DigitalOcean Compute

Functions

DigitalOcean Functions handles serverless compute by running code on demand and scaling automatically. It abstracts away infrastructure management, letting you deploy functions without provisioning servers. The platform supports various runtimes and integrates with other DigitalOcean services for event-driven architectures, making it suitable for APIs, data processing, and background tasks that require elastic scaling.

This setup suits teams already in the DigitalOcean ecosystem who want managed serverless without cold-start tuning. The main friction is the lack of a free tier; you pay from the first invocation. At $18.50 per 1M GB-seconds, costs can accumulate quickly for high-frequency, low-latency tasks compared to providers with generous free allowances.

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  • Free tier No
  • Starting price from $18.50 per 1M GB-seconds
  • Regions 8 · 3 continents
  • SLA uptime 99.99%
  • Compliance 5 certifications
  • Provider health B

Decision score

46 /100
Features 27
Pricing 40
Reliability 100
Community 0
Ecosystem 62

Computed from catalog breadth, pricing, provider reliability (uptime & SLA), community signal, and ecosystem (compliance & regions). Weighted equally.

Trust & reach via DigitalOcean

Compliance
  • C5
  • CSA STAR
  • FedRAMP
  • GDPR
  • HIPAA
  • ISO 27001
  • ISO 27017
  • ISO 27018
  • ISO 9001
  • PCI DSS
  • SOC 1 Type II
  • SOC 2 Type II
+1 more
SLA uptime
  • compute99.99%
  • database99.99%
  • networking99.99%
  • storage99.95%
Global reach

8 regions across 3 continents

  • Asia
  • Europe
  • North America

Pricing tiers 2

Tier / PlanPriceUnitRegion
Compute $18.50 per 1M GB-seconds global
Starter < $0.000001 per month global

Prices in USD. Micro-prices are quoted per 1M units; "< $0.000001" marks rates below our stored precision. Subject to change — check the provider's official page.

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