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    DigitalOcean pricing

    Usage-based cloud hosting with virtual machines, managed Kubernetes, PaaS, and object storage, starting at $4 a month.

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    Budget starts at $4 a month for a basic Droplet; a managed Kubernetes cluster adds at least $12 a month in worker nodes.

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    Droplets

    ToolTrim reference price

    $4/mo

    • Per-second billing (60-second minimum), free outbound data transfer starting at 500 GiB/month

    Free

    $0

    Permanent free plan

    • Free entry tier for managed app hosting

    Kubernetes

    $12/mo

    • Free managed control plane

    Spaces (object storage)

    $5/mo

    • S3-compatible object storage with integrated CDN

    Official pricingChecked on September 25, 2026

    DigitalOceanFrom $4/mo
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