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Billing
Validated on 15 May 2024 • Last edited on 17 Apr 2025
DigitalOcean billing cycles are monthly. Your balance accrues over the course of the calendar month based on the cost of the resources you use. We are also required by law to apply taxes for certain countries.
We automatically invoice and charge your team’s primary payment method on the first day of each month for the previous month’s usage, or partway through the month if you exceed your team’s usage threshold.
Payment
How to Pay Your Bill
Pay bills from DigitalOcean using a credit card, a debit card, a third-party provider (like PayPal, Google Pay, or Apple Pay), or a bank account.
How to Manage Payment Methods on DigitalOcean
How to add, edit, and remove payment methods on your team, including credit cards, debit cards, and third-party providers.
Late Payments
Our late payment policies for past due accounts and suspended accounts.
Billing Alerts
Set up billing alerts to receive email notifications when your monthly usage exceeds an amount you specify.
Charges
Invoices
Invoices list the charges an team has accrued in a given monthly billing cycle.
Promo Codes
Redeem a promo code to apply credits to your team.
Tax Information by Country
We are required by law to apply taxes for certain countries depending on the associated team’s tax location. Registered businesses in certain locations can enter a VAT or GST IDs to remove those taxes from their monthly bills.
Bandwidth Billing
Consolidated information on bandwidth usage charges for Droplets and other DigitalOcean products.
Pricing Overview
Pricing details for all DigitalOcean products.
Reference
Billing API and CLI Reference
Use the DigitalOcean API and official CLI client, doctl, to programmatically retrieve your balance, invoices, and billing history.
Latest Updates
1 July 2025
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To comply with tax changes from Estonia’s Ministry of Finance, the VAT rate for customers in Estonia has increased from 22% to 24%. Learn more about taxes in Estonia.
18 June 2025
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You can now set all supported third-party payment methods as your default payment method, including AliExpress, Apple Pay, and Google Wallet.
13 May 2025
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When you sign up for DigitalOcean, you no longer need to add a payment method to your default team before accessing the control panel. You do need to add a payment method to create resources, invite team members, and create additional teams.
For more information, see the full release notes.