DigitalOcean VPS & Cloud Hosting Review (US)

Editorial rating: ★ 3.4 / 5

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At a glance

Headquarters
New York, USA
Founded
2011
Plan types
VPS, Cloud
Plans listed
33
From
$4.00/mo
Prices checked
Jun 19, 2026
Data centers
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VPS / Cloud

Plans & pricing

Side-by-side specs for DigitalOcean plans in United States. Intro prices may differ from renewal — confirm on the provider site.

Provider Type Intro price RAM CPU Storage Locations Features Action
DigitalOcean Basic Droplet VPS $4.00 1 GB 1 vCPU 25 GB SSD Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 1000 GB
★ 3.4
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DigitalOcean General Purpose VPS $24.00 4 GB 2 vCPU 80 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 4000 GB
★ 3.4
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DigitalOcean General Purpose 40vCPU 160GB Cloud $1,260.00 Dedicated vCPU · Balanced RAM/CPU ratio · Weekly ($252/mo extra) 160 GB 40 vCPU 500 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 10000 GB
Dedicated vCPU · Balanced RAM/CPU ratio · Weekly ($252/mo extra)
★ 3.4
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DigitalOcean Memory-Optimized 4vCPU 32GB Cloud $168.00 High memory ratio (8GB/vCPU) · Dedicated vCPU · Weekly ($33.60/mo extra) 32 GB 4 vCPU 100 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 5000 GB
High memory ratio (8GB/vCPU) · Dedicated vCPU · Weekly ($33.60/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Memory-Optimized 8vCPU 64GB Cloud $336.00 High memory ratio (8GB/vCPU) · Dedicated vCPU · Weekly ($67.20/mo extra) 64 GB 8 vCPU 200 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 6000 GB
High memory ratio (8GB/vCPU) · Dedicated vCPU · Weekly ($67.20/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Memory-Optimized 16vCPU 128GB Cloud $672.00 High memory ratio (8GB/vCPU) · Dedicated vCPU · Weekly ($134.40/mo extra) 128 GB 16 vCPU 400 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 7000 GB
High memory ratio (8GB/vCPU) · Dedicated vCPU · Weekly ($134.40/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Memory-Optimized 24vCPU 192GB Cloud $1,008.00 High memory ratio (8GB/vCPU) · Dedicated vCPU · Weekly ($201.60/mo extra) 192 GB 24 vCPU 600 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 9000 GB
High memory ratio (8GB/vCPU) · Dedicated vCPU · Weekly ($201.60/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Memory-Optimized 32vCPU 256GB Cloud $1,344.00 High memory ratio (8GB/vCPU) · Dedicated vCPU · Weekly ($268.80/mo extra) 256 GB 32 vCPU 800 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 10000 GB
High memory ratio (8GB/vCPU) · Dedicated vCPU · Weekly ($268.80/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean CPU-Optimized 2vCPU 4GB Cloud $42.00 Dedicated vCPU · 2.6GHz+ processors · Weekly ($8.40/mo extra) 4 GB 2 vCPU 25 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 4000 GB
Dedicated vCPU · 2.6GHz+ processors · Weekly ($8.40/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Storage-Optimized 2vCPU 16GB 300GB Cloud $131.00 High-performance NVMe · Large storage capacity · Weekly ($26.20/mo extra) 16 GB 2 vCPU 300 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 4000 GB
High-performance NVMe · Large storage capacity · Weekly ($26.20/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Storage-Optimized 4vCPU 32GB 600GB Cloud $262.00 High-performance NVMe · Large storage capacity · Weekly ($52.40/mo extra) 32 GB 4 vCPU 600 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 5000 GB
High-performance NVMe · Large storage capacity · Weekly ($52.40/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Storage-Optimized 8vCPU 64GB 1.2TB Cloud $524.00 High-performance NVMe · Large storage capacity · Weekly ($104.80/mo extra) 64 GB 8 vCPU 1200 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 6000 GB
High-performance NVMe · Large storage capacity · Weekly ($104.80/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Basic 1GB VPS $6.00 Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($1.20/mo extra) 1 GB 1 vCPU 25 GB SSD Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 1000 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($1.20/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Basic 2GB VPS $12.00 Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($2.40/mo extra) 2 GB 1 vCPU 50 GB SSD Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 2000 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($2.40/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Basic 4vCPU 8GB VPS $48.00 Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($9.60/mo extra) 8 GB 4 vCPU 160 GB SSD Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 5000 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($9.60/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Basic 2vCPU 2GB VPS $18.00 Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($3.60/mo extra) 2 GB 2 vCPU 60 GB SSD Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 3000 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($3.60/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Basic 2vCPU 4GB VPS $24.00 Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($4.80/mo extra) 4 GB 2 vCPU 80 GB SSD Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 4000 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($4.80/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Basic 8vCPU 16GB VPS $96.00 Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($19.20/mo extra) 16 GB 8 vCPU 320 GB SSD Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 6000 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($19.20/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Basic 512MB VPS $4.00 Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($0.80/mo extra) 0.5 GB 1 vCPU 10 GB SSD Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 500 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($0.80/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean CPU-Optimized 8vCPU 16GB Cloud $168.00 Dedicated vCPU · 2.6GHz+ processors · Weekly ($33.60/mo extra) 16 GB 8 vCPU 100 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 6000 GB
Dedicated vCPU · 2.6GHz+ processors · Weekly ($33.60/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean CPU-Optimized 16vCPU 32GB Cloud $336.00 Dedicated vCPU · 2.6GHz+ processors · Weekly ($67.20/mo extra) 32 GB 16 vCPU 200 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 7000 GB
Dedicated vCPU · 2.6GHz+ processors · Weekly ($67.20/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean CPU-Optimized 48vCPU 96GB Cloud $1,008.00 Dedicated vCPU · 2.6GHz+ processors · Weekly ($201.60/mo extra) 96 GB 48 vCPU 500 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 12000 GB
Dedicated vCPU · 2.6GHz+ processors · Weekly ($201.60/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean General Purpose 2vCPU 8GB Cloud $63.00 Dedicated vCPU · Balanced RAM/CPU ratio · Weekly ($12.60/mo extra) 8 GB 2 vCPU 25 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 4000 GB
Dedicated vCPU · Balanced RAM/CPU ratio · Weekly ($12.60/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean CPU-Optimized 4vCPU 8GB Cloud $84.00 Dedicated vCPU · 2.6GHz+ processors · Weekly ($16.80/mo extra) 8 GB 4 vCPU 50 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 5000 GB
Dedicated vCPU · 2.6GHz+ processors · Weekly ($16.80/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean General Purpose 16vCPU 64GB Cloud $504.00 Dedicated vCPU · Balanced RAM/CPU ratio · Weekly ($100.80/mo extra) 64 GB 16 vCPU 200 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 7000 GB
Dedicated vCPU · Balanced RAM/CPU ratio · Weekly ($100.80/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean General Purpose 4vCPU 16GB Cloud $126.00 Dedicated vCPU · Balanced RAM/CPU ratio · Weekly ($25.20/mo extra) 16 GB 4 vCPU 50 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 5000 GB
Dedicated vCPU · Balanced RAM/CPU ratio · Weekly ($25.20/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean General Purpose 8vCPU 32GB Cloud $252.00 Dedicated vCPU · Balanced RAM/CPU ratio · Weekly ($50.40/mo extra) 32 GB 8 vCPU 100 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 6000 GB
Dedicated vCPU · Balanced RAM/CPU ratio · Weekly ($50.40/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Storage-Optimized 16vCPU 128GB 2.4TB Cloud $1,048.00 High-performance NVMe · Large storage capacity · Weekly ($209.60/mo extra) 128 GB 16 vCPU 2400 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 7000 GB
High-performance NVMe · Large storage capacity · Weekly ($209.60/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Storage-Optimized 24vCPU 192GB 3.6TB Cloud $1,572.00 High-performance NVMe · Large storage capacity · Weekly ($314.40/mo extra) 192 GB 24 vCPU 3600 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 9000 GB
High-performance NVMe · Large storage capacity · Weekly ($314.40/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Memory-Optimized 2vCPU 16GB Cloud $84.00 High memory ratio (8GB/vCPU) · Dedicated vCPU · Weekly ($16.80/mo extra) 16 GB 2 vCPU 50 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 4000 GB
High memory ratio (8GB/vCPU) · Dedicated vCPU · Weekly ($16.80/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean General Purpose 32vCPU 128GB Cloud $1,008.00 Dedicated vCPU · Balanced RAM/CPU ratio · Weekly ($201.60/mo extra) 128 GB 32 vCPU 400 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 9000 GB
Dedicated vCPU · Balanced RAM/CPU ratio · Weekly ($201.60/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean CPU-Optimized 32vCPU 64GB Cloud $672.00 Dedicated vCPU · 2.6GHz+ processors · Weekly ($134.40/mo extra) 64 GB 32 vCPU 400 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 9000 GB
Dedicated vCPU · 2.6GHz+ processors · Weekly ($134.40/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean Storage-Optimized 32vCPU 256GB 4.8TB Cloud $2,096.00 High-performance NVMe · Large storage capacity · Weekly ($419.20/mo extra) 256 GB 32 vCPU 4800 GB NVMe Germany United States Singapore Netherlands +4
Transfer: 10000 GB
High-performance NVMe · Large storage capacity · Weekly ($419.20/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean
Basic 1GB · VPS
CPU
1 vCPU
RAM
1 GB
Storage
25 GB SSD · SSD
Locations
GermanyUnited StatesSingaporeNetherlands +4
$6.00/mo
Transfer: 1000 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($1.20/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean
Basic 2GB · VPS
CPU
1 vCPU
RAM
2 GB
Storage
50 GB SSD · SSD
Locations
GermanyUnited StatesSingaporeNetherlands +4
$12.00/mo
Transfer: 2000 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($2.40/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean
Basic 4vCPU 8GB · VPS
CPU
4 vCPU
RAM
8 GB
Storage
160 GB SSD · SSD
Locations
GermanyUnited StatesSingaporeNetherlands +4
$48.00/mo
Transfer: 5000 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($9.60/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean
Basic 2vCPU 2GB · VPS
CPU
2 vCPU
RAM
2 GB
Storage
60 GB SSD · SSD
Locations
GermanyUnited StatesSingaporeNetherlands +4
$18.00/mo
Transfer: 3000 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($3.60/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean
Basic 2vCPU 4GB · VPS
CPU
2 vCPU
RAM
4 GB
Storage
80 GB SSD · SSD
Locations
GermanyUnited StatesSingaporeNetherlands +4
$24.00/mo
Transfer: 4000 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($4.80/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean
Basic 8vCPU 16GB · VPS
CPU
8 vCPU
RAM
16 GB
Storage
320 GB SSD · SSD
Locations
GermanyUnited StatesSingaporeNetherlands +4
$96.00/mo
Transfer: 6000 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($19.20/mo extra)
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DigitalOcean
Basic 512MB · VPS
CPU
1 vCPU
RAM
0.5 GB
Storage
10 GB SSD · SSD
Locations
GermanyUnited StatesSingaporeNetherlands +4
$4.00/mo
Transfer: 500 GB
Simple pricing · Hourly billing available · Weekly ($0.80/mo extra)
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Frequently asked questions

Is DigitalOcean a good hosting provider for United States?

DigitalOcean hosting for United States: compared on price, performance, and trust in our independent catalog.

How much does DigitalOcean hosting cost?

The cheapest DigitalOcean plan (Basic Droplet) starts at $4.00/mo.

Where are DigitalOcean data centers located?

DigitalOcean operates data centers in: Frankfurt, DE; New York, US; San Francisco, US; SG; US; NL; GB; DE; IN; CA; AU; SG; US; NL; GB; DE; IN; CA; AU; SG; US; NL; GB; DE; IN; CA; AU; SG; US; NL; GB; DE; IN; CA; AU; SG; US; NL; GB; DE; IN; CA; AU.

What types of hosting does DigitalOcean offer?

DigitalOcean focuses on VPS and cloud infrastructure.

What are the maximum resources on DigitalOcean plans?

up to 256 GB RAM and up to 4800 GB storage across published DigitalOcean plans.

Does DigitalOcean include SSL and backups?

Check the comparison table for SSL and backup options on each DigitalOcean tier.

What is our editorial rating for DigitalOcean?

DigitalOcean: 3.4/5.

Who should choose DigitalOcean?

DigitalOcean suits developers and power users who need VPS/cloud resources.

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