Kubernetes

Cloud infrastructure and hosting · by DigitalOcean

Simple, managed Kubernetes built for scale with free control plane and automated performance optimization.

What it does

Simple, managed Kubernetes built for scale with free control plane and automated performance optimization.

  • AI/ML inference
  • Application hosting and deployment
  • Managed databases
  • Cloud compute
  • Object storage
  • Serverless computing
Category
Cloud infrastructure and hosting
Users
Developers, Small businesses, Startups, SMBs
Public API
Not offered

Not yet disclosed: deployment options, platforms, languages and support channels.

Product insights

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Adoption

Who uses it?

“We used to run 100+ Droplets. We converted to DOKS. If you replicate with VMs, you can't go below one core.”

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Customer satisfaction

Are customers happy with it?

“We used to run 100+ Droplets. We converted to DOKS. If you replicate with VMs, you can't go below one core.”

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Value for money

Are the benefits worth the cost?

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Popularity

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Pricing

  • Free plan$0
  • Subscription$12/month
    • Free control plane
    • Free bandwidth allowance

Prices as published by DigitalOcean, checked Nov 2026.

Security and compliance

As reported by DigitalOcean. Ask for audit reports before you buy.

  • SOC 2Compliant
  • Cloud Firewalls
  • SSH keys
  • DdoS mitigation
  • Kata Containers for App Platform isolation
  • Encrypted environment variables
  • Etcd encrypted at rest
  • Cilium network policies
  • Standard Kubernetes network policies
  • Kubernetes Private Distributors List membership
  • Trusted Sources for Managed Databases
  • VPC isolation for worker nodes
  • HTTPS and TLS by default for Functions

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