DigitalOcean Startups Program Credits

This is a time-limited or expiring offer, not an ongoing free tier. Verify eligibility, expiration and billing before use.

TIME-LIMITED OFFERApproved startups receive an individually awarded, one-time DigitalOcean credit allocation toward eligible DigitalOcean infrastructure and AI services for a 12-month startup-program term; the amount is specified in the acceptance/onboarding email, not a public guaranteed sum.

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Plan details

What do these plan and deployment labels mean?

Plan: Time-limited offer
Deployment model: Cloud
Credit card: Check provider
Commercial use: Check provider
Added to directory (UTC): 2026-11-07
Last checked: 2026-11-07

Important restrictions

Requires a valid DigitalOcean account and approval under the DigitalOcean Startups Program (successor to the discontinued Hatch program). Credit awards and monthly consumption caps are individualized; third-party or excluded services and usage over monthly limits can be billed. Unused credits expire after 12 months and are not extendable under the published program conditions.

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