DigitalOcean App Platform by DigitalOcean
Deploy web apps, APIs, workers and static sites from Git or container images as a managed PaaS.
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Price
Free plan
then from $5/mo
Free tier
Yes
3 apps with static sites, 1 GiB data transfer allowance per app
SDK downloads
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PyPI pydo
Pricing
| Free tier | 3 apps with static sites, 1 GiB data transfer allowance per app |
|---|---|
| Cheapest paid plan | $5 a month |
| Usage price | Shared container from $5/month (1 vCPU, 512 MiB, 50 GiB transfer); extra static-site apps $3/month; bandwidth overage $0.02/GiB |
| Good to know | The $5 shared instance does not support autoscaling; dedicated instances cost more. |
From the official pricing page, checked Oct 10, 2026. Prices change: confirm before you buy.
Use it from an agent
| MCP server | Official: @digitalocean/mcp |
|---|---|
| PyPI | pip install pydo |
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