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DigitalOcean vs Hostinger.

vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily

On today's data, Hostinger undercuts DigitalOcean on memory pricing — a median of $1.84/GB of RAM vs $8/GB. The cheapest way in is DigitalOcean at $4/mo (Basic Regular 1C · 0.5 GB · 10 GB). DigitalOcean counters with broader reach: 10 locations vs 9.

Plans tracked704
Cheapest plan$4/mo$11.99/mo
Median $/GB RAM$8/GB$1.84/GB
Avg value score35/10086/100
Locations109
Dedicated-vCPU plans390
NVMe share69%100%
Unmetered bandwidth0% of plans0% of plans
One-click stacks (of 10 tracked)910

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

Top value plans from each

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 5 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. DigitalOcean data: Public pricing page — digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets (embedded plan JSON). Hostinger data: Public pricing page — hostinger.com/vps-hosting (SSR cards; regular renewal price, not first-term promo).

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