DigitalOcean pricing, checked at the source
Monthly prices for DigitalOcean Droplets, Spaces object storage, Managed PostgreSQL, App Platform and Functions, each with a link to DigitalOcean's page and the day we checked.
DigitalOcean plans
Monthly prices in USD, billed monthly unless the row says otherwise. Each row links to DigitalOcean's pricing page.
| Plan | Per month | What it includes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spaces Standard Storage subscription | $5 | $5/month includes 250 GiB storage and 1,024 GiB outbound transfer, built-in CDN | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
DigitalOcean usage rates
What each unit costs, what is free or included, and which plan the rate is on. Every row shows its source and the day we checked it.
| What you pay for | Rate | Free or included | Plan | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Droplet, Regular, 2 vCPUs / 4 GiB / 80 GiB SSD | $24 per instance-month | None | All | Includes 4,000 GiB transfer. Billed per second, capped at 672 hours (28 days) a month. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Droplet outbound transfer beyond the pooled allowance | $0.01 per GB | None | All | Allowance is pooled across all Droplets in the team. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| Spaces storage beyond 250 GiB | $0.02 per GB-month | First 250 GB-month included | Spaces Standard Storage subscription | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Spaces outbound transfer (incl. CDN) beyond 1,024 GiB | $0.01 per GB | First 1,024 GB included | Spaces Standard Storage subscription | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Managed PostgreSQL, single node 1 GiB (smallest) | $15 per instance-month | None | All | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Managed PostgreSQL extra storage (Standard Edition) | $0.215 per GB-month | None | All | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| App Platform container apps-s-1vcpu-0.5gb (smallest paid) | $5 per instance-month | None | All | Includes 50 GiB bandwidth. 2 shared vCPU / 4 GiB (apps-s-2vcpu-4gb) is $50.00/month. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
| App Platform outbound transfer beyond allowance | $0.02 per GB | None | All | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 | |
| Functions compute | $0.0000185 per GB-second | First 90,000 GB-second included | All | Free allowance 90,000 GiB-seconds a month. No per-invocation fee; 100 ms minimum per run. | Sourcechecked 2026-10-25 |
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Estimated month
$62.14
No plan fee
| Usage | Amount a month | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| $24 per instance-month | Priced per instance-month | $24.00 |
| $0.01 per GB | Priced per GB | $2.00 |
| $15 per instance-month | Priced per instance-month | $15.00 |
| $0.215 per GB-month | Priced per GB-month | $4.30 |
| $5 per instance-month | Priced per instance-month | $0.00 |
| $0.02 per GB | Priced per GB | $0.00 |
| $0.0000185 per GB-second | Priced per GB-second | $16.84 |
List prices in USD before tax, from DigitalOcean's pricing page checked 2026-10-25. USD. Basic (Regular) shared-CPU Droplets, monthly price (billed per second, capped at 672 hours a month). Prices are the same across regions. GiB as listed by DigitalOcean (treated as GB).
How the bill is worked out
Monthly cap
Pooled transfer
Spaces
Postgres change
Assumptions
USD. Basic (Regular) shared-CPU Droplets, monthly price (billed per second, capped at 672 hours a month). Prices are the same across regions. GiB as listed by DigitalOcean (treated as GB).
Not confirmed, so left out
- Premium Intel/AMD Droplet variants were not captured (Regular only).
DigitalOcean pricing questions
How much does DigitalOcean cost?
The lowest paid plan listed is Spaces Standard Storage subscription at $5 a month. Usage rates include basic Droplet, Regular, 2 vCPUs / 4 GiB / 80 GiB SSD at $24 per instance-month, droplet outbound transfer beyond the pooled allowance at $0.01 per GB and spaces storage beyond 250 GiB at $0.02 per GB-month. All checked on 2026-10-25.
Is there a free tier on DigitalOcean?
Yes. Functions compute: 90,000 GB-second a month at no charge. The rates table shows which plan each allowance is on.
What is not on DigitalOcean's pricing page?
We could not confirm these on 2026-10-25, so the page shows no number for them: Premium Intel/AMD Droplet variants were not captured (Regular only).
Where do these prices come from?
From DigitalOcean's own pricing pages, starting at https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets, checked on 2026-10-25. Every row links to the page it came from. USD. Basic (Regular) shared-CPU Droplets, monthly price (billed per second, capped at 672 hours a month). Prices are the same across regions. GiB as listed by DigitalOcean (treated as GB).
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