Backups Details

Backups Features

Backups are automatically-created disk images of Droplets. Enabling backups for Droplets enables system-level backups at weekly or daily intervals, which provides a way to revert to an older state or create new Droplets.

Backups Pricing

Backup costs depend on the type of chosen plan. Basic plans add a flat percentage of the Droplet’s cost to the monthly bill, while usage-based plans in public preview add a flat rate per GiB of backups stored.

For the basic plans, weekly backups for a Droplet adds 20.0% of the Droplet's cost per month. Enabling daily backups for a Droplet adds 30.0% of the Droplet's cost per month.

For the usage-based plans, weekly backups add $0.04 per GiB, daily backups add $0.03 per GiB, intra-daily backups (every 12 hours) add $0.02 per GiB, and intra-daily backups (every 6 hours) add $0.015 per GiB.

Backups Limits

Limits and known issues for backups.