DigitalOcean Volume Block Storage

Name: DigitalOcean Volume Block Storage
Brand: DigitalOcean
Rating: 4.6 (2562 reviews)

Leader

The comprehensive agentic cloud. ☁️

Est 2012|Valuation $14.3B|Raised $3.5B

LinkedIn 170K|Website|Web traffic 6.9M|FTEs 2,442|HQ Broomfield, CO

MarketsCloud Infrastructure Providers (IaaS/PaaS)

Platform CoversBackup and Data Protection Infrastructure Monitoring Infrastructure as Code (IaC)

DigitalOcean Volume Block Storage screenshot

01Competitive Landscape

Top competitors comparison (summary table)

| Aspect | DigitalOcean Volumes | Amazon EBS (gp3 baseline) | Linode Block Storage | Vultr Block Storage (NVMe) | |---|---:|---:|---:|---:| | Starting Price | Published per‑GiB pricing available from the vendor | Region‑dependent; baseline published per‑GB pricing varies by region and volume type | Published per‑GB pricing available from the vendor (example pricing cited by vendor) | Published per‑GB pricing available from the vendor (example pricing cited by vendor) | | Snapshot Price | Published snapshot pricing; varies by region and snapshot model | Published snapshot pricing; varies by region and snapshot model | Published snapshot pricing; varies by vendor/region | Published snapshot pricing; varies by vendor/region | | Typical use case | Simple per‑GiB block storage for Droplets/DOKS workflows | Scenarios requiring explicit performance provisioning and many volume types | Similar per‑GB pricing for Linode ecosystem users | NVMe‑attached block volumes for workloads on Vultr | | Key strength | Flat published pricing and integration with DigitalOcean compute services | Explicit performance controls, broader ecosystem | Predictable increments and Linode ecosystem | NVMe positioning and simple published pricing claims | | Key constraint | Single‑attach volumes; fewer direct performance tuning knobs | Complexity of options and billing dimensions | Smaller ecosystem than hyperscalers | Operational and support differences vs hyperscalers | Narrative comparisons: DigitalOcean vs AWS EBS - Price: DigitalOcean uses flat published per‑GB pricing; AWS pricing varies by region and volume type and can have competitive baseline per‑GB figures but additional configuration for IOPS/throughput can affect total cost. - Performance control: AWS exposes explicit volume types and provisioning controls; DigitalOcean ties volume performance characteristics to Droplet class and provides fewer direct performance knobs. - Reported observations: Community reports include anecdotal examples of slower observed application‑level IO on a DigitalOcean volume for specific workflows; workload pattern and tuning are relevant factors. DigitalOcean vs Linode - Price parity: Linode has published pricing examples that are broadly comparable on a per‑GB basis. Differences shift to ecosystem, region availability, and support models. DigitalOcean vs Vultr - Vultr emphasizes NVMe for block storage and also provides simple per‑GB pricing claims; selection should consider compute pricing, regions, and operational fit. DigitalOcean vs Hetzner - Hetzner has historically advertised lower published per‑GB pricing in some regions; buyers should consider provider assurances, region availability, and potential for price adjustments over time. Market adoption trends: DigitalOcean is widely used in SMB and developer segments. Review aggregates reflect platform‑level adoption and satisfaction but are not specific to the Volumes product in isolation.

01Competitive Landscape

Top competitors comparison (summary table)

Aspect	DigitalOcean Volumes	Amazon EBS (gp3 baseline)	Linode Block Storage	Vultr Block Storage (NVMe)
Starting Price	Published per‑GiB pricing available from the vendor	Region‑dependent; baseline published per‑GB pricing varies by region and volume type	Published per‑GB pricing available from the vendor (example pricing cited by vendor)	Published per‑GB pricing available from the vendor (example pricing cited by vendor)
Snapshot Price	Published snapshot pricing; varies by region and snapshot model	Published snapshot pricing; varies by region and snapshot model	Published snapshot pricing; varies by vendor/region	Published snapshot pricing; varies by vendor/region
Typical use case	Simple per‑GiB block storage for Droplets/DOKS workflows	Scenarios requiring explicit performance provisioning and many volume types	Similar per‑GB pricing for Linode ecosystem users	NVMe‑attached block volumes for workloads on Vultr
Key strength	Flat published pricing and integration with DigitalOcean compute services	Explicit performance controls, broader ecosystem	Predictable increments and Linode ecosystem	NVMe positioning and simple published pricing claims
Key constraint	Single‑attach volumes; fewer direct performance tuning knobs	Complexity of options and billing dimensions	Smaller ecosystem than hyperscalers	Operational and support differences vs hyperscalers

Narrative comparisons:

DigitalOcean vs AWS EBS

Price: DigitalOcean uses flat published per‑GB pricing; AWS pricing varies by region and volume type and can have competitive baseline per‑GB figures but additional configuration for IOPS/throughput can affect total cost.
Performance control: AWS exposes explicit volume types and provisioning controls; DigitalOcean ties volume performance characteristics to Droplet class and provides fewer direct performance knobs.
Reported observations: Community reports include anecdotal examples of slower observed application‑level IO on a DigitalOcean volume for specific workflows; workload pattern and tuning are relevant factors.

DigitalOcean vs Linode

Price parity: Linode has published pricing examples that are broadly comparable on a per‑GB basis. Differences shift to ecosystem, region availability, and support models.

DigitalOcean vs Vultr

Vultr emphasizes NVMe for block storage and also provides simple per‑GB pricing claims; selection should consider compute pricing, regions, and operational fit.

DigitalOcean vs Hetzner

Hetzner has historically advertised lower published per‑GB pricing in some regions; buyers should consider provider assurances, region availability, and potential for price adjustments over time.

Market adoption trends: DigitalOcean is widely used in SMB and developer segments. Review aggregates reflect platform‑level adoption and satisfaction but are not specific to the Volumes product in isolation.

Aspect

DigitalOcean Volumes

Amazon EBS (gp3 baseline)

Linode Block Storage

Vultr Block Storage (NVMe)

Starting Price

Published per‑GiB pricing available from the vendor

Region‑dependent; baseline published per‑GB pricing varies by region and volume type

Published per‑GB pricing available from the vendor (example pricing cited by vendor)

Snapshot Price

Published snapshot pricing; varies by region and snapshot model

Published snapshot pricing; varies by vendor/region

Typical use case

Simple per‑GiB block storage for Droplets/DOKS workflows

Scenarios requiring explicit performance provisioning and many volume types

Similar per‑GB pricing for Linode ecosystem users

NVMe‑attached block volumes for workloads on Vultr

Key strength

Flat published pricing and integration with DigitalOcean compute services

Explicit performance controls, broader ecosystem

Predictable increments and Linode ecosystem

NVMe positioning and simple published pricing claims

Key constraint

Single‑attach volumes; fewer direct performance tuning knobs

Complexity of options and billing dimensions

Smaller ecosystem than hyperscalers

Operational and support differences vs hyperscalers