DigitalOcean pricing in 2026
Simple cloud servers and databases. How DigitalOcean charges, its plans and the alternatives.
Billing
Pay as you use
- $5,000 startup credits
Plans
DigitalOcean plans and prices
5 plans with a public price, in US dollars.
App Platform (static sites)
$0No fixed fee · pay per use
- 3 free static sites
- Fully managed hosting
Droplet (from)
Entry paid plan$4/ month
- Per-second billing
- 500 GiB+ outbound transfer
Spaces object storage
$5/ month
- S3-compatible
- Built-in CDN
Kubernetes (from)
$12/ month
- Free control plane
- Free bandwidth allowance
Managed Databases (from)
$15/ month
- PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Valkey
- Free daily backups
Per-resource usage pricing billed per second (60s minimum). $5 credit for new accounts.
Prices from DigitalOcean's pricing page, checked 26 Oct 2026. Usage-based: the bill depends on volume, so these are starting points, not a quote. Taxes, seat minimums and promotions vary.
Discounts
Ways to pay less for DigitalOcean
$5,000 in startup credits
Eligibility: Startups through DigitalOcean Hatch.
From Surba's catalog; the vendor decides eligibility.
Alternatives
Alternatives to DigitalOcean
Similar tools in Surba's catalog, cheapest first.
FAQ
DigitalOcean pricing questions
How does DigitalOcean charge?
DigitalOcean is usage-based: you pay for what you use (transactions, messages, compute and so on) rather than a fixed subscription, so the bill depends on volume. Plans according to DigitalOcean's pricing page (checked 26 Oct 2026): Droplet (from) $4, Spaces object storage $5, Kubernetes (from) $12 and Managed Databases (from) $15 a month. Per-resource usage pricing billed per second (60s minimum). $5 credit for new accounts. There is no fixed monthly fee on App Platform (static sites).
How much is DigitalOcean in naira?
At an indicative rate of ₦1,334 per $1 (26 Oct 2026), Droplet (from) at $4 is about ₦5,337 a month. Your bank's exchange rate and card fees decide the final charge.
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