DigitalOcean Droplets vs OVHcloud VPS
Pricing data as of 2026-08-28 · refreshed weekly
DigitalOcean Droplets (vps) and OVHcloud VPS (vps) overlap on 15 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 |
Nothing bundledDIY: cdn, image opt, edge, ssl, previews, auto-deploy
OVHcloud VPSvps
| VPS-1 | $4.54/mo |
| VPS-2 | $8.5/mo |
| VPS-3 | $12.32/mo |
| VPS-4 | $23.37/mo |
Nothing bundledDIY: cdn, image opt, edge, ssl, previews, auto-deploy
Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)
| Stack | DigitalOcean Droplets | OVHcloud VPS | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js | $4 (Basic 512MB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| Nuxt | $4 (Basic 512MB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| Astro | $4 (Basic 512MB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| SvelteKit | $4 (Basic 512MB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| Remix / React Router | $4 (Basic 512MB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| Node.js API | $4 (Basic 512MB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| Django | $6 (Basic 1GB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | OVHcloud VPS |
| FastAPI | $4 (Basic 512MB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| Laravel | $6 (Basic 1GB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | OVHcloud VPS |
| Ruby on Rails | $12 (Basic 2GB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | OVHcloud VPS |
| Spring Boot | $12 (Basic 2GB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | OVHcloud VPS |
| WordPress | $6 (Basic 1GB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | OVHcloud VPS |
| Ghost | $6 (Basic 1GB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | OVHcloud VPS |
| Strapi | $6 (Basic 1GB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | OVHcloud VPS |
| Static site | $4 (Basic 512MB) | $4.54 (VPS-1) | DigitalOcean Droplets |