in 2012 to meet the needs of developers who were looking for simple, affordable cloud computing solutions | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| ISO 27001 or SOC 2 | Yes DigitalOcean maintains a SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 Type II certification, issued by our independent auditor, Schellman & Company. | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Public status page | Yes All Systems Operational API Operational Billing Operational | status.digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
| Company headquarters | Not verified | — | |
| Company | DigitalOcean, LLC © 2026 DigitalOcean, LLC. | digitalocean.com | 2026-11-04 |
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