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Family / tier	CPU	Memory	Storage	Transfer / port	Monthly quote	Source
DigitalOcean · 512 MiBBasic Droplets / Regular	1 vCPU	512 MiB	10 GiB	500 GiB —	$4.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 4.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $4.34 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.00595 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Regular \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 512 MiB \| 1 vCPU \| 500 GiB \| 10 GiB \| $0.00595 \| $ 4.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 1 GiBBasic Droplets / Regular	1 vCPU	1 GiB	25 GiB	1,000 GiB —	$6.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 6.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $6.52 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.00893 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Regular \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 1 GiB \| 1 vCPU \| 1,000 GiB \| 25 GiB \| $0.00893 \| $ 6.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 1 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium AMD	1 vCPU	1 GiB	25 GiB	1,000 GiB —	$7.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 7.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $7.61 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.01042 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium AMD \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 1 GiB \| 1 vCPU \| 1,000 GiB \| 25 GiB \| $0.01042 \| $ 7.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 1 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium Intel	1 vCPU	1 GiB	35 GiB	1,000 GiB —	$8.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 8.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $8.69 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.01190 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium Intel \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 1 GiB \| 1 vCPU \| 1,000 GiB \| 35 GiB \| $0.01190 \| $ 8.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 2 GiBBasic Droplets / Regular	1 vCPU	2 GiB	50 GiB	2,000 GiB —	$12.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 12.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $13.04 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.01786 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Regular \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 2 GiB \| 1 vCPU \| 2,000 GiB \| 50 GiB \| $0.01786 \| $ 12.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 2 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium AMD	1 vCPU	2 GiB	50 GiB	2,000 GiB —	$14.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 14.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $15.21 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.02083 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium AMD \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 2 GiB \| 1 vCPU \| 2,000 GiB \| 50 GiB \| $0.02083 \| $ 14.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 2 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium Intel	1 vCPU	2 GiB	70 GiB	2,000 GiB —	$16.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 16.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $17.38 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.02381 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium Intel \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 2 GiB \| 1 vCPU \| 2,000 GiB \| 70 GiB \| $0.02381 \| $ 16.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 2 GiBBasic Droplets / Regular	2 vCPUs	2 GiB	60 GiB	3,000 GiB —	$18.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 18.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $19.56 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.02679 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Regular \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 2 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 3,000 GiB \| 60 GiB \| $0.02679 \| $ 18.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 2 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium AMD	2 vCPUs	2 GiB	60 GiB	3,000 GiB —	$21.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 21.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $22.81 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.03125 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium AMD \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 2 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 3,000 GiB \| 60 GiB \| $0.03125 \| $ 21.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 2 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium Intel	2 vCPUs	2 GiB	90 GiB	3,000 GiB —	$24.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 24.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $26.07 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.03571 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium Intel \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 2 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 3,000 GiB \| 90 GiB \| $0.03571 \| $ 24.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 4 GiBBasic Droplets / Regular	2 vCPUs	4 GiB	80 GiB	4,000 GiB —	$24.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 24.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $26.07 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.03571 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Regular \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 4 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| 80 GiB \| $0.03571 \| $ 24.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 4 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium AMD	2 vCPUs	4 GiB	80 GiB	4,000 GiB —	$28.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 28.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $30.42 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.04167 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium AMD \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 4 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| 80 GiB \| $0.04167 \| $ 28.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 4 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium Intel	2 vCPUs	4 GiB	120 GiB	4,000 GiB —	$32.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 32.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $34.76 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.04762 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium Intel \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 4 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| 120 GiB \| $0.04762 \| $ 32.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 4 GiBCPU-Optimized Droplets / Regular	2 vCPUs	4 GiB	25 GiB / 1x	4,000 GiB —	$42.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 42.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $45.63 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.06250 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / CPU-Optimized Droplets / Regular / 1x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 4 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| option 1x, selected. 1x \| 25 GiB \| $0.06250 \| $ 42.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium AMD	2 vCPUs	8 GiB	100 GiB	5,000 GiB —	$42.00 / monthMonthly quote · $42.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $45.63 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.06250 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium AMD \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| 100 GiB \| $0.06250 \| $42.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 4 GiBCPU-Optimized Droplets / Regular	2 vCPUs	4 GiB	50 GiB / 2x	4,000 GiB —	$47.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 47.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $51.06 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.06994 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / CPU-Optimized Droplets / Regular / 2x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 4 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| option 2x, selected. 2x \| 50 GiB \| $0.06994 \| $ 47.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium Intel	2 vCPUs	8 GiB	160 GiB	5,000 GiB —	$48.00 / monthMonthly quote · $48.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $52.14 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.07143 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium Intel \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| 160 GiB \| $0.07143 \| $48.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBBasic Droplets / Regular	4 vCPUs	8 GiB	160 GiB	5,000 GiB —	$48.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 48.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $52.14 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.07143 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Regular \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| 160 GiB \| $0.07143 \| $ 48.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium AMD	4 vCPUs	8 GiB	160 GiB	5,000 GiB —	$56.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 56.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $60.83 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.08333 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium AMD \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| 160 GiB \| $0.08333 \| $ 56.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 4 GiBCPU-Optimized Droplets / Regular	2 vCPUs	4 GiB	125 GiB / 5x	4,000 GiB —	$62.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 62.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $67.35 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.09226 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / CPU-Optimized Droplets / Regular / 5x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 4 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| 5x \| 125 GiB \| $0.09226 \| $ 62.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBGeneral Purpose Droplets / Regular	2 vCPUs	8 GiB	25 GiB / 1x	4,000 GiB —	$63.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 63.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $68.44 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.09375 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / General Purpose Droplets / Regular / 1x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| option 1x, selected. 1x \| 25 GiB \| $0.09375 \| $ 63.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium Intel	4 vCPUs	8 GiB	240 GiB	6,000 GiB —	$64.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 64.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $69.53 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.09524 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium Intel \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 6,000 GiB \| 240 GiB \| $0.09524 \| $ 64.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBGeneral Purpose Droplets / Regular	2 vCPUs	8 GiB	50 GiB / 2x	4,000 GiB —	$68.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 68.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $73.87 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.10119 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / General Purpose Droplets / Regular / 2x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| option 2x, selected. 2x \| 50 GiB \| $0.10119 \| $ 68.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBGeneral Purpose Droplets / Premium Intel	2 vCPUs	8 GiB	30 GiB / 1x	4,000 GiB —	$76.00 / monthMonthly quote · $76.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $82.56 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.11310 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / General Purpose Droplets / Premium Intel / 1x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| option 1x, selected. 1x \| 30 GiB \| $0.11310 \| $76.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBGeneral Purpose Droplets / Premium Intel	2 vCPUs	8 GiB	60 GiB / 2x	4,000 GiB —	$79.00 / monthMonthly quote · $79.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $85.82 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.11756 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / General Purpose Droplets / Premium Intel / 2x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| option 2x, selected. 2x \| 60 GiB \| $0.11756 \| $79.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBMemory-Optimized Droplets / Regular	2 vCPUs	16 GiB	50 GiB / 1x	4,000 GiB —	$84.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 84.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $91.25 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.12500 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Memory-Optimized Droplets / Regular / 1x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| option 1x, selected. 1x \| 50 GiB \| $0.12500 \| $ 84.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBCPU-Optimized Droplets / Regular	4 vCPUs	8 GiB	50 GiB / 1x	5,000 GiB —	$84.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 84.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $91.25 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.12500 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / CPU-Optimized Droplets / Regular / 1x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| option 1x, selected. 1x \| 50 GiB \| $0.12500 \| $ 84.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium AMD	4 vCPUs	16 GiB	200 GiB	8,000 GiB —	$84.00 / monthMonthly quote · $84.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $91.25 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.12500 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium AMD \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 8,000 GiB \| 200 GiB \| $0.12500 \| $84.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBGeneral Purpose Droplets / Regular	2 vCPUs	8 GiB	163 GiB / option 6.5x, selected. 6.5x	4,000 GiB —	$90.60 / monthMonthly quote · $ 90.60 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $98.42 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.13482 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / General Purpose Droplets / Regular / 6.5x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| 6.5x \| 163 GiB \| $0.13482 \| $ 90.60 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBGeneral Purpose Droplets / Premium Intel	2 vCPUs	8 GiB	165 GiB / option 5.5x, selected. 5.5x	4,000 GiB —	$92.20 / monthMonthly quote · $92.20 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $100.16 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.13720 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / General Purpose Droplets / Premium Intel / 5.5x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| 5.5x \| 165 GiB \| $0.13720 \| $92.20 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBCPU-Optimized Droplets / Regular	4 vCPUs	8 GiB	100 GiB / 2x	5,000 GiB —	$94.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 94.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $102.11 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.13988 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / CPU-Optimized Droplets / Regular / 2x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| option 2x, selected. 2x \| 100 GiB \| $0.13988 \| $ 94.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBBasic Droplets / Regular	8 vCPUs	16 GiB	320 GiB	6,000 GiB —	$96.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 96.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $104.29 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.14286 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Regular \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 8 vCPUs \| 6,000 GiB \| 320 GiB \| $0.14286 \| $ 96.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium Intel	4 vCPUs	16 GiB	320 GiB	8,000 GiB —	$96.00 / monthMonthly quote · $96.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $104.29 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.14286 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium Intel \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 8,000 GiB \| 320 GiB \| $0.14286 \| $96.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBMemory-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel	2 vCPUs	16 GiB	50 GiB / 1x	4,000 GiB —	$99.00 / monthMonthly quote · $99.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $107.54 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.14732 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Memory-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel / 1x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| option 1x, selected. 1x \| 50 GiB \| $0.14732 \| $99.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBMemory-Optimized Droplets / Regular	2 vCPUs	16 GiB	150 GiB / 3x	4,000 GiB —	$104.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 104.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $112.97 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.15476 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Memory-Optimized Droplets / Regular / 3x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| option 3x, selected. 3x \| 150 GiB \| $0.15476 \| $ 104.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBCPU-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel	4 vCPUs	8 GiB	50 GiB / 1x	5,000 GiB —	$109.00 / monthMonthly quote · $109.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $118.41 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.16220 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / CPU-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel / 1x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| option 1x, selected. 1x \| 50 GiB \| $0.16220 \| $109.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBMemory-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel	2 vCPUs	16 GiB	150 GiB / 3x	4,000 GiB —	$110.00 / monthMonthly quote · $110.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $119.49 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.16369 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Memory-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel / 3x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| 3x \| 150 GiB \| $0.16369 \| $110.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium AMD	8 vCPUs	16 GiB	320 GiB	6,000 GiB —	$112.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 112.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $121.67 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.16667 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium AMD \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 8 vCPUs \| 6,000 GiB \| 320 GiB \| $0.16667 \| $ 112.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBCPU-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel	4 vCPUs	8 GiB	100 GiB / 2x	5,000 GiB —	$122.00 / monthMonthly quote · $122.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $132.53 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.18155 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / CPU-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel / 2x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| option 2x, selected. 2x \| 100 GiB \| $0.18155 \| $122.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBCPU-Optimized Droplets / Regular	4 vCPUs	8 GiB	250 GiB / 5x	5,000 GiB —	$124.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 124.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $134.70 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.18452 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / CPU-Optimized Droplets / Regular / 5x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| 5x \| 250 GiB \| $0.18452 \| $ 124.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBGeneral Purpose Droplets / Regular	4 vCPUs	16 GiB	50 GiB / 1x	5,000 GiB —	$126.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 126.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $136.88 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.18750 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / General Purpose Droplets / Regular / 1x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| option 1x, selected. 1x \| 50 GiB \| $0.18750 \| $ 126.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBBasic Droplets / Premium Intel	8 vCPUs	16 GiB	480 GiB	9,000 GiB —	$128.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 128.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $139.05 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.19048 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Basic Droplets / Premium Intel \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 8 vCPUs \| 9,000 GiB \| 480 GiB \| $0.19048 \| $ 128.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBStorage-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel	2 vCPUs	16 GiB	300 GiB / 1x	4,000 GiB —	$131.00 / monthMonthly quote · $131.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $142.31 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.19494 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Storage-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel / 1x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| option 1x, selected. 1x \| 300 GiB \| $0.19494 \| $131.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBStorage-Optimized Droplets / Regular	2 vCPUs	16 GiB	300 GiB / 1x	4,000 GiB —	$131.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 131.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $142.31 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.19494 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Storage-Optimized Droplets / Regular / 1x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| option 1x, selected. 1x \| 300 GiB \| $0.19494 \| $ 131.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBMemory-Optimized Droplets / Regular	2 vCPUs	16 GiB	300 GiB / 6x	4,000 GiB —	$131.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 131.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $142.31 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.19494 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Memory-Optimized Droplets / Regular / 6x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| 6x \| 300 GiB \| $0.19494 \| $ 131.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBGeneral Purpose Droplets / Regular	4 vCPUs	16 GiB	100 GiB / 2x	5,000 GiB —	$136.00 / monthMonthly quote · $ 136.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $147.74 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.20238 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / General Purpose Droplets / Regular / 2x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| option 2x, selected. 2x \| 100 GiB \| $0.20238 \| $ 136.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBStorage-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel	2 vCPUs	16 GiB	450 GiB / option 1.5x, selected. 1.5x	4,000 GiB —	$139.00 / monthMonthly quote · $139.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $151.00 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.20685 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / Storage-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel / 1.5x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 2 vCPUs \| 4,000 GiB \| 1.5x \| 450 GiB \| $0.20685 \| $139.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBGeneral Purpose Droplets / Premium Intel	4 vCPUs	16 GiB	60 GiB / 1x	5,000 GiB —	$151.00 / monthMonthly quote · $151.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $164.03 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.22470 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / General Purpose Droplets / Premium Intel / 1x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| option 1x, selected. 1x \| 60 GiB \| $0.22470 \| $151.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 16 GiBGeneral Purpose Droplets / Premium Intel	4 vCPUs	16 GiB	120 GiB / 2x	5,000 GiB —	$158.00 / monthMonthly quote · $158.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $171.64 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.23512 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / General Purpose Droplets / Premium Intel / 2x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 16 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| option 2x, selected. 2x \| 120 GiB \| $0.23512 \| $158.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z
DigitalOcean · 8 GiBCPU-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel	4 vCPUs	8 GiB	250 GiB / 5x	5,000 GiB —	$161.00 / monthMonthly quote · $161.00 USD Other source quotes (1) ≈ $174.89 / monthHourly billing, estimated at 730 hours/month · $0.23958 USD	Official ↗ Source / status Simple, predictable pricing for virtual machines / CPU-Optimized Droplets / Premium Intel / 5x \| Memory \| vCPU \| Transfer \| SSD Variant \| SSD \| $/hr \| $/mo 8 GiB \| 4 vCPUs \| 5,000 GiB \| 5x \| 250 GiB \| $0.23958 \| $161.00 —2026-10-20T22:34:47.071949Z

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#	PROVIDER / PLAN	TRANSFER / PORT	RESOURCES	LOCATION	TEST EVIDENCE	MONTHLY EQUIVALENT	View details
01	DigitalOceanBasic Regular · 512 MiB Per-second · monthly cap View all 11 provider plans ↗	500 GiB / moPort unknown$7.45 / TB	1 vCPU · 0.5 GiB10.7 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$4.00 / mo eq.$4.00 billed monthly	↗
02	DigitalOceanBasic Regular · 1 GiB Per-second · monthly cap View all 11 provider plans ↗	1000 GiB / moPort unknown$5.59 / TB	1 vCPU · 1 GiB26.8 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$6.00 / mo eq.$6.00 billed monthly	↗
03	DigitalOceanBasic Regular · 2 GiB / 1 vCPU Per-second · monthly cap View all 11 provider plans ↗	2000 GiB / moPort unknown$5.59 / TB	1 vCPU · 2 GiB53.7 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$12.00 / mo eq.$12.00 billed monthly	↗
04	DigitalOceanBasic Regular · 2 GiB / 2 vCPU Per-second · monthly cap View all 11 provider plans ↗	3000 GiB / moPort unknown$5.59 / TB	2 vCPU · 2 GiB64.4 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$18.00 / mo eq.$18.00 billed monthly	↗
05	DigitalOceanBasic Regular · 4 GiB Per-second · monthly cap View all 11 provider plans ↗	4000 GiB / moPort unknown$5.59 / TB	2 vCPU · 4 GiB85.9 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$24.00 / mo eq.$24.00 billed monthly	↗
06	DigitalOceanBasic Regular · 8 GiB Per-second · monthly cap View all 11 provider plans ↗	5000 GiB / moPort unknown$8.94 / TB	4 vCPU · 8 GiB171.8 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$48.00 / mo eq.$48.00 billed monthly	↗
07	DigitalOceanMemory-Optimized · 16 GiB Memory-OptimizedPer-second · monthly cap View all 11 provider plans ↗	4000 GiB / moPort unknown$19.56 / TB	2 vCPU · 16 GiB53.7 GB NVMe	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$84.00 / mo eq.$84.00 billed monthly	↗
08	DigitalOceanBasic Regular · 16 GiB Per-second · monthly cap View all 11 provider plans ↗	6000 GiB / moPort unknown$14.90 / TB	8 vCPU · 16 GiB343.6 GB SSD	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$96.00 / mo eq.$96.00 billed monthly	↗
09	DigitalOceanMemory-Optimized · 32 GiB Memory-OptimizedPer-second · monthly cap View all 11 provider plans ↗	6000 GiB / moPort unknown$26.08 / TB	4 vCPU · 32 GiB107.4 GB NVMe	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$168.00 / mo eq.$168.00 billed monthly	↗
10	DigitalOceanMemory-Optimized · 64 GiB Memory-OptimizedPer-second · monthly cap View all 11 provider plans ↗	7000 GiB / moPort unknown$44.70 / TB	8 vCPU · 64 GiB214.7 GB NVMe	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$336.00 / mo eq.$336.00 billed monthly	↗
11	DigitalOceanMemory-Optimized · 128 GiB Memory-OptimizedPer-second · monthly cap View all 11 provider plans ↗	8000 GiB / moPort unknown$78.23 / TB	16 vCPU · 128 GiB429.5 GB NVMe	MULTIMultiple locations · select at checkout	Not tested No server report yet	$672.00 / mo eq.$672.00 billed monthly	↗

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