Ranking / DigitalOcean App Platform
Ranked #10 of 10 · 45 / 100
DigitalOcean App Platform
Simple, flat-priced app hosting on DigitalOcean.
Vendor-hosted digitalocean.com/products/app-platform
Last reviewed
Verdict: A simple, predictably priced home for small apps; it ranks low here because compliance and GPUs aren't its focus.
Best fitSmall apps and teams already on DigitalOcean who want flat, predictable monthly prices.
Not forRegulated workloads that need a HIPAA BAA, and GPU workloads.
Strengths
- Flat, published monthly prices per container.
- A free tier for static sites.
- DigitalOcean holds SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 reports.
Limits
- No GPU instances on App Platform (GPU Droplets are a separate product).
- HIPAA terms for App Platform are not on its pricing or certification pages; check with DigitalOcean.
- Fixed container sizes.
What it costs
Free for up to 3 static-site apps; containers from $5 a month (shared 1 vCPU, 512 MiB); development database $7 a month.
On the criteria
| Where apps run | Limited | Vendor-hosted on DigitalOcean, with a choice of regions. |
|---|---|---|
| Compliance | Limited | SOC 2 Type II and SOC 3 for DigitalOcean; no HIPAA terms for App Platform on its pricing or certification pages. |
| GPU support | None | None on App Platform. |
| Cost model | Good | Published flat monthly prices by container size. |
| Ease of exit | Good | Buildpacks or Docker images from a registry. |
| Operations handled | Strong | Deploys from GitHub or GitLab, with HTTPS, CDN and OS patching handled. |
| Score | 45 / 100 | Rank 10 of 10. How the score is worked out. |
Check it: App Platform pricingDigitalOcean certification reports