ChronicleHeroku vs DigitalOcean
Heroku starts at $5/mo across 6 plans. DigitalOcean starts at $4/mo across 8 plans.
Heroku
Hosting
From $5$5/moNo free tier
DigitalOcean
Hosting
From $4$4/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
| Tier | ||
|---|---|---|
| 01 | Eco $5$5 /mo | Basic 512 MiB · Basic Droplets $4$4 /mo |
| 02 | Basic $7$7 /mo | Basic 1 GiB · Basic Droplets $6$6 /mo |
| 03 | Standard-1X $25$25 /mo | Basic 2 GiB · Basic Droplets $12$12 /mo |
| 04 | Standard-2X $50$50 /mo | Basic 4 GiB · Basic Droplets $24$24 /mo |
| 05 | Performance-M $250$250 /mo | Basic 8 GiB · Basic Droplets $48$48 /mo |
| 06 | Performance-L $500$500 /mo | CPU-Optimized 4 GiB · CPU-Optimized $42$42 /mo |
| 07 | — | General Purpose 8 GiB · General Purpose $63$63 /mo |
| 08 | — | Memory-Optimized 16 GiB · Memory-Optimized $84$84 /mo |
Plans are listed in each vendor's own order. Prices in USD; confirm on the vendor's site before buying.