How much does a DigitalOcean Droplet cost?

Basic shared: $4/month (1 vCPU, 512MB). $6/month (1 vCPU, 1GB). $12/month (1 vCPU, 2GB). Premium AMD/Intel CPU Droplets start at $7/month. GPU Droplets (H100) from $2.99/hr.

How does DigitalOcean compare to AWS in cost?

DigitalOcean is typically 30-50% cheaper than equivalent AWS EC2 instances with simpler pricing. Less feature-rich but ideal for web apps, databases, and dev environments.

Does DigitalOcean charge for bandwidth?

Each Droplet includes generous free bandwidth (1-20TB/month depending on size). Overage is $0.01/GB — much cheaper than AWS egress at $0.09/GB. Inbound bandwidth is always free.

DigitalOcean Droplet Cost Calculator

Calculate DigitalOcean Droplet costs. Shared CPU starts at $4/month; dedicated CPU at $48/month. Compare with AWS EC2 and Linode for VPS workloads.

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LTV

$3500

LTV:CAC

11.67

Payback

2.9 mo

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Enter the values for the scenario you are assessing. Calculate DigitalOcean Droplet costs. Shared CPU starts at $4/month; dedicated CPU at $48/month. Compare with AWS EC2 and Linode for VPS workloads. Use the do droplet cost result to inform your calculation.

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