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DigitalOcean basic s-1vcpu-1gb

$6.00/mo
DigitalOcean 1 vCPU | 1 GB RAM | 25 GB SSD global

Editorial notes

Baseline 1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM droplet size with 25 GB SSD and 1 TB transfer at $6/mo. Best for lightweight services or a small dev box.

Who it's for: Small always-on workloads (VPN, tiny API, cron jobs) when you'll choose a specific DigitalOcean region at checkout.

Pros

  • Simple fixed monthly price
  • Includes 1 TB transfer
  • IPv6 available

Cons

  • 1 GB RAM is limiting for heavier apps
  • This entry is size-only; final region affects latency and availability
  • Refund terms vary; verify the current policy

Data signals

Auto-generated from plan signals and measurement metadata.

Good fit

  • IPv6 is available.
  • Traffic included: 1,000 GB/mo.

Watch outs

  • Latency tiers are estimated: NA East S | NA West S | EU West S | Asia (SG) S | CN Mainland A.
  • No refund eligibility signal (assume non-refundable; verify provider policy).
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Overview

Provider
DigitalOcean
Promotions: Promotional credits for new users (example: $200 credit for 60 days)
Location
Global (13 locations)
IPv4 / IPv6
1 IPv4 | IPv6 available
Traffic
1000 GB/mo

Why this plan stands out

Internal score: 11.6. Used for sorting; see scoring methodology .

Score rank (overall)
#1249 / 1257
Score rank (provider)
#160 / 163
USD / GB RAM
$6 / GB
USD / vCPU
$6 / vCPU
  • SSD storage
  • IPv6 available
  • Provider refund policy: case-by-case
  • Value for money

Performance Badges

Achievement badges based on benchmark performance and value metrics. How we test →

💾
Excellent IOPS
4K Random Read: 26219 IOPS
🌐
Gigabit Network
1.9 Gbps upload
Note: Badges are calculated from benchmark data and plan specifications. Actual performance may vary based on server load, location, and specific workload requirements.

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Benchmarks

Latest run: 2025-07-25T00:00:00Z | Method: vpsbenchmarks-yabs

CPU model
DO-Premium-AMD
Geekbench 6 (single)
865 Result
Geekbench 6 (multi)
642
GB6 multi / $
107.0
fio 4k read
102.4 MB/s | 26,219 IOPS
fio 4k write
102.7 MB/s | 26,288 IOPS
iperf send (max)
1,930 Mbps
iperf recv (max)
9,110 Mbps

Notes: Source: https://www.vpsbenchmarks.com/yabs/digitalocean-1c-1gb-20250725-4bb223 (third-party YABS run; reference only)

Benchmarks can vary due to host load and noisy neighbors. See Methodology .

Sources & freshness

Plan lastChecked
2026-01-21
Provider lastChecked
2026-01-11
Plan sources (2)
Provider sources (2)

Recent updates

Based on the internal dataset change log. Always confirm on the provider checkout page.

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As of
2026-01-28
Last event
n/a
Change log events
0 total | 0 price | 0 promo | 0 link | last 30d: 0 price, 0 promo, 0 link
Price range (last 90 points)
$6 - $6
Price trend (USD/month)
Built from the dataset change log and the latest snapshot (USD normalized).
Min: $6.00
Max: $6.00
$7.00 $6.50 $6.00 $5.50 $5.00 2026-01-28: $6.00
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Price

No recent changes recorded for this plan.

Latency tiers

Tiers are a normalized signal. Always verify with your own tests.

Source: estimated
Latency page

This is a multi-region plan. Latency depends on the location you choose at checkout. Tiers below are estimated per location.

Location NA EastNA WestEU WestAsia (SG)CN Mainland
NYC1 — New York City, NY, United States S A B D C
NYC2 — New York City, NY, United States S A B D C
NYC3 — New York City, NY, United States S A B D C
AMS3 — Amsterdam, Netherlands B C S C C
SFO2 — San Francisco, CA, United States A S C D C
SFO3 — San Francisco, CA, United States A S C D C
SGP1 — Singapore, Singapore D D C S A
LON1 — London, United Kingdom B C S C C
FRA1 — Frankfurt, Germany B C S C C
TOR1 — Toronto, Canada S A B D C
BLR1 — Bangalore, India D D B A A
SYD1 — Sydney, Australia D C D B B
ATL1 — Atlanta, GA, United States S A B D D

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