Head to head

DigitalOcean Droplets vs PlanetScale

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

PlanetScale

EnterpriseContact salesper tier / mo
High AvailabilityContact salesper tier / mo
Metal$50per month
Single node$5per month
  • 2026-09-10 New plan: Metal at $50/mo
  • 2026-09-10 New plan: High Availability at contact sales
  • 2026-09-10 New plan: Single node at $5/mo
  • 2024-04-08 Hobby is no longer offered