Servers & hosting · Bulk & object storage
DigitalOcean
Developer cloud from New York.
proprietary EU region available DigitalOcean · USSimple droplets; Amsterdam and Frankfurt regions run by a US company.
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How you can run it
| Way | Where the data lives | Price basis | Verdict |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosted in Europe | region selectable (Europe available) | ≈ €6/mo flat | red — DigitalOcean is outside Europe, even when the servers are not. |
| Hosted outside Europe | region selectable (Europe available) | ≈ €6/mo flat | red — Hosted outside Europe: your data sits under non-European jurisdiction. |
Facts
| Company / project | DigitalOcean (US) |
|---|---|
| Licence | proprietary |
| Alternatives to it here | Hetzner Cloud, netcup, UpCloud |
| Provenance | curated, verified 2026-09-04 |
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