DigitalOcean vs Hostinger VPS

Hostinger has the lower starting price: $5.19 a month for 4 GB RAM, against $6.00 for 1 GB at DigitalOcean.

Prices checked on October 27, 2026. Monthly prices in USD on the billing term shown with each plan, including discounts through our links. We earn a fee if you buy through a provider link, which never changes the ranking. How we rank

The short answer

Hostinger has the lower starting price: $5.19 a month for 4 GB RAM, against $6.00 for 1 GB at DigitalOcean.
Hostinger gives more memory for your money: a median of $0.76 per GB of RAM, about 10.3 times cheaper than DigitalOcean at $7.88.
DigitalOcean scales further, up to 256 GB RAM and 48 vCPU, while Hostinger tops out at 32 GB and 8 vCPU.
For location, only DigitalOcean has servers in Germany, Canada, Australia, and only Hostinger has servers in Lithuania.
Hostinger offers NVMe storage, which is faster than the SATA SSDs the other uses.

Side by side

DigitalOcean and Hostinger compared. The better value in each row is highlighted.
Compared on	DigitalOcean	Hostinger
Starting price	$6.00/mo	$5.19/mo (better)
Median price per GB RAM	$7.88	$0.76 (better)
Lowest price per GB RAM	$5.25	$0.65 (better)
Median price per vCPU	$31.50	$3.06 (better)
VPS plans	30	4
Largest plan RAM	256 GB (better)	32 GB
Largest plan vCPU	48 (better)	8
NVMe storage	No	Yes
Unlimited bandwidth plans	No	No
Server countries	United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Netherlands, Canada, Singapore, Australia, India	United States, United Kingdom, Netherlands, Lithuania, Singapore, India
Discount through VPS Scouter	–	20%
Founded	2011	2004
Headquarters	New York, USA	Kaunas, Lithuania

Price at every RAM size

The cheapest plan from each provider with at least this much memory, per month.

Cheapest DigitalOcean and Hostinger plan for each amount of RAM
RAM	DigitalOcean	Hostinger
1 GB+	$6.00 · Basic 1 GB (1 GB, 1 vCPU)	$5.19 · KVM 1 (4 GB, 1 vCPU) (better)
2 GB+	$12.00 · Basic 2 GB (2 GB, 1 vCPU)	$5.19 · KVM 1 (4 GB, 1 vCPU) (better)
4 GB+	$24.00 · Basic 4 GB (4 GB, 2 vCPU)	$5.19 · KVM 1 (4 GB, 1 vCPU) (better)
8 GB+	$48.00 · Basic 8 GB (8 GB, 4 vCPU)	$7.03 · KVM 2 (8 GB, 2 vCPU) (better)
16 GB+	$84.00 · Memory-Optimized 16 GB (16 GB, 2 vCPU)	$10.39 · KVM 4 (16 GB, 4 vCPU) (better)
32 GB+	$168.00 · Memory-Optimized 32 GB (32 GB, 4 vCPU)	$20.79 · KVM 8 (32 GB, 8 vCPU) (better)

Best value plans from DigitalOcean and Hostinger

Best value plans from DigitalOcean and Hostinger
#	Provider and plan	vCPU	RAM	Storage	Bandwidth	Price	Visit provider
1	HostingerKVM 4	4	16 GB	200 GB NVME	16 TB	$10.39/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $28.99/mo	Visit Hostinger
2	HostingerKVM 8	8	32 GB	400 GB NVME	32 TB	$20.79/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $49.99/mo	Visit Hostinger
3	HostingerKVM 2	2	8 GB	100 GB NVME	8 TB	$7.03/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $14.99/mo	Visit Hostinger
4	HostingerKVM 1	1	4 GB	50 GB NVME	4 TB	$5.19/mo20% off with us2-year term · renews at $11.99/mo	Visit Hostinger
5	DigitalOceanBasic 1 GB	1	1 GB	25 GB SSD	1 TB	$6.00/mobilled monthly	Visit DigitalOcean
6	DigitalOceanBasic 2 GB	1	2 GB	50 GB SSD	2 TB	$12.00/mobilled monthly	Visit DigitalOcean
7	DigitalOceanBasic 4 GB	2	4 GB	80 GB SSD	4 TB	$24.00/mobilled monthly	Visit DigitalOcean
8	DigitalOceanBasic 8 GB	4	8 GB	160 GB SSD	5 TB	$48.00/mobilled monthly	Visit DigitalOcean
9	DigitalOceanBasic 16 GB	8	16 GB	320 GB SSD	6 TB	$96.00/mobilled monthly	Visit DigitalOcean
10	DigitalOceanBasic 2 GB	2	2 GB	60 GB SSD	3 TB	$18.00/mobilled monthly	Visit DigitalOcean
11	DigitalOceanStorage-Optimized 16 GB	2	16 GB	300 GB SSD	4 TB	$131.00/mobilled monthly	Visit DigitalOcean
12	DigitalOceanStorage-Optimized 32 GB	4	32 GB	600 GB SSD	6 TB	$262.00/mobilled monthly	Visit DigitalOcean

Frequently Asked Questions

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Is DigitalOcean cheaper than Hostinger?

Hostinger has the lower entry price at $5.19 a month. Per GB of RAM, Hostinger is cheaper, with a median of $0.76 across its plans. Which one is cheaper for you depends on the plan size you need, so check the table by RAM size.

Which is better, DigitalOcean or Hostinger?

It depends on what you need. Hostinger gives more memory for your money: a median of $0.76 per GB of RAM, about 10.3 times cheaper than DigitalOcean at $7.88. DigitalOcean scales further, up to 256 GB RAM and 48 vCPU, while Hostinger tops out at 32 GB and 8 vCPU. Neither price tells you about speed or support, so read the provider pages and reviews too.

How do you compare the prices?

We use each provider's monthly price in USD on the billing term it advertises, which we show next to every price, including any discount you get through our links. Prices come from the providers' own pricing pages and are checked every Sunday.