Load Balancers
DigitalOcean’s Load Balancers handle traffic distribution across your infrastructure to boost availability, security, and performance. It’s a managed service that simplifies scaling applications without requiring you to configure complex networking rules yourself. The setup focuses on keeping apps reachable and responsive under varying loads.
This fits teams needing straightforward scaling without managing their own load balancer software. The main catch is the lack of a free tier, meaning you pay from the start. Costs begin at $12.00 per month on a pay-as-you-go model, so budget accordingly even for small projects.
- Free tier No
- Starting price from $12.00 per month
- Regions 8 · 3 continents
- SLA uptime 99.99%
- Compliance 5 certifications
- Provider health B
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- compute99.99%
- database99.99%
- networking99.99%
- storage99.95%
8 regions across 3 continents
- Asia
- Europe
- North America
Pricing tiers 2
| Tier / Plan | Price | Unit | Region |
|---|---|---|---|
| Regional | $24.00 | per month | nyc1 |
| Standard | $12.00 | per month | nyc1 |
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.
Alternatives on other providers
Load Balancers has the highest starting price of 2 comparable services — $12.00 per month.
- Alibaba Cloud Server Load Balancer (SLB) $4.00 per hour Compare
- Google Cloud Platform Cloud Load Balancing no price Compare
- Hetzner Load Balancer $5.39 per month Compare