DigitalOcean Reserved IPs
LeaderThe comprehensive agentic cloud. ☁️
Est 2012|Valuation $14.3B|Raised $3.5B
The comprehensive agentic cloud. ☁️
Published May 18, 2026
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| Starting price | No charge when assigned; published monthly idle IPv4 fee applies; IPv6 free when idle | Published monthly per-IP fee applies even when idle | Published monthly per-IP fees (vendor-published rates) |
| Typical users / use cases | Droplet users requiring simple remap/failover within the same datacenter; cost-effective when the IP remains attached | Users requiring predictable, always-paid static IPs with lower idle cost | Customers needing multiple floating IPs or the ability to assign additional IPs alongside a primary IP |
| Key strengths | No charge while assigned to a Droplet; IPv6 Reserved IPs remain free when unassigned; integration with DigitalOcean tooling | Lower published monthly idle fee for idle IPs compared to DigitalOcean's published idle IPv4 fee | Explicit support for multiple public IPs per server scenarios (primary + floating) |
| Key constraints | Default low quota per account; no PTR/rDNS; cannot assign to Load Balancers; not supported for Kubernetes worker nodes | Reserved IPs are not free when idle; always incurs a line-item cost | Paid service; community reputation concerns similar to other providers |
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