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DigitalOcean vs Heroku

DigitalOcean starts at $4/mo across 8 plans. Heroku starts at $5/mo across 6 plans.

DigitalOcean
Hosting
8 plans
$4 Basic 512 MiB $6 Basic 1 GiB $12 Basic 2 GiB $24 Basic 4 GiB $48 Basic 8 GiB $4 Basic 512 MiB $6 Basic 1 GiB $12 Basic 2 GiB $24 Basic 4 GiB $48 Basic 8 GiB
From $4$4/moNo free tier
Heroku
Hosting
6 plans
$5 Eco $7 Basic $25 Standard-1X $50 Standard-2X $250 Performance-M $5 Eco $7 Basic $25 Standard-1X $50 Standard-2X $250 Performance-M
From $5$5/moNo free tier
DigitalOcean's cheapest paid plan costs $4/mo, $1 less than Heroku at $5/mo. Neither has a free tier.

Plan by plan

TierDigitalOceanHeroku
01Basic 512 MiB · Basic Droplets
$4$4 /mo
Eco
$5$5 /mo
02Basic 1 GiB · Basic Droplets
$6$6 /mo
Basic
$7$7 /mo
03Basic 2 GiB · Basic Droplets
$12$12 /mo
Standard-1X
$25$25 /mo
04Basic 4 GiB · Basic Droplets
$24$24 /mo
Standard-2X
$50$50 /mo
05Basic 8 GiB · Basic Droplets
$48$48 /mo
Performance-M
$250$250 /mo
06CPU-Optimized 4 GiB · CPU-Optimized
$42$42 /mo
Performance-L
$500$500 /mo
07General Purpose 8 GiB · General Purpose
$63$63 /mo
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08Memory-Optimized 16 GiB · Memory-Optimized
$84$84 /mo
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Plans are listed in each vendor's own order. Prices in USD; confirm on the vendor's site before buying.