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ProvidersDigitalOceanv5 Droplets

Shared 2 vCPU / 4 GB

DigitalOcean · DigitalOcean v5 Shared 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 30 GB · Cloud hosting

  • Unmanaged
  • Hourly billing
  • Value score 47/100
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RAM
4 GB
CPU
2 vCPUShared cores
Storage
30 GBNVMe
Bandwidth
4 TBper month
Websites
Unlimited
Visits
Not metered

Choose how long to pay for

Longer terms lower the monthly price, but you pay for the whole term up front and the price usually goes up on renewal.

Monthly (hourly)Per month$38.63Pay today$38.63Renews atSame priceTotal over 3 years$1,390.68

Compare sizes

Other v5 Droplets plans of the same type, priced on the same billing period.

PlanRAMCPUStorageBandwidthPer month
Shared 1 vCPU / 1 GB1 GB1 vCPU30 GB1 TB$17.84
Shared 1 vCPU / 2 GB2 GB1 vCPU50 GB2 TB$22.88
Shared 2 vCPU / 4 GBThis plan4 GB2 vCPU30 GB4 TB$38.63

What's included

  • Free SSL certificatenot included
  • Free domain (first year)not included
  • Automatic backupsnot included
  • Free website migrationnot included
  • CDNnot included
  • Email accountsnot included
  • Staging sitenot included
  • DDoS protectionnot included

Server

Management
You manage the server
Root access
Yes
Control panel
None (command line)
Operating system
Linux
Billing
Hourly, capped at the monthly price

DigitalOcean

Support
24/7
Money-back
No refund window
Uptime guarantee
99.99%
Billed in
USD, excluding tax
Founded
2011 · United States
All DigitalOcean plans

Data center locations

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Monthly
$38.63/mo
about $0.05 per hour
Pay today
$38.63
After the first month
Same price
Total over 3 years
$1,390.68
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