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Deno Deploy vs DigitalOcean

Monthly hosting costs for typical app profiles — computed with the same recommendation engine as StackPlan stack reports. Assumes balanced budget and ops preferences unless noted.

Pricing data:Deno Deploy · updated Jul 2026DigitalOcean · updated Jul 2026

Web app

MetricDeno DeployDigitalOcean
Cost at 1k DAU$86/mo$36/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$21/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$86/mo$36/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$1415.25/mo$40.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$15127/mo$181.76/mo
Services used
  • Deno Deploy · Deploy · Pro
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score60/10081/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

SaaS product

MetricDeno DeployDigitalOcean
Cost at 1k DAU$86.40/mo$36.40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$21/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$86.40/mo$36.40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$1420.85/mo$46.36/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$15186.60/mo$241.36/mo
Services used
  • Deno Deploy · Deploy · Pro
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Deno Deploy · Deno Cron · Included
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
Fit score60/10061/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

E-commerce store

MetricDeno DeployDigitalOcean
Cost at 1k DAU$87.96/mo$41/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$87.96/mo$41/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$1434.79/mo$65.06/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$15322.32/mo$516.84/mo
Services used
  • Deno Deploy · Deploy · Pro
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • Cloudflare · R2 · Standard
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • DigitalOcean · Spaces · Standard
Fit score62/10081/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

API / backend service

MetricDeno DeployDigitalOcean
Cost at 1k DAU$86/mo$36/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$21/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$86/mo$36/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$1415.25/mo$40.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$15127/mo$181.76/mo
Services used
  • Deno Deploy · Deploy · Pro
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score60/10081/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Mobile app backend

MetricDeno DeployDigitalOcean
Cost at 1k DAU$87.96/mo$41/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$87.96/mo$41/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$1434.79/mo$65.06/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$15322.32/mo$516.84/mo
Services used
  • Deno Deploy · Deploy · Pro
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • Cloudflare · R2 · Standard
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • DigitalOcean · Spaces · Standard
Fit score62/10081/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Realtime / collaborative

MetricDeno DeployDigitalOcean
Cost at 1k DAUNot a fit for this app type$36/mo
Cost at 100 DAUNot a fit for this app type$21/mo
Cost at 1K DAUNot a fit for this app type$36/mo
Cost at 10K DAUNot a fit for this app type$40.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAUNot a fit for this app type$181.76/mo
Services usedNot a fit for this app type
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score—88/100
Verdict: DigitalOcean is the only viable option for this app type.

Jobs & pipelines

MetricDeno DeployDigitalOcean
Cost at 1k DAU$86.40/mo$36.40/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$21/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$86.40/mo$36.40/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$1420.85/mo$46.36/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$15186.60/mo$241.36/mo
Services used
  • Deno Deploy · Deploy · Pro
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Deno Deploy · Deno Cron · Included
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • Cloudflare · Queues · Paid
  • Cloudflare · Cron Triggers · Free
Fit score60/10071/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

AI app

MetricDeno DeployDigitalOcean
Cost at 1k DAU$87.96/mo$41/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$26/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$87.96/mo$41/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$1434.79/mo$65.06/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$15322.32/mo$516.84/mo
Services used
  • Deno Deploy · Deploy · Pro
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • Cloudflare · R2 · Standard
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
  • DigitalOcean · Spaces · Standard
Fit score62/10081/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

Internal tool

MetricDeno DeployDigitalOcean
Cost at 1k DAU$86/mo$36/mo
Cost at 100 DAU$0/mo$21/mo
Cost at 1K DAU$86/mo$36/mo
Cost at 10K DAU$1415.25/mo$40.76/mo
Cost at 100K DAU$15127/mo$181.76/mo
Services used
  • Deno Deploy · Deploy · Pro
  • Cloudflare · D1 · Paid (Workers Paid)
  • DigitalOcean · Droplets · Basic 1GB
  • DigitalOcean · Managed Postgres · Basic 2GB RAM
Fit score60/10081/100
Verdict: Costs trade off by traffic level — compare the table above for your expected scale.

These numbers assume a typical profile

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