Netlify vs DigitalOcean Droplets
Pricing data as of 2026-06-09 · refreshed weekly
Netlify (serverless) and DigitalOcean Droplets (vps) overlap on 9 stacks. The table below shows the cheapest fitting plan on each for a typical startup workload (~50,000 visits/month) — list prices, no promos.
Netlifyserverless
| Free | $0/mo |
| Personal | $9/mo |
| Pro | $20/mo |
DigitalOcean Dropletsvps
| Basic 512MB | $4/mo |
| Basic 1GB | $6/mo |
| Basic 2GB | $12/mo |
| Basic 4GB | $24/mo |
Cheapest fitting plan per stack (startup traffic)
| Stack | Netlify | DigitalOcean Droplets | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Next.js | $20 (Pro) | $4 (Basic 512MB) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| Nuxt | $20 (Pro) | $4 (Basic 512MB) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| Astro | $20 (Pro) | $4 (Basic 512MB) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| SvelteKit | $20 (Pro) | $4 (Basic 512MB) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| Remix / React Router | $20 (Pro) | $4 (Basic 512MB) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| Node.js API | $20 (Pro) | $4 (Basic 512MB) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| Ghost | $20 (Pro) | $6 (Basic 1GB) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| Strapi | $20 (Pro) | $6 (Basic 1GB) | DigitalOcean Droplets |
| Static site | $20 (Pro) | $4 (Basic 512MB) | DigitalOcean Droplets |