App Platform - Static Sites (Free [...], $ 0.00/mo. on Linux Cloud


App Platform - Static Sites (Free Tier, up to 3 apps) has been added on Oct 3, 2025, Aggregate Rating (2 out of 10 from 2 reviews)
Digital Ocean
101 6th Ave
New York , NY 10013
US
☎ Phone +1.6463978051
🔌 Hosted domains :1
🆓 free domains :0
📌 Dedicated IPs :0
💳 Payment Methods :Credit / Debit / Prepaid CardsPayPalWire Transfer
🔧 Category :CDNFully ManagedDDoS Protection
✍️ Support Options :EmailHelp Desk
Targeting :AU FR NL SG US

See also initial App Platform - Static Sites (Free Tier, up to 3 apps) plan location on their website!

*📜 Plan description

Host up to 3 static-site apps free. Each app includes automatic HTTPS, global CDN, DDoS mitigation, custom domains, GitHub/GitLab deploys, and 1 GiB outbound transfer (?1.07 GB) per app; extra static-only apps are $3/app/mo and overage is $0.02/GB, billed monthly. No server management required; ideal for portfolios, documentation, and landing pages.

App Platform is a fully managed PaaS for building and deploying apps quickly. It handles infrastructure, runtimes, OS patching, autoscaling (on dedicated), metrics, logs, and rollback revisions. You can mix web services, workers, jobs, and static sites, add development PostgreSQL ($7/mo) and assign a dedicated egress IP ($25/app/mo). Pricing is modular per container size with included outbound transfer and simple monthly caps.

📄 Editorial Review

DigitalOcean is a cloud-first provider (founded 2012) that targets developers, startups, and SMBs with simple tooling, predictable pricing, and a broad—but focused—product lineup. Their core compute service, Droplets (Linux VMs on SSD with KVM virtualization), can be deployed in minutes and integrate cleanly with networking, storage, and security features. The platform emphasizes a clean control panel, a mature API/CLI, and rich docs/tutorials so builders can stay productive without hyperscaler complexity.

They now span a full IaaS/PaaS mix: Droplets (shared and dedicated CPU families, including Basic/General Purpose/CPU-Optimized/Memory-Optimized/Storage-Optimized), Managed Kubernetes (DOKS) with a free HA control plane and autoscaling, Functions for serverless, and App Platform for fully managed app deployments. Storage options include Spaces (S3-compatible object storage with CDN), Block Storage (Volumes), backups/snapshots, and a Container Registry. Managed data services cover PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, Valkey, OpenSearch, and Kafka—all designed to offload patching, failover, and routine ops.

DigitalOcean has also moved decisively into AI: Gradient™ AI introduces GPU Droplets and bare-metal GPUs (NVIDIA and AMD), 1-click model deployments, and a managed platform for agentic/LLM workflows. Networking features are practical and developer-friendly: Cloud Firewalls, Load Balancers (with Let’s Encrypt and HTTP/3), VPC and VPC peering, Reserved IPs/BYOIP, IPv6, always-on DDoS protection, and Partner Network Connect for private multi-cloud links.

Timeline

DigitalOcean launched in 2012 (TechStars), quickly expanded infrastructure and community in 2013–2016 with new regions (San Francisco, Frankfurt, Canada, Bangalore) and features like Floating IPs. From 2017–2019, they broadened the platform with research programs (Currents), startup support (Hatch), General Purpose Droplets, and DigitalOcean Kubernetes plus Managed Databases. In 2020 they hosted the Deploy conference and, in 2021, went public while adding serverless capabilities via the Nimbella acquisition. The momentum continued in 2022 with DigitalOcean Functions, DO Impact, Partner Pod, and the acquisition of Cloudways. In 2023, they acquired Paperspace and introduced Gradient™ AI offerings (including Managed Kafka and Premium CPU-Optimized Droplets), signaling a deliberate push into AI/ML alongside their core developer cloud.

Overall, they deliver a balanced combination of simplicity, scale, and price that suits everything from hobby projects to production SaaS.

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