Every hosting.com and DigitalOcean plan we track, compared on the price you pay to start, what it renews at and the cost over three years, plus money-back terms, uptime guarantees and data centers. Prices are checked against both providers daily (October 2026).
| hosting.com | DigitalOcean | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $1.99/mohosting.com Starter Web Hosting | $4.00/moDigitalOcean Basic 512 MB / 1 vCPU / 10 GB |
| Renews at | $13.99/mo | $4.00/mo |
| Plans | 41 | 152 |
| Kinds of hosting | web hosting, WordPress hosting, reseller hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, app hosting (PaaS), business email hosting | cloud hosting, GPU servers, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage, app hosting (PaaS) |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | None |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 99.99% |
| Support | 24/7, live chat, phone | 24/7 |
| Data center countries | 9United States, Singapore, United Kingdom, Australia, India, Germany… | 8United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore… |
| Founded | 2001 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | United States | United States |
| Visit hosting.com | Visit DigitalOcean |
| hosting.com | DigitalOcean | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | hosting.com AI Startup20 GB | DigitalOcean App Platform Shared 512 MB / 1 vCPU (fixed)1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM |
| From / renews at | $8.00 / $8.00 per month | $5.00 / $5.00 per month |
| Best value plan | hosting.com AI StartupValue score 68/100 | DigitalOcean App Platform Shared 512 MB / 1 vCPU (fixed)Value score 72/100 |
hosting.com has the lower starting price: hosting.com Starter Web Hosting at $1.99/mo, against DigitalOcean Basic 512 MB / 1 vCPU / 10 GB at $4.00/mo. Compare the renewal prices too: they decide what you pay from the second term.
hosting.com's cheapest plan renews at $13.99/mo and DigitalOcean's at $4.00/mo. Over three years, hosting.com averages $2.49/mo and DigitalOcean $4.00/mo on those plans.
hosting.com has a 30-day money-back guarantee. DigitalOcean has no money-back window.
On our value score, DigitalOcean: its DigitalOcean App Platform Shared 512 MB / 1 vCPU (fixed) plan scores 72/100 against 68/100 for hosting.com's best app hosting (PaaS) plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
See how we collect prices and score plans. Always confirm the final price at checkout.
