Hosting Strapi on DigitalOcean Droplets
Pricing data as of 2026-10-12 · refreshed weekly
DigitalOcean Droplets is a vps platform. Strapi needs roughly 1024MB RAM for a production server process, so the cheapest plan that actually fits depends on your traffic. Below is the cheapest DigitalOcean Droplets plan that fits each traffic level, computed from current list prices.
Note: the 1024MB figure is for serving the built app. Production builds (next build and friends) are heavier and belong in CI or on your laptop — run them on the same small instance and you'll hit out-of-memory errors that say nothing about its serving capacity.
Cheapest fitting plan by traffic
| Traffic | Plan | $/month | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hobby / side project (~5,000/mo) | Basic 1GB | $6 | 25GB SSD |
| Startup / small business (~50,000/mo) | Basic 1GB | $6 | 25GB SSD |
| E-commerce (~200,000/mo) | Basic 1GB | $6 | 25GB SSD |
| High traffic (~1,000,000/mo) | Basic 2GB | $12 | 50GB SSD |
FAQ
How much does it cost to host Strapi on DigitalOcean Droplets?
Hobby / side project: $6/month (Basic 1GB); Startup / small business: $6/month (Basic 1GB); E-commerce: $6/month (Basic 1GB); High traffic: $12/month (Basic 2GB).
Is DigitalOcean Droplets a cheap place to host Strapi?
At startup traffic DigitalOcean Droplets ranks 5 of 18 providers that fit; the cheapest is OVHcloud VPS ($4.54/month, VPS-1). Cheaper usually means more setup and maintenance on your side.
How current are these prices?
They are official list prices as of 2026-10-12, re-checked against each provider's pricing page on a weekly cycle. Intro promos and coupons are not used in totals; taxes are not included unless a plan note says so.