DigitalOcean App Platform apps-s-1vcpu-2gb · 1 shared vCPU · 2 GB vs Koyeb eMedium · 1 vCPU · 2 GB.
plan vs plan · prices as of
The same 2 GB of memory at two platforms, so the size is identical and everything around it is not. Koyeb eMedium · 1 vCPU · 2 GB takes 3 of 4 rounds against DigitalOcean App Platform apps-s-1vcpu-2gb · 1 shared vCPU · 2 GB. It is also the cheaper of the two, at $10.71/mo against $25/mo.
DigitalOcean App Platformapps-s-1vcpu-2gb · 1 shared vCPU · 2 GB
$25/mo
$300 a year · $12.50/GB-mo
2 GB RAM · always on
Monthly price (lower wins)
$25/mo
$10.71/mo
Price per GB of RAM (lower wins)
$12.50/GB-mo
$5.36/GB-mo
Memory
2 GB
2 GB
vCPU
1 shared
1 shared
Transfer included (more included is better)
200 GB
1 TB
Build minutes included (more included is better)
not stated
not stated
Stops when idle (staying on wins)
always on
always on
Members covered (more members covered is better)
members not charged
members not charged
What the invoice adds
- A gigabyte of transfer$0.02 per GB vs $0.02 per GB
- Transfer included200 GB vs 1 TB
- Build minutes includednot stated vs not stated
- A year at this price$300 vs $128.52
DigitalOcean App Platform then Koyeb, at the published rates; a rate nobody publishes is not a rate of zero
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean App Platform apps-s-1vcpu-2gb · 1 shared vCPU · 2 GB or Koyeb eMedium · 1 vCPU · 2 GB?
- Koyeb eMedium · 1 vCPU · 2 GB, at $10.71/mo against $25/mo, both excluding tax and read on 17 Sept 2026. Over a year that is $128.52 against $300, before anything either platform meters on top.
- Which gives you more memory?
- Both state 2 GB, so the question is what a gigabyte costs: $12.50/GB-mo at DigitalOcean App Platform and $5.36/GB-mo at Koyeb.
- Does either one stop when the app is idle?
- DigitalOcean App Platform apps-s-1vcpu-2gb · 1 shared vCPU · 2 GB: always on. Koyeb eMedium · 1 vCPU · 2 GB: always on.
- What does the monthly price leave out?
- DigitalOcean App Platform apps-s-1vcpu-2gb · 1 shared vCPU · 2 GB: transfer 200 GB included and $0.02 per GB beyond it, builds not stated, disk none · volumes extra, members not charged. Koyeb eMedium · 1 vCPU · 2 GB: transfer 1 TB included and $0.02 per GB beyond it, builds not stated, disk 16 GB, members not charged.
Every price is one month in the provider's own currency converted to dollars, read 17 Sept 2026 from each provider's own page, excluding tax. Transfer, build minutes, disks and members are metered on top wherever a platform says so, and none of those rates is folded into the figures above. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.