DigitalOcean shared CPU Droplets
DigitalOcean Droplet Pricing
Shared CPU for bursty apps, websites, and development. These are regular USD rates for separately identified configurations, not discounts or interchangeable performance tiers.
Basic Droplet standard configurations
| Model | Monthly USD | CPU | RAM | SSD | Transfer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic Droplet Regular 512 MiB / 1 vCPU | $4.00 USD / month | 1 vCPU | 512 MiB | 10 GiB SSD | 500 GiB |
| Basic Droplet Regular 1 GiB / 1 vCPU | $6.00 USD / month | 1 vCPU | 1 GiB | 25 GiB SSD | 1,000 GiB |
| Basic Droplet Regular 2 GiB / 1 vCPU | $12.00 USD / month | 1 vCPU | 2 GiB | 50 GiB SSD | 2,000 GiB |
| Basic Droplet Regular 2 GiB / 2 vCPUs | $18.00 USD / month | 2 vCPUs | 2 GiB | 60 GiB SSD | 3,000 GiB |
| Basic Droplet Regular 4 GiB / 2 vCPUs | $24.00 USD / month | 2 vCPUs | 4 GiB | 80 GiB SSD | 4,000 GiB |
| Basic Droplet Regular 8 GiB / 4 vCPUs | $48.00 USD / month | 4 vCPUs | 8 GiB | 160 GiB SSD | 5,000 GiB |
| Basic Droplet Regular 16 GiB / 8 vCPUs | $96.00 USD / month | 8 vCPUs | 16 GiB | 320 GiB SSD | 6,000 GiB |
Resource tradeoffs and published billing
The vendor publishes an hourly usage price and monthly cap. Actual usage charges may differ.. Compare RAM, CPUs, SSD and included transfer by row.
Source: https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets
Verified UTC: 2026-10-30T14:48:22+00:00 (direct first-party source check)
Billing: Official standard Basic/Regular monthly cap; usage is billed per second, with a minimum charge.