DigitalOcean vs Hostinger VPS
A comparison of DigitalOcean and Hostinger VPS built from values read directly from each provider's own documentation, with the source recorded against every figure.
The short answer
- Pick DigitalOcean if
- Teams that want plain Linux virtual machines with predictable per-second billing from $4 a month, and the option of managed databases beside them. App Platform adds Git and Docker deploys on top.
- Pick Hostinger VPS if
- Running Docker applications on a cheap KVM server with root access, where 4 GB of RAM at the entry plan matters more than a managed control plane. The one-click catalog covers the usual self-hosted stack.
5 sourced criteria separate them:
- Entry paid plan
- DigitalOcean: $4.00
- Hostinger VPS: $11.99/month on renewal for KVM 1, on a two-year term. The advertised $6.49 is an introductory rate for the first term only.
- Storage (entry plan)
- DigitalOcean: 10 GiB SSD on the cheapest Basic Droplet (Regular CPU, 512 MiB / 1 vCPU, $4.00/mo, size slug s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb)
- Hostinger VPS: 50 GB NVMe on KVM 1, the cheapest plan
- Memory (entry plan)
- DigitalOcean: 512 MiB on the cheapest Basic Droplet (Regular CPU, 1 vCPU, $4.00/mo, size slug s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb)
- Hostinger VPS: 4 GB RAM on KVM 1, the cheapest plan
- Included bandwidth
- DigitalOcean: 500 GiB of included outbound transfer on the cheapest Basic Droplet ($4.00/mo, s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb); this is an included allowance, not a hard cap — see overage_behaviour
- Hostinger VPS: 4 TB on KVM 1, rising to 8 TB on KVM 2, 16 TB on KVM 4 and 32 TB on KVM 8
- Regions
- DigitalOcean: NYC1, NYC2, NYC3 (New York City, United States); AMS3 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands); SFO2, SFO3 (San Francisco, United States); SGP1 (Singapore); LON1 (London, United Kingdom); FRA1 (Frankfurt, Germany); TOR1 (Toronto, Canada); BLR1 (Bangalore, India); SYD1 (Sydney, Australia); ATL1 (Atlanta, United States); RIC1 (Richmond, United States); MKC1 (Kansas City, United States); MEM1 (Memphis, United States)
- Hostinger VPS: Data centers in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. Hostinger names the continents on the VPS page rather than listing the locations.
At a glance.
| Criterion | DigitalOcean | Hostinger VPS |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | ||
| Entry paid plan | $4.00 | $11.99/month on renewal for KVM 1, on a two-year term. The advertised $6.49 is an introductory rate for the first term only. |
| Limits | ||
| Storage (entry plan) | 10 GiB SSD on the cheapest Basic Droplet (Regular CPU, 512 MiB / 1 vCPU, $4.00/mo, size slug s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | 50 GB NVMe on KVM 1, the cheapest plan |
| Memory (entry plan) | 512 MiB on the cheapest Basic Droplet (Regular CPU, 1 vCPU, $4.00/mo, size slug s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | 4 GB RAM on KVM 1, the cheapest plan |
| Included bandwidth | 500 GiB of included outbound transfer on the cheapest Basic Droplet ($4.00/mo, s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb); this is an included allowance, not a hard cap — see overage_behaviour | 4 TB on KVM 1, rising to 8 TB on KVM 2, 16 TB on KVM 4 and 32 TB on KVM 8 |
| Deployment | ||
| Docker deployment | Supported | Supported |
| Containers | Supported | Supported |
| Infrastructure | ||
| Persistent processes | Supported | Supported |
| Persistent storage | Supported | Supported |
| Regions | NYC1, NYC2, NYC3 (New York City, United States); AMS3 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands); SFO2, SFO3 (San Francisco, United States); SGP1 (Singapore); LON1 (London, United Kingdom); FRA1 (Frankfurt, Germany); TOR1 (Toronto, Canada); BLR1 (Bangalore, India); SYD1 (Sydney, Australia); ATL1 (Atlanta, United States); RIC1 (Richmond, United States); MKC1 (Kansas City, United States); MEM1 (Memphis, United States) | Data centers in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. Hostinger names the continents on the VPS page rather than listing the locations. |
Where they differ.
Entry paid plan
- DigitalOcean
- $4.00
- Hostinger VPS
- $11.99/month on renewal for KVM 1, on a two-year term. The advertised $6.49 is an introductory rate for the first term only.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Droplet Pricing | DigitalOcean ↗
“512 MiB / 1 vCPU / 500 GiB transfer / 10 GiB SSD — $0.00595 /hr, $4.00 /mo”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
- VPS Hosting — Hostinger ↗
“KVM 1 [...] Renews at $11.99/mo for 2 years. Cancel anytime.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
Storage (entry plan)
10 GiB SSD on the cheapest Basic Droplet (Regular CPU, 512 MiB / 1 vCPU, $4.00/mo, size slug s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb)
50 GB NVMe on KVM 1, the cheapest plan
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Droplet Pricing | DigitalOcean ↗
“Memory | vCPU | Transfer | SSD | $/hr | $/mo — 512 MiB | 1 vCPU | 500 GiB | 10 GiB | $0.00595 | $4.00”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
- VPS Hosting — Hostinger ↗
“KVM 1 [...] 1 vCPU core 4 GB RAM 50 GB NVMe disk space 4 TB bandwidth”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
Memory (entry plan)
512 MiB on the cheapest Basic Droplet (Regular CPU, 1 vCPU, $4.00/mo, size slug s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb)
4 GB RAM on KVM 1, the cheapest plan
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Droplet Pricing | DigitalOcean ↗
“Memory | vCPU | Transfer | SSD | $/hr | $/mo — 512 MiB | 1 vCPU | 500 GiB | 10 GiB | $0.00595 | $4.00”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
- VPS Hosting — Hostinger ↗
“KVM 1 [...] 1 vCPU core 4 GB RAM 50 GB NVMe disk space 4 TB bandwidth”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
Included bandwidth
500 GiB of included outbound transfer on the cheapest Basic Droplet ($4.00/mo, s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb); this is an included allowance, not a hard cap — see overage_behaviour
4 TB on KVM 1, rising to 8 TB on KVM 2, 16 TB on KVM 4 and 32 TB on KVM 8
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Droplet Pricing | DigitalOcean ↗
“Memory | vCPU | Transfer | SSD | $/hr | $/mo — 512 MiB | 1 vCPU | 500 GiB | 10 GiB | $0.00595 | $4.00”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
- VPS Hosting — Hostinger ↗
“KVM 1 [...] 4 TB bandwidth [...] KVM 2 [...] 8 TB bandwidth [...] KVM 4 [...] 16 TB bandwidth [...] KVM 8 [...] 32 TB bandwidth”
Read 2026-09-05 · official pricing
Regions
- DigitalOcean
- NYC1, NYC2, NYC3 (New York City, United States); AMS3 (Amsterdam, the Netherlands); SFO2, SFO3 (San Francisco, United States); SGP1 (Singapore); LON1 (London, United Kingdom); FRA1 (Frankfurt, Germany); TOR1 (Toronto, Canada); BLR1 (Bangalore, India); SYD1 (Sydney, Australia); ATL1 (Atlanta, United States); RIC1 (Richmond, United States); MKC1 (Kansas City, United States); MEM1 (Memphis, United States)
- Hostinger VPS
- Data centers in North America, Europe, Asia and South America. Hostinger names the continents on the VPS page rather than listing the locations.
Sources (2) →Sources ↓
- Regional Availability | DigitalOcean Documentation ↗
“NYC1 New York City, United States nyc1 / NYC2 New York City, United States nyc2 / NYC3 New York City, United States nyc3 / AMS3 Amsterdam, the Netherlands ams3 / SFO2 San Francisco, United States sfo2 / SFO3 San Francisco, United States sfo3 / SGP1 Singapore sgp1 / LON1 London, United Kingdom lon1 / FRA1 Frankfurt, Germany fra1 / TOR1 Toronto, Canada tor1 / BLR1 Bangalore, India blr1 / SYD1 Sydney, Australia syd1 / ATL1 Atlanta, United States atl1 / RIC1 Richmond, United States ric1 / MKC1 Kansas City, United States mkc1 / MEM1 Memphis, United States mem1”
Read 2026-09-05 · official docs
- VPS Hosting — Hostinger ↗
“Choose a server location close to your audience to boost loading speeds. We have data centers across North America, Europe, Asia, and South America.”
Read 2026-09-05 · official site
Which should you choose?
Choose DigitalOcean if…
Teams that want plain Linux virtual machines with predictable per-second billing from $4 a month, and the option of managed databases beside them. App Platform adds Git and Docker deploys on top.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Choose Hostinger VPS if…
Running Docker applications on a cheap KVM server with root access, where 4 GB of RAM at the entry plan matters more than a managed control plane. The one-click catalog covers the usual self-hosted stack.
Editorial · Palash Bagchi · approved
Consider something else if…
- DigitalOcean: You want a platform that manages the runtime for you rather than a server you administer.
- Hostinger VPS: The advertised price is introductory. Compare the two-year renewal rate, and note that Hostinger publishes continents rather than data centre locations, so you cannot pick a specific region before buying.
Documented by only one.
These criteria are published by one provider and not the other. An absence here means we have not found a source, not that the feature is missing.