Digital Ocean

Cloud management and application development software

$5,000 credits
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$5,000
Features:
  • Droplets (Virtual Machines)
  • Kubernetes (Managed Container Orchestration)
  • App Platform (PaaS)
  • Managed Databases (MongoDB, Kafka, MySQL, PostgreSQL)
  • Spaces (Object Storage)
  • Volumes (Block Storage)
  • AI Application Development Tools
  • Global Infrastructure
  • Support Options (Free and Paid)
  • Educational Resources
  • API
  • Team Accounts
  • Monitoring and Alerting
  • Load Balancers

Use Cases:
  • Web Hosting and VPS: Deploy and scale web applications using DigitalOcean Droplets (virtual machines).
  • Container Management: Manage containerized applications with DigitalOcean Kubernetes, which includes a 99.95% SLA and free control plane.
  • AI Application Development: Build, train, and deploy AI apps and create AI agents with a suite of simple-to-use tools and GPU compute.
  • Application Hosting: Deploy apps quickly with DigitalOcean App Platform, a fully-managed PaaS.
  • Database Management: Manage MongoDB, Kafka, MySQL, and PostgreSQL databases while DigitalOcean handles updates and scaling.
  • Object and Block Storage: Store and scale business-ready solutions for object storage (Spaces) and block storage (Volumes).

Additional Details

Deal eligibility requirements

We prioritize streaming, gaming, fintech, devtools, B2B startups, and edtech startups who serve developers and businesses. New applicants are evaluated using the following criteria: Must be affiliated with an approved accelerator, incubator, or VC firm (see full list here). Must not have received previous DigitalOcean promotional credits. Must have raised a Series A or less. Must have a company website, and an email address associated with the company website. Must have proof (verification email or partner letter) demonstrating affiliation with an approved partner organization(accelerator, incubator, or VC firm). Must create a registered DigitalOcean team account with a business/company email (not a personal email account). Must not be an existing DigitalOcean customer.

What is
Digital Ocean

DigitalOcean simplifies cloud computing so businesses can spend more time creating software that changes the world. With its mission-critical infrastructure and fully managed offerings, DigitalOcean helps developers at startups and growing digital businesses rapidly build, deploy and scale, whether creating a digital presence or building digital products. DigitalOcean combines the power of simplicity, security, community and customer support so customers can spend less time managing their infrastructure and more time building innovative applications that drive business growth.

Benefits of using
Digital Ocean
  • Simplicity: Simple tools designed to help users focus on building apps, not infrastructure.
  • Scalability: Easily scale resources as needed, including virtual machines, databases, and storage.
  • Managed Services: Benefit from managed services that handle updates, scaling, and maintenance.
  • Global Infrastructure: Deliver superior customer experiences with a globally distributed platform.
  • Support: Access free, personalized support or upgrade to paid plans for dedicated help and faster response times.
  • Production-Ready: Designed to meet the needs of startups and SMBs to large-scale applications.
  • Transparent Pricing: Simple tools, predictable pricing, and support designed for growing businesses.
  • High Availability: The high availability control plane delivers great uptime and performance.

Pricing

Droplets (Virtual Machines):

  • Basic Droplets start at $4/month for 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, and 10 GB SSD storage
  • General Purpose Droplets start at $63/month
  • CPU-Optimized Droplets start at $42/month
  • Memory-Optimized Droplets start at $84/month
  • Storage-Optimized Droplets start at $131/month

Kubernetes:

  • Starts at $12/month per node
  • Additional costs for Block Storage ($10/month) and Load Balancers ($12/month)

App Platform:

  • Offers a free tier for static sites
  • Paid plans available (pricing not specified in the search results).

Additional Costs:

  • Backups: 20% of Droplet cost for weekly, 30% for daily
  • Droplet Snapshots: $0.06/GB per month
  • Outbound data transfer: $0.01 per GiB after exceeding the free allocation

DigitalOcean's pricing is generally considered more affordable and transparent compared to some competitors, with typical costs for small to medium-sized businesses ranging from $1,000 to $22,000 per year. New clients receive $200 in credits to try the service.

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