Head to head

DigitalOcean Droplets vs Docker Desktop

Two dated pricing records, side by side. Every figure links to its source from the product pages.

The records

Price history, compared

DigitalOcean Droplets

Stepped price history$0$1$3$4$52023202420252026$4$4
Basic 512 MiB$4per month
Basic 1 GiB$6per month
Basic 2 GiB$12per month
Basic 4 GiB$24per month
  • 2022-07-01 Basic 4 GB rose from $20/mo to $24/mo (+20%)
  • 2022-07-01 Basic 2 GB rose from $10/mo to $12/mo (+20%)
  • 2022-07-01 Basic 1 GB rose from $5/mo to $6/mo (+20%)
  • 2022-07-01 New plan: Basic 512 MB at $4/mo

Docker Desktop +80%

Stepped price history$0$3$6$9$1220222023202420252026$5$9
Docker Personal$0per month
Docker Pro$9per seat / mo
Docker Team$15per seat / mo
Docker Business$24per seat / mo
  • 2026-10-08 Docker Personal is no longer offered
  • 2026-09-13 New plan: Docker Personal at $0/mo
  • 2026-09-05 Pro seat minimum changed from 1 to 1
  • 2026-09-04 Pro seat minimum changed from 1 to 1
  • 2024-11-15 Team rose from $9/mo to $15/mo (+66.7%)