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DigitalOcean Pricing History & Price Changes
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15 dated pricing states tracked since 2015-01-06. Last checked 2026-08-04.
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Price history
latest · 2026-08-04
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Plans today
Support Plan
Free
Find answers to common questions · Unlimited customized support
Uptime
Free
Automated endpoint alerts
Cloud Security Posture Management (CSPM)
Free
Stay secure without adding complexity · Guided remediation · Unified visibility
Virtual Private Cloud
Free
Create unlimited VPCs at no additional cost · Ingress data transfer is free
Functions
Free
Scale automatically · Serverless computing solution · Focus on building great apps
Container Registry
Free
Easily store and manage private container images
Network File Storage
$0.15 /GiB/mo
Flat pricing across all supported regions · Shared file storage
Droplets
$4 /mo
Scale up on demand · Per-sec billing with 60 sec minimum · Deploy in seconds · Run any workload · Highly-efficient virtual machines
Spaces
$5 /mo
S3-compatible object storage · Highly scalable
Load Balancers
$12 /mo
Improved availability and performance · Load balancing, simplified
Kubernetes
$12 /mo
Automate and optimize to peak performance · Simple, managed Kubernetes · Free control plane
Managed Databases
$15 /mo
Free daily backups · Fully managed databases · Worry-free setup
Inference
Pay per use /M tokens — no monthly fee
Compare cost, speed, and capability · Deploy with a single API · Pay only for what you use · Access leading AI models · No infrastructure management · tokens
GPU Droplets
Pay per use /GPU/hour — no monthly fee
Serve additional use cases like high-performance computing (HPC) · Scalable machines for your AI/ML workloads · Run training and inference on AI/ML models · Process large data sets and complex neural networks
Security
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Backups
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Flexible and automated backup plans
Pricing timeline15 changes since Jan 2015
Todaylive prices
Plan changes
Changes to what each plan costs and contains. Quota moves (storage, seats, credits) are the ones competitors rarely announce.
plan change log
| When | Event | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-07 | Plan added | Volumes Block Storage at 10 |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan removed | Spaces |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan added | Network File Storage |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan removed | GPU Droplets |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan added | Virtual Private Cloud at 0 |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan removed | Volumes |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan added | Uptime Monitoring at 0 |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan removed | Uptime |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan removed | GenAI Platform |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan added | Gradient AI Platform |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan added | Spaces Object Storage at 5 |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan added | Gradient AI GPU Droplets |
| 2025-02-03 | Plan added | Uptime at 0 |
| 2025-02-03 | Plan added | GenAI Platform |
| 2025-02-03 | Billing changed | Droplets: usage → flat |
| 2025-02-03 | Plan added | Support Plans at 0 |
| 2025-02-03 | Plan added | GPU Droplets |
| 2024-04-01 | Plan added | Databases at 15 |
| 2024-04-01 | Plan added | Volumes at 10 |
| 2024-04-01 | Plan removed | Support Plan |
| 2024-04-01 | Plan removed | Databases Fully Managed |
| 2024-04-01 | Plan removed | Volumes (Block Storage) |
| 2024-04-01 | Plan added | Spaces at 5 |
| 2024-04-01 | Plan removed | Spaces Object Storage |
| 2024-04-01 | Plan removed | Uptime |
| 2023-06-02 | Plan added | Uptime at 0 |
| 2022-08-02 | Plan added | Databases Fully Managed at 15 |
| 2022-08-02 | Plan removed | Managed Kubernetes |
| 2022-08-02 | Plan added | Support Plan at 0 |
| 2022-08-02 | Price down | Droplets: 5 → 4 (monthly) |
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Pricing analysis & summary
DigitalOcean Historical Pricing Summary
SaasTrack has maintained a continuous, verified record of DigitalOcean pricing since 2015-01-06. Across 15 dated observations, SaasTrack recorded 193 documented pricing and quota adjustments across 17 active plan tiers in the Cloud space. Every price point and feature limit is traceable directly to captured pricing page states.
Key Pricing Events Timeline
| Date | Plan / Event | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-12-07 | Plan added | Volumes Block Storage at 10 |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan removed | Spaces |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan added | Network File Storage |
| 2025-12-07 | Feature added | Load Balancers: Load balancing, simplified |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan removed | GPU Droplets |
| 2025-12-07 | Plan added | Virtual Private Cloud at 0 |
Frequently asked questions
Has DigitalOcean raised its prices recently?
SaasTrack has logged 15 pricing page snapshots for DigitalOcean since 2015. Check the timeline chart above for exact price points over time.
What plans are currently available for DigitalOcean?
DigitalOcean currently offers 17 active plans. Full plan features, seat costs, and quota allowances are detailed in the "Plans today" section above.
Does DigitalOcean offer annual billing discounts?
Use the "Monthly / Yearly" toggle on the price history chart above to compare annual discount rates against monthly subscriptions.
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