DigitalOcean Droplets vs Cloudways (DO)
Pricing data as of 2026-06-09 · refreshed weekly
DigitalOcean Droplets (vps) and Cloudways (DO) (managed-cloud) overlap on 2 stacks. The table below shows the cheapest fitting plan on each for a typical startup workload (~50,000 visits/month) — list prices, no promos.
DigitalOcean Dropletsvps
| Basic 512MB | $4/mo |
| Basic 1GB | $6/mo |
| Basic 2GB | $12/mo |
| Basic 4GB | $24/mo |
Cloudways (DO)managed-cloud
| DO 1GB | $11/mo |
| DO 2GB | $24/mo |
| DO 4GB | $46/mo |
Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)
| Stack | DigitalOcean Droplets | Cloudways (DO) | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laravel | $6 (Basic 1GB) | $11 (DO 1GB) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| WordPress | $6 (Basic 1GB) | $11 (DO 1GB) | DigitalOcean Droplets |