GPUBank vs DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean is a developer cloud founded in 2012 that sells GPU Droplets, virtual machines with 1 or 8 NVIDIA or AMD GPUs, on demand, on spot and on 12-month contracts. Its HGX H100 costs $4.41 per GPU-hour on demand, on 1 or 8 GPUs; GPUBank charges $1.85 for an H100 SXM. DigitalOcean offers managed Kubernetes, bare metal by contract, card and PayPal payment and SOC 2; GPUBank costs less, keeps a stopped instance at disk cost and includes all traffic.
GPUBank
Tallinn, Estonia
H100 SXM
$1.85 / h
- vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and traffic included
- Per-second billing after the health check
- Top up in Bitcoin, USDT and 12+ other coins
vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and traffic included
DigitalOcean
Broomfield, United States · since 2012
H100 SXM
$4.41 / h
- Managed Kubernetes with GPU nodes, Volumes and Spaces in one account
- AMD MI325X on demand, MI350X and MI355X on spot, B300 on spot
- Bare metal 8-GPU H100, H200 and MI300X servers by contract
DigitalOcean
Developer cloud
United States28 points compared26 of their pages readprices last checked on 29 September 2026page updated 2 November 2026
The verdict
A full cloud platform around the GPUs at DigitalOcean. Lower prices and cheap stopped instances at GPUBank.
DigitalOcean suits teams that want GPUs next to managed Kubernetes, Volumes and object storage, with invoices, SOC 2 and HIPAA eligibility. For the four GPUs both of us rent on demand, GPUBank costs 36 to 65 % less per GPU-hour. Both bill by the second, but a powered-off GPU Droplet is billed at full rate until destroyed, while a stopped GPUBank instance costs only its disk. DigitalOcean meters egress above an allowance at $0.01 per GiB; GPUBank includes all traffic.
DigitalOceanGPUBank 01The real cost
The same GPUs, side by side, per hour.
Every GPU model both of us rent, at each provider's own published price for one card, in US dollars, excluding VAT. Prices last checked on 29 September 2026.
| GPU | DigitalOcean per hour | GPUBank per hour | Difference | 100 h at DigitalOcean | 100 h at GPUBank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 H200 SXM141 GB |
$4.47 | $2.49 | −44 % | $447.00 | $249.00 |
 H100 SXM80 GB |
$4.41 | $1.85 | −58 % | $441.00 | $185.00 |
 L40S48 GB |
$1.57 | $0.55 | −65 % | $157.00 | $55.00 |
 MI300X192 GB |
$2.59 | $1.65 | −36 % | $259.00 | $165.00 |
A fine-tune, 40 h on an H100 SXM
DigitalOcean
$176.40
GPUBank
$74.00
Saves $102.40 at GPUBank (−58 %)
An inference box, a month, 720 h, on an L40S
DigitalOcean
$1,130.40
GPUBank
$396.00
Saves $734.40 at GPUBank (−65 %)
A long-context job, 40 h on an H200
DigitalOcean
$178.80
GPUBank
$99.60
Saves $79.20 at GPUBank (−44 %)
02Their catalogue
Every GPU DigitalOcean lists.
10 GPU models listed by DigitalOcean, each at its lowest public price per GPU-hour. 4 of them are also rented at GPUBank (in blue).
B300288 GB · spot$8.00- H200141 GB · on demand$4.47
- H100 SXM80 GB · on demand$4.41
- L40S48 GB · on demand$1.57
RTX 6000 Ada48 GB · on demand$1.57
RTX 4000 Ada20 GB · on demand$0.76- MI355X288 GB · spot$2.97
- MI350X288 GB · spot$2.46
- MI325X256 GB · on demand$3.80
- MI300X192 GB · on demand$2.59
03What the price includes
What appears on the bill besides the GPU.
The same H100 SXM session of 2 h 14 m 03 s, line by line, as each provider describes its billing.
DigitalOcean
2 h 14 m 03 s on H100 SXM
- GPU · $4.41 / h
- $9.85
- vCPU and RAM
- Included
- Storage
- Volumes at $0.10 per GiB-month
- Egress
- 10 to 60 TB included, then $0.01 per GiB
- Public IPv4
- Not published
- Billing granularity
- Per second
- Minimum charge
- 60 seconds or 5 minutes (sources disagree)
GPUBank
2 h 14 m 03 s on H100 SXM
- GPU · $1.85 / h
- $4.13
- vCPU and RAM
- Included
- Storage
- Local NVMe included; persistent disk $0.03 per GB-month
- Egress
- Included
- Public IPv4
- Included
- Billing granularity
- Per second, from the health check
- Minimum charge
- None
While stopped
What keeps running on the bill.
DigitalOcean
Full rate until destroyed.
GPUBank
Only the persistent disk, $0.03 per GB-month. Compute, IPv4 and scratch cost nothing.
04Where the GPUs run
3 countries against 4, and where they are.
Countries where DigitalOcean says its GPUs run, from its own region list or documentation, against GPUBank's four regions. A pin marks a country, not the exact site.
United States
Canada
Netherlands
Paris
Frankfurt
Ashburn
Singapore
DigitalOcean3
- United States
Canada
Netherlands
GPUBank4
Paris
Frankfurt- Ashburn
Singapore
DigitalOcean · 3 countriesGPUBank · 4 regions
05Paying and signing up
How each one takes your money.
DigitalOcean
Payments and sign-up
Payment methods
Cards
ACH direct debit
No cryptoMinimum top-up None for cards
To start
- 1Email
- 2Payment method before creating any resource
Billing modelPostpaid monthly, optional prepayment
GPUBank
Payments and sign-up
Payment methods
A prepaid USD balance, topped up in crypto. Every GPU-second is drawn from it.
Minimum top-up $25
To start
- 1Email and password
- 2Top up in crypto
- 3Launch a GPU
Billing modelPrepaid balance
06Trust and support
Certificates, uptime and who answers.
| DigitalOcean | GPUBank | |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Listed, report not public | Not published |
| ISO 27001 | Not published | Not published |
| HIPAA | Yes | No |
| GDPR DPA | Not published | Published DPA, applies automatically |
| Availability target | 99% monthly per GPU Droplet node | 99.9 % monthly, per region |
| Status page | status.digitalocean.com | Public status page |
| Support | Free 24/7 tickets; paid plans with chat | Tickets from a $25 balance |
07Their site, our site
What you see before you pay.
Both sites as a visitor sees them, without an account: the DigitalOcean pricing page captured on 29 September 2026, and GPUBank's live board. Cookie banners and chat bubbles are closed; nothing else is edited.
- 1Per-GPU-hour prices for reserved, spot and on-demand plans are visible without an account.
- 28-GPU on-demand prices appear only in the docs; the pricing page shows per-GPU prices with a 1-or-8 selector.
- 3A banner says new pricing is effective as of August 1, 2026, and the bare metal page is a sales form with specs only.
- 1Live stock per region and every price, without an account.
- 2Per-hour and per-second prices, with vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and traffic in them.
- 3A machine-readable price feed at /prices.json.
08The spec sheet
28 points, read off both sites.
GPUBank aheadDigitalOcean aheadEven
| Criterion | GPUBank | DigitalOcean |
|---|---|---|
| Price and catalogue | ||
| H100 SXM, per GPU-hour12-month reserved H100 is $3.26. GPUBank reserved is $1.48. | $1.85, all-in | $4.41 on 1 or 8 GPUs |
| Cheapest GPU-hour | $0.23, RTX 4090 | $0.76, RTX 4000 Ada |
| GPU models listed | 10 | 10 |
| What the GPU price includesH100 and H200 Droplets include 5 TiB of NVMe scratch and 15 TB of outbound transfer per GPU. | vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4, traffic | vCPU, RAM, NVMe disks, transfer allowance |
| Billing | ||
| Billing granularity | Per second | Per second |
| Minimum chargeDocs say 60 seconds or $0.01, the GPU pricing FAQ says a 5-minute minimum. | None | 60 seconds or 5 minutes (sources disagree) |
| Stopped instance | Disk only | Full rate until destroyed |
| Persistent storage | $0.03 per GB-month | Volumes at $0.10 per GiB-month |
| Egress traffic | Included | 10 to 60 TB included, then $0.01 per GiB |
| Public IPv4 | Included | Not published |
| Billing model | Prepaid balance | Postpaid monthly, optional prepaymentAhead |
| Payment and sign-up | ||
| Crypto paymentsCoins and chains are not named. A one-time $25 authorization is credited. | Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more | Stablecoins only, limited availability |
| Card payments | No | Cards, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple PayAhead |
| Minimum deposit | $25 | None for cardsAhead |
| Platform | ||
| API and CLI | REST API, CLI, Python SDK | API and doctl CLI |
| Terraform | Official provider | Official provider |
| Serverless GPUsNo custom-container serverless GPU workers found. | No | Serverless Inference, model API onlyAhead |
| Managed Kubernetes | No | Managed, with GPU nodesAhead |
| Ready-made templatesCount not published. | 25 | AI/ML images and 1-Click Models |
| Interruptible or spot | Yes, 40 % off | Spot Droplets in public preview |
| GPUs per instance | Up to 8 | Up to 8; multi-node via support or contractAhead |
| Multi-node interconnect | Not offered | NVLink on 8x H100; multi-node fabric unnamed |
| Network and regions | ||
| Regions | 4 | 9Ahead |
| Countries | France, Germany, US, Singapore | US, Canada, Netherlands |
| EU regions | Paris, Frankfurt | One, Amsterdam |
| Trust and support | ||
| Availability targetService credits of 10, 25 or 50 %. | 99.9 % monthly | 99% monthly per GPU Droplet node |
| Compliance reports | None published | SOC 2, SOC 3, HIPAA eligibleAhead |
| Public status page | Yes | status.digitalocean.com |
| Support | Tickets from a $25 balance | Free 24/7 tickets; paid plans with chatAhead |
09The right fit
Different needs. A clear choice.
What DigitalOcean does better
- Managed Kubernetes with GPU nodes, Volumes and Spaces in one account
- AMD MI325X on demand, MI350X and MI355X on spot, B300 on spot
- Bare metal 8-GPU H100, H200 and MI300X servers by contract
- Cards, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay, ACH and postpaid billing
- SOC 2, SOC 3 and HIPAA eligibility; free 24/7 ticket support
Choose GPUBank if
- H100 SXM at $1.85 per GPU-hour, against $4.41
- L40S at $0.55, against $1.57
- A stopped instance costs only its disk, not the full rate
- All traffic included, no metered egress
- Paris and Frankfurt regions, and Bitcoin or USDT top-ups
Moving from DigitalOcean takes an afternoon.
GPU Droplets are standard Linux VMs, so Docker images and code move unchanged. Egress above the Droplet allowance costs $0.01 per GiB, and scratch disks are not persistent.
- 1Launch the same GPU on GPUBank with a persistent disk in the region you need.
- 2Copy data from the boot disk or attached Volumes with rsync, or pull it from Spaces with rclone.
- 3Run the same Docker image or pick the matching template, then destroy the Droplets, since powered-off ones are still billed.
# 1. a GPU and a disk on GPUBank gpubank launch --gpu h100-sxm --region eu-paris --disk data # 2. copy your data from the old machine rsync -azP old-host:/workspace/ root@<new-ip>:/workspace/ # 3. run the same image or template ssh root@<new-ip> 'cd /workspace && ./start.sh'
A few things you might be wondering.
Yes. DigitalOcean lists the HGX H100 GPU Droplet at $4.41 per GPU-hour on demand, and $3.26 on a 12-month contract. GPUBank charges $1.85 per GPU-hour for an H100 SXM on demand, with vCPU, RAM, NVMe, IPv4 and traffic included.
Yes. DigitalOcean bills powered-off GPU Droplets at full rate until they are destroyed, because the GPU, CPU, RAM, disk and IP stay reserved. On GPUBank a stopped instance costs only its persistent disk, at $0.03 per GB-month.
Partly. DigitalOcean accepts stablecoins from wallets, but access is limited and not available to all customers in all locations. GPUBank is paid from a USD balance topped up in Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and more than a dozen other coins.
Yes, more than GPUBank. DigitalOcean rents the MI300X at $2.59 and the MI325X at $3.80 per GPU-hour on demand, plus MI350X and MI355X on spot. GPUBank rents the MI300X at $1.65.
Yes. DigitalOcean offers managed Kubernetes with GPU nodes, next to Volumes and Spaces object storage. GPUBank has no managed Kubernetes; you run your own on instances of up to 8 GPUs.
Without. Every price on this page excludes VAT and sales tax, for DigitalOcean and for GPUBank, so the two columns compare like for like. Tax is added at checkout according to where the buyer is based.
Sources
Every figure about DigitalOcean was read on its own pages or official documentation. Prices last checked on 29 September 2026.
- 01digitalocean.com/pricing/gpu-dropletsOn-demand, spot and 12-month reserved per-GPU prices, billing FAQ, payment FAQ
- 02digitalocean.com/products/gpu-dropletsSpecs table, datacenters, FAQ (99% SLA, price range)
- 03docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/details/pricing/1x and 8x per-Droplet prices, spot prices, minimum charge, powered-off billing, bandwidth overage
- 04docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/details/features/GPU Droplet slugs and configurations, spot and contract configs, multi-node fabric slugs
- 05docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/details/gpu-availability/Datacenters per GPU model and mode
- 06docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/details/spot-gpu-capacity/Current spot capacity
- 07docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/concepts/spot-vs-on-demand/Spot reclamation and pricing rules
- 08docs.digitalocean.com/products/droplets/details/limits/No resize, network limits, multi-node enablement, NVLink note
- 09docs.digitalocean.com/products/bare-metal-gpus/details/pricing/Contract billing, payment via Paperspace
- 10digitalocean.com/products/bare-metal-gpusBare metal configurations
- 11docs.digitalocean.com/products/volumes/details/pricing/Block storage price
- 12docs.digitalocean.com/platform/billing/bandwidth/Transfer pooling and overage
- 13docs.digitalocean.com/platform/billing/pay-bills/Monthly billing, prepayment tiers, card brands
- 14docs.digitalocean.com/platform/billing/manage-payment-methods/Payment methods incl. stablecoin wallets, PayPal 5 USD and crypto 25 USD authorizations
- 15docs.digitalocean.com/platform/billing/signup-credit/5 USD credit for 90 days
- 16docs.digitalocean.com/platform/regional-availability/Datacenter list and cities
- 17digitalocean.com/sla/gpu-droplets99% uptime, service credits
- 18digitalocean.com/trustSOC 2, SOC 3, HIPAA, DORA, Global PRP
What we could not verify (10)
- Company HQ and listing details: investors.digitalocean.com blocked the browser and the about page does not state HQ
- Which on-demand plan corresponds to the 11.19 USD per GPU/hour figure in the product FAQ
- Whether 12-month reserved prices apply to 1x, 8x or both configurations
- Bare Metal GPU prices and contract terms (sales only)
- IPv4 charge for GPU Droplets not stated
- Snapshot support and pricing for GPU Droplets not verified
- SOC 2 report type, ISO 27001 status and GDPR DPA not read on primary pages
- Crypto: which stablecoins and chains are accepted
- Official SDKs not verified on a captured page
- MI325X on-demand availability: priced as on-demand, but the availability doc places MI325X only under contract plans
In short
GPUBank vs DigitalOcean, in facts.
The essentials of this comparison in one table, for quick readers and AI assistants. Prices last checked on 29 September 2026.
Read as Markdown- H100 SXM, per GPU-hour
- DigitalOcean: $4.41 on 1 or 8 GPUs
GPUBank: $1.85, all-in - Cheapest GPU-hour
- DigitalOcean: $0.76, RTX 4000 Ada
GPUBank: $0.23, RTX 4090 - Billing granularity
- DigitalOcean: Per second
GPUBank: Per second - Stopped instance
- DigitalOcean: Full rate until destroyed
GPUBank: Disk only - Persistent storage
- DigitalOcean: Volumes at $0.10 per GiB-month
GPUBank: $0.03 per GB-month - Egress traffic
- DigitalOcean: 10 to 60 TB included, then $0.01 per GiB
GPUBank: Included - Crypto payments
- DigitalOcean: Stablecoins only, limited availability
GPUBank: Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more - Card payments
- DigitalOcean: Cards, PayPal, Google Pay, Apple Pay
GPUBank: No - Minimum deposit
- DigitalOcean: None for cards
GPUBank: $25 - GPU models listed
- DigitalOcean: 10
GPUBank: 10 - Regions
- DigitalOcean: 9
GPUBank: 4 - Serverless GPUs
- DigitalOcean: Serverless Inference, model API only
GPUBank: No - Availability target
- DigitalOcean: 99% monthly per GPU Droplet node
GPUBank: 99.9 % monthly - Compliance reports
- DigitalOcean: SOC 2, SOC 3, HIPAA eligible
GPUBank: None published - Support
- DigitalOcean: Free 24/7 tickets; paid plans with chat
GPUBank: Tickets from a $25 balance - Headquarters
- DigitalOcean: Broomfield, United States
GPUBank: Tallinn, Estonia
How this page was made
Every price and policy of DigitalOcean was read on its own website, documentation or public API on 29 September 2026, with the address of each page listed above. A value we could not read on a primary source is marked "Not published" rather than estimated. GPUBank figures come from this site and its terms. Prices change: check both providers before you buy. DigitalOcean, its logo and its website belong to their owner and are shown only to identify the service compared. GPUBank is not affiliated with DigitalOcean.
