DigitalOcean alternatives (cheaper)
Answer: As of 2026-10-26, for 2 vCPU / 4 GB at 2 TB egress with backups, DigitalOcean Basic 4 GB costs $28.80/mo true cost (rank #9 of 10). 8 verified alternative(s) are cheaper — lowest is OVHcloud VPS-1 at $4.54/mo.
- DigitalOcean plans tracked: 3
- DigitalOcean true / mo (2/4): $28.80
- Cheaper verified alts: 8
- Last verified: 2026-10-26
- Source: https://www.digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets
Last verified 2026-10-26. How we calculate this.
DigitalOcean plans in the ledger
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | List | True @2TB | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basic 1 GB | 1 | 1 | $6.00 | $7.20 | source · 2026-10-26 |
| Basic 512 MiB | 1 | 0.5 | $4.00 | $4.80 | source · 2026-10-26 |
| Basic 4 GB | 2 | 4 | $24.00 | $28.80 | source · 2026-10-26 |
Head-to-head by spec
2 vCPU / 4 GB
| # | Provider | Plan | True / mo | vs DigitalOcean / yr |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OVHcloud | VPS-1 | $4.54 | $-291 |
| 2 | Hetzner | CX23 | $6.70 | $-265 |
| 3 | OVHcloud | VPS-2 | $8.50 | $-244 |
| 4 | Hetzner | CX33 | $10.06 | $-225 |
| 5 | Hostinger VPS | KVM 2 | $14.99 | $-166 |
| 6 | DreamHost | Stack 4 | $15.99 | $-154 |
| 7 | Vultr | vc2-2c-4gb | $20.00 | $-106 |
| 8 | AWS Lightsail | Linux 4 GB | $24.00 | $-58 |
DigitalOcean rank #9 of 10; 8 cheaper verified alt(s).
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VPS price per GB RAM & per vCPU, 26 plans ranked — median $5.00/GB/mo; cheapest OVHcloud at $1.03/GB. CSV + embeddable chart.
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