DigitalOcean Droplets · Developer & hosting · tracked since 2021-01-01

MarkupBot cannot currently read DigitalOcean Droplets's pricing page, so the figures below were last verified on 2026-08-26 and may be out of date. Check the vendor's own page before relying on them.

DigitalOcean Droplets pricing, on the record since 2021.

Paid plans from $4 a month. 4 recorded changes across 4 current plans. Every figure below links to the source it came from.

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LAST RECORDED CHANGE 2022-07-01 · HISTORY SOURCED FROM ARCHIVES

Developer & hosting · Basic 512 MiB
DigitalOcean Droplets
per month
EFFECTIVE 2026-08-12 · CAPTURED BY MARKUPBOT
was $4
$4per month

The record

Prices step. Here are the steps.

Basic 512 MiBBasic 1 GiBBasic 2 GiBBasic 4 GiB
DigitalOcean Droplets
Basic 512 MiB · per month · USD
0%since first tracked
Stepped price history$0$1$3$4$52023202420252026$4$4

Right now

Current plans

PlanPriceBilledEffectiveProvenance
Basic 512 MiB$4per month2026-08-12captured by markupbot ↗
Basic 1 GiB$6per month2026-08-12captured by markupbot ↗
Basic 2 GiB$12per month2026-08-12captured by markupbot ↗
Basic 4 GiB$24per month2026-08-12captured by markupbot ↗

In the box

What each DigitalOcean Droplets plan includes

Basic 512 MiB
$4 per month
  • 1 vCPU
  • 500 GiB Transfer
  • 10 GiB SSD
Basic 1 GiB
$6 per month
  • 1 vCPU
  • 1,000 GiB Transfer
  • 25 GiB SSD
Basic 2 GiB
$12 per month
  • 1 vCPU
  • 2,000 GiB Transfer
  • 50 GiB SSD
Basic 4 GiB
$24 per month
  • 2 vCPUs
  • 4,000 GiB Transfer
  • 80 GiB SSD

AS LISTED ON DIGITALOCEAN DROPLETS'S PRICING PAGE WHEN EACH PLAN WAS LAST CAPTURED. THE VENDOR'S PAGE IS THE AUTHORITY ON WHAT A PLAN CONTAINS.

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Questions

DigitalOcean Droplets pricing, answered

Q1 How much does DigitalOcean Droplets cost?

DigitalOcean Droplets's paid plans start at $4 a month (Basic 512 MiB) and run to $24 a month (Basic 4 GiB). At the entry price that is $48 over twelve months. These are the standing prices on DigitalOcean Droplets's own pricing page as last read on 2026-10-08; a promotional rate is recorded as the price it reverts to.

Q2 Does DigitalOcean Droplets have a free plan?

No plan is listed at $0 on DigitalOcean Droplets's pricing page. A time-limited free trial, if the vendor offers one, is not a free plan and is not recorded as one.

Q3 Has DigitalOcean Droplets raised its prices?

Markup has 4 published changes on file for DigitalOcean Droplets since 2021. The most recent: Basic 4 GB rose from $20/mo to $24/mo (+20%) (effective 2022-07-01).

Q4 What does DigitalOcean Droplets cost right now?

Basic 512 MiB: $4 per month · Basic 1 GiB: $6 per month · Basic 2 GiB: $12 per month · Basic 4 GiB: $24 per month

Q5 Where does this data come from?

Public pricing pages and vendor announcements. Every recorded version links to its source — an archived capture or the announcement that stated the change. See /method for how the record is kept.