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DigitalOcean

Raw cloud infrastructure · CLI / unmanaged

DigitalOcean provides raw cloud infrastructure plans. This dossier uses the researched configuration, published pricing terms and dated benchmark evidence stored in the HostingHunt dataset.

Plan-level pricingSee plansTerms and required extras vary
Raw cloud infrastructureHosting modelCLI / unmanagedManagementPlan-specificCheck the catalog belowNot benchmarkedReason documented below
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At a glance

What DigitalOcean offers

Research record: 2026-08-20 · sampled Basic 8 GiB

Developer-friendly ecosystem, hourly billing, excellent documentation

HeadquartersUSA
Founded2011
Published SLA99.99%
Regions listed3US, EU, Asia
Research rating4/5Strong cloud tooling and ecosystem. Shared CPU (Basic) explicitly positioned as economical class. Pricing competitive with Linode/Akamai.
Independent benchmarkNot yet publishedNo dated comparable test in the dataset
Provider feature research

Features arranged by category

Official provider claims

Compute & storage

  • 4 vCPU (Shared)
  • 8 GiB Not published
  • 160 GiB SSD
  • Storage redundancy must be checked per plan

Network & access

  • Unlimited bandwidth policy
  • 5TB network transfer
  • Full root access
  • Custom ISO supported

Platform & security

  • IPv4 included or supported
  • IPv6 supported
  • Researched plan is Linux-focused
  • Control-panel licensing is separate or unsupported

Pricing & evidence

  • Hourly billing
  • Renewal rate not confirmed
  • No dated independent benchmark stored
  • Official provider checkout remains the final billing source
Platform coverage

Infrastructure & supported workloads

Infrastructure options
4 vCPU · Not published8 GiB Not published160 GiB SSD5TB
Applications and use cases
DevelopersScaling applicationsDocker/containersOne-click apps
Representative locationsAvailability varies by infrastructure provider
USEUAsia
Decision guide

Strengths and considerations

Why it may fit
  • Developer-friendly ecosystem, hourly billing, excellent documentation
  • Cloud simplicity, strong API, one-click deployments
  • Suitable for Developers
  • Suitable for Scaling applications
Check before buying
  • $48/mo is not competing on raw specs - it's competing on ease of scaling and tooling
  • Want maximum specs for price
  • cPanel requirement
  • Shared CPU (Basic class). Value is ecosystem, scaling, API - not raw GB/dollar.