DO vs OCI: Pricing Comparison (2026)
Updated Apr 6, 2026DOOCI
Overall Winner
OCI
DO Wins
2
OCI Wins
7
Ties
0
Pricing Analysis
Oracle Cloud wins 7 of 9 price comparisons, averaging 52.8% lower prices in categories where it leads.
Prices range from $0.0113/hr to $1.32/hr across comparable tiers.
- ●Oracle Cloud leads in Droplets (3/3 tiers, avg 54% difference)
- ●Oracle Cloud leads in Managed Databases (2/3 tiers, avg 64% difference)
- ●Oracle Cloud leads in Load Balancers (2/2 tiers, avg 38% difference)
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Best for Droplets workloads
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Best for Managed Databases workloads
Choose DigitalOcean
Best for DOKS workloads
Choose Oracle Cloud
Best for Load Balancers workloads
Side-by-Side Pricing
Comparing DO and OCI across 9 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.
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| Category | DO DO | OCI OCI | Diff | Cheapest |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Droplets - General Purpose - 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | $0.0938/hr g-2vcpu-8gb ($68.44/mo) | $0.0370/hr VM.Standard.E4.Flex.1 ($27.01/mo) | +60.5% | OCI |
Droplets - General Purpose - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | $0.3750/hr g-8vcpu-32gb ($273.75/mo) | $0.1480/hr VM.Standard.E4.Flex.4 ($108.04/mo) | +60.5% | OCI |
Droplets - Memory-Optimized - 4 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | $0.2500/hr m-4vcpu-32gb ($182.50/mo) | $0.1500/hr VM.Optimized3.Flex.2 ($109.50/mo) | +40.0% | OCI |
Managed Databases - Basic - Basic 1 vCPU 1 GB | $0.0205/hr db-s-1vcpu-1gb ($15.00/mo) | $0.0807/hr B95703 ($58.91/mo) | +74.5% | DO |
Managed Databases - General Purpose - General 4 vCPU 8 GB | $0.1644/hr db-s-4vcpu-8gb ($120.00/mo) | $0.0928/hr B99596 ($67.74/mo) | +43.5% | OCI |
Managed Databases - General Purpose - General 16 vCPU 64 GB | $1.3151/hr db-s-16vcpu-64gb ($960.00/mo) | $0.3360/hr B95712 ($245.28/mo) | +74.5% | OCI |
DOKS - Kubernetes - HA Control Plane | $0.0548/hr doks-ha ($40.00/mo) | $0.1000/hr B96545 ($73.00/mo) | +45.2% | DO |
Load Balancers - Load Balancer - Regional HTTP LB | $0.0164/hr lb-regional-http ($12.00/mo) | $0.0113/hr B93030 ($8.25/mo) | +31.3% | OCI |
Load Balancers - Load Balancer - Regional Network LB | $0.0205/hr lb-regional-network ($15.00/mo) | $0.0113/hr B96485 ($8.25/mo) | +45.0% | OCI |
When to Choose DO DO
- ✓Managed Databases - Basic - Basic 1 vCPU 1 GB - saves $43.95/mo (74.5% cheaper)
- ✓DOKS - Kubernetes - HA Control Plane - saves $33.00/mo (45.2% cheaper)
When to Choose OCI OCI
- ✓Droplets - General Purpose - 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM - saves $41.46/mo (60.5% cheaper)
- ✓Droplets - General Purpose - 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM - saves $165.71/mo (60.5% cheaper)
- ✓Droplets - Memory-Optimized - 4 vCPU, 32 GB RAM - saves $73.00/mo (40% cheaper)
- ✓Managed Databases - General Purpose - General 4 vCPU 8 GB - saves $52.27/mo (43.5% cheaper)
- ✓Managed Databases - General Purpose - General 16 vCPU 64 GB - saves $714.74/mo (74.5% cheaper)
- ✓Load Balancers - Load Balancer - Regional HTTP LB - saves $3.72/mo (31.3% cheaper)
- ✓Load Balancers - Load Balancer - Regional Network LB - saves $6.72/mo (45% cheaper)
Monthly Cost Examples
Droplets - General Purpose - 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM
DO g-2vcpu-8gb$68.44/mo
OCI VM.Standard.E4.Flex.1$27.01/mo
Managed Databases - General Purpose - General 4 vCPU 8 GB
DO db-s-4vcpu-8gb$120.00/mo
OCI B99596$67.74/mo
Load Balancers - Load Balancer - Regional Network LB
DO lb-regional-network$15.00/mo
OCI B96485$8.25/mo
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