DigitalOcean Droplet
pricing and billing

Seven Basic Regular Droplet configurations, with monthly caps and usage billing explained. This covers a selected product family, not all DigitalOcean services or measured performance.

512 MiB RAM · 1 vCPU

DigitalOcean · Basic Regular · 512 MiB

1 vCPU · 512 MiB RAM
10 GiB SSD · 500 GiB transfer

United States, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Singapore, India, Australia
Region evidence · Family coverage; confirm plan availability

$4.00USD / month cap
Usage-based billing

Current monthly cap; future pricing unknown

Price conditions

Usage billed per second; not a prepaid monthly purchase. Minimum 60 seconds or $0.01, whichever is higher. Basic Regular shared CPU. Monthly cap assumes continuous use; trial credits excluded.

Backups, excess transfer and taxes may add cost. Not included in the displayed cap. Region availability not checked.

No verified coupon applied to this price.

Platform & operating details

CPU & virtualization
Basic Regular shared vCPU; exact processor model not specified.
Network port
Plan-specific port speed not verified; transfer allowance is a separate limit.
Transfer period
500 GiB / month; not an unlimited bandwidth promise
Public IP
Public IPv4 included for these bundled plans; private Droplets differ.
OS & access
Linux VM, SSH access and optional Marketplace images; image compatibility needs checking.
Management
Self-managed Droplet; infrastructure support is not application administration.
Backups & extras
Optional backups and snapshots cost extra; excess transfer and taxes also need budgeting.

Official product descriptions checked 2026-10-11 · Not a benchmark or uptime test. Product source · Feature documentation

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1 GiB RAM · 1 vCPU

DigitalOcean · Basic Regular · 1 GiB

1 vCPU · 1 GiB RAM
25 GiB SSD · 1,000 GiB transfer

United States, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Singapore, India, Australia
Region evidence · Family coverage; confirm plan availability

$6.00USD / month cap
Usage-based billing

Current monthly cap; future pricing unknown

Price conditions

Usage billed per second; not a prepaid monthly purchase. Minimum 60 seconds or $0.01, whichever is higher. Basic Regular shared CPU. Monthly cap assumes continuous use; trial credits excluded.

Backups, excess transfer and taxes may add cost. Not included in the displayed cap. Region availability not checked.

No verified coupon applied to this price.

Platform & operating details

CPU & virtualization
Basic Regular shared vCPU; exact processor model not specified.
Network port
Plan-specific port speed not verified; transfer allowance is a separate limit.
Transfer period
1,000 GiB / month; not an unlimited bandwidth promise
Public IP
Public IPv4 included for these bundled plans; private Droplets differ.
OS & access
Linux VM, SSH access and optional Marketplace images; image compatibility needs checking.
Management
Self-managed Droplet; infrastructure support is not application administration.
Backups & extras
Optional backups and snapshots cost extra; excess transfer and taxes also need budgeting.

Official product descriptions checked 2026-10-11 · Not a benchmark or uptime test. Product source · Feature documentation

Official listingChecked
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Stability: not verifiedOfficial sourceModel the cost

2 GiB RAM · 1 vCPU

DigitalOcean · Basic Regular · 2 GiB

1 vCPU · 2 GiB RAM
50 GiB SSD · 2,000 GiB transfer

United States, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Singapore, India, Australia
Region evidence · Family coverage; confirm plan availability

$12.00USD / month cap
Usage-based billing

Current monthly cap; future pricing unknown

Price conditions

Usage billed per second; not a prepaid monthly purchase. Minimum 60 seconds or $0.01, whichever is higher. Basic Regular shared CPU. Monthly cap assumes continuous use; trial credits excluded.

Backups, excess transfer and taxes may add cost. Not included in the displayed cap. Region availability not checked.

No verified coupon applied to this price.

Platform & operating details

CPU & virtualization
Basic Regular shared vCPU; exact processor model not specified.
Network port
Plan-specific port speed not verified; transfer allowance is a separate limit.
Transfer period
2,000 GiB / month; not an unlimited bandwidth promise
Public IP
Public IPv4 included for these bundled plans; private Droplets differ.
OS & access
Linux VM, SSH access and optional Marketplace images; image compatibility needs checking.
Management
Self-managed Droplet; infrastructure support is not application administration.
Backups & extras
Optional backups and snapshots cost extra; excess transfer and taxes also need budgeting.

Official product descriptions checked 2026-10-11 · Not a benchmark or uptime test. Product source · Feature documentation

Official listingChecked
Not hands-on tested
Checkout unverified
Stability: not verifiedOfficial sourceModel the cost

2 GiB RAM · 2 vCPUs

DigitalOcean · Basic Regular · 2 GiB · 2 vCPUs

2 vCPUs · 2 GiB RAM
60 GiB SSD · 3,000 GiB transfer

United States, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Singapore, India, Australia
Region evidence · Family coverage; confirm plan availability

$18.00USD / month cap
Usage-based billing

Current monthly cap; future pricing unknown

Price conditions

Usage billed per second; not a prepaid monthly purchase. Minimum 60 seconds or $0.01, whichever is higher. Basic Regular shared CPU. Monthly cap assumes continuous use; trial credits excluded.

Backups, excess transfer and taxes may add cost. Not included in the displayed cap. Region availability not checked.

No verified coupon applied to this price.

Platform & operating details

CPU & virtualization
Basic Regular shared vCPU; exact processor model not specified.
Network port
Plan-specific port speed not verified; transfer allowance is a separate limit.
Transfer period
3,000 GiB / month; not an unlimited bandwidth promise
Public IP
Public IPv4 included for these bundled plans; private Droplets differ.
OS & access
Linux VM, SSH access and optional Marketplace images; image compatibility needs checking.
Management
Self-managed Droplet; infrastructure support is not application administration.
Backups & extras
Optional backups and snapshots cost extra; excess transfer and taxes also need budgeting.

Official product descriptions checked 2026-10-11 · Not a benchmark or uptime test. Product source · Feature documentation

Official listingChecked
Not hands-on tested
Checkout unverified
Stability: not verifiedOfficial sourceModel the cost

4 GiB RAM · 2 vCPUs

DigitalOcean · Basic Regular · 4 GiB

2 vCPUs · 4 GiB RAM
80 GiB SSD · 4,000 GiB transfer

United States, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Singapore, India, Australia
Region evidence · Family coverage; confirm plan availability

$24.00USD / month cap
Usage-based billing

Current monthly cap; future pricing unknown

Price conditions

Usage billed per second; not a prepaid monthly purchase. Minimum 60 seconds or $0.01, whichever is higher. Basic Regular shared CPU. Monthly cap assumes continuous use; trial credits excluded.

Backups, excess transfer and taxes may add cost. Not included in the displayed cap. Region availability not checked.

No verified coupon applied to this price.

Platform & operating details

CPU & virtualization
Basic Regular shared vCPU; exact processor model not specified.
Network port
Plan-specific port speed not verified; transfer allowance is a separate limit.
Transfer period
4,000 GiB / month; not an unlimited bandwidth promise
Public IP
Public IPv4 included for these bundled plans; private Droplets differ.
OS & access
Linux VM, SSH access and optional Marketplace images; image compatibility needs checking.
Management
Self-managed Droplet; infrastructure support is not application administration.
Backups & extras
Optional backups and snapshots cost extra; excess transfer and taxes also need budgeting.

Official product descriptions checked 2026-10-11 · Not a benchmark or uptime test. Product source · Feature documentation

Official listingChecked
Not hands-on tested
Checkout unverified
Stability: not verifiedOfficial sourceModel the cost

8 GiB RAM · 4 vCPUs

DigitalOcean · Basic Regular · 8 GiB

4 vCPUs · 8 GiB RAM
160 GiB SSD · 5,000 GiB transfer

United States, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Singapore, India, Australia
Region evidence · Family coverage; confirm plan availability

$48.00USD / month cap
Usage-based billing

Current monthly cap; future pricing unknown

Price conditions

Usage billed per second; not a prepaid monthly purchase. Minimum 60 seconds or $0.01, whichever is higher. Basic Regular shared CPU. Monthly cap assumes continuous use; trial credits excluded.

Backups, excess transfer and taxes may add cost. Not included in the displayed cap. Region availability not checked.

No verified coupon applied to this price.

Platform & operating details

CPU & virtualization
Basic Regular shared vCPU; exact processor model not specified.
Network port
Plan-specific port speed not verified; transfer allowance is a separate limit.
Transfer period
5,000 GiB / month; not an unlimited bandwidth promise
Public IP
Public IPv4 included for these bundled plans; private Droplets differ.
OS & access
Linux VM, SSH access and optional Marketplace images; image compatibility needs checking.
Management
Self-managed Droplet; infrastructure support is not application administration.
Backups & extras
Optional backups and snapshots cost extra; excess transfer and taxes also need budgeting.

Official product descriptions checked 2026-10-11 · Not a benchmark or uptime test. Product source · Feature documentation

Official listingChecked
Not hands-on tested
Checkout unverified
Stability: not verifiedOfficial sourceModel the cost

16 GiB RAM · 8 vCPUs

DigitalOcean · Basic Regular · 16 GiB

8 vCPUs · 16 GiB RAM
320 GiB SSD · 6,000 GiB transfer

United States, Canada, Germany, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Singapore, India, Australia
Region evidence · Family coverage; confirm plan availability

$96.00USD / month cap
Usage-based billing

Current monthly cap; future pricing unknown

Price conditions

Usage billed per second; not a prepaid monthly purchase. Minimum 60 seconds or $0.01, whichever is higher. Basic Regular shared CPU. Monthly cap assumes continuous use; trial credits excluded.

Backups, excess transfer and taxes may add cost. Not included in the displayed cap. Region availability not checked.

No verified coupon applied to this price.

Platform & operating details

CPU & virtualization
Basic Regular shared vCPU; exact processor model not specified.
Network port
Plan-specific port speed not verified; transfer allowance is a separate limit.
Transfer period
6,000 GiB / month; not an unlimited bandwidth promise
Public IP
Public IPv4 included for these bundled plans; private Droplets differ.
OS & access
Linux VM, SSH access and optional Marketplace images; image compatibility needs checking.
Management
Self-managed Droplet; infrastructure support is not application administration.
Backups & extras
Optional backups and snapshots cost extra; excess transfer and taxes also need budgeting.

Official product descriptions checked 2026-10-11 · Not a benchmark or uptime test. Product source · Feature documentation

Official listingChecked
Not hands-on tested
Checkout unverified
Stability: not verifiedOfficial sourceModel the cost

Start with the right billing model

The official pricing table lists Basic Regular Droplets at monthly caps from $4 to $96 across the seven Regular configurations above. These bundled plans are billed per second with a 60-second or $0.01 minimum, whichever is higher. Actual charges depend on usage. A $6 cap is not a $6 annual offer or evidence of a required $6 deposit.

For a continuously running instance, $6 × 12 gives a $72 base-cost planning scenario at an unchanged rate. It is not a price guarantee and excludes unentered extras. The calculator presets keep future prices unknown until you choose an assumption.

Credit is not a lower recurring price

Trial credit may offset eligible usage under separate conditions. It is not permanent free hosting, cash back or evidence that future invoices disappear. We do not subtract an unverified credit from long-term cost comparisons.

Bandwidth, backups and other extra costs

The listed transfer allowance is not an unlimited-bandwidth claim. Review excess usage, backups, additional services and applicable taxes. Keep unused resources and the provider’s billing rules in view; a budgeting tool cannot audit your account.

Keep the comparison fair

CPU model, shared resources, region and billing flexibility matter alongside RAM. The $12 plan here has one vCPU; it is not the different two-vCPU Basic Regular option. These numbers are not a speed or uptime ranking.