Head to head

DigitalOcean Droplets vs GitHub

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

GitHub

Stepped price history$0$7$14$21$28$21$21$21$21
Enterprise$21per seat / mo
Free$0per seat / mo
Team$4per seat / mo
  • 2026-09-01 Enterprise introductory pricing ended — now $21/mo
  • 2026-09-01 Team introductory pricing ended — now $4/mo
  • 2026-08-26 Enterprise is running an introductory price of $21/mo (for the first 12 months)
  • 2026-08-26 Team is running an introductory price of $4/mo (for the first 12 months)