DigitalOcean Spaces
Object storage solutions
Storage management software
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What is DigitalOcean Spaces
DigitalOcean Spaces is an S3-compatible object storage service designed to store and serve unstructured data such as images, videos, backups, and application assets. It targets developers and small-to-mid-sized teams that need simple cloud storage with API access and optional CDN delivery. Spaces emphasizes straightforward provisioning and predictable pricing within the broader DigitalOcean cloud platform.
S3-compatible API access
Spaces provides an S3-compatible API, which supports common object-storage workflows and many existing tools and SDKs. This can reduce application changes when migrating from or integrating with other S3-style storage environments. It also supports typical object storage operations such as buckets, objects, and access controls.
Integrated CDN option
Spaces includes an optional CDN feature intended for distributing static assets with lower latency to end users. This is useful for web applications serving images, media files, and downloadable content. The CDN capability is managed alongside the storage service, reducing the need to set up a separate content delivery product for basic use cases.
Simple provisioning and pricing
Spaces is designed for quick setup and day-to-day administration with minimal configuration. The service is positioned with predictable, bundle-style pricing that can be easier to estimate than usage-only billing models. This can fit teams that prioritize operational simplicity over highly granular storage tiering.
Fewer advanced storage tiers
Compared with larger hyperscale object storage platforms, Spaces offers fewer native storage classes and lifecycle tiering options. Organizations that require multiple archival tiers, deep policy-driven lifecycle management, or highly specialized compliance configurations may find the feature set limiting. This can increase the need for custom processes or external tooling for long-term retention strategies.
Ecosystem breadth is narrower
Spaces integrates well within DigitalOcean’s platform, but the surrounding ecosystem of adjacent managed services and enterprise integrations is generally narrower than the largest cloud providers. Teams that rely on extensive native analytics, eventing, or tightly coupled data services may need additional third-party components. This can add integration and operational overhead for complex architectures.
Enterprise controls may be limited
Spaces supports access control patterns typical for object storage, but some enterprise buyers may require more advanced governance features. Examples can include highly granular policy frameworks, organization-wide guardrails, and extensive audit/reporting capabilities across many accounts and regions. Buyers with strict regulatory or internal control requirements may need to validate these capabilities carefully.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Spaces Standard (base subscription) | $5.00 per month | Includes 250 GiB storage across all buckets and 1 TiB outbound transfer; built-in CDN included; up to 100 buckets; billing prorated when all buckets are destroyed. Additional storage: $0.02/GiB/month; additional outbound transfer: $0.01/GiB. |
| Additional storage (overage) | $0.02 per GiB per month | Applies once the 250 GiB included in the base subscription is exceeded. |
| Additional outbound transfer (overage) | $0.01 per GiB | Applies once the 1 TiB transfer included in the base subscription is exceeded. Inbound bandwidth to Spaces is free; some in-region transfer to Droplets is listed as free for specific regions. |
| Spaces Cold Storage | $0.007 per GiB per month (storage) + $0.01 per GiB retrieved | Cold Storage has a 30-day minimum retention period; retrieval fees waived up to average daily Cold Storage usage for the month; early-deletion/update fees apply ($0.007 per GiB for early deletions beyond the free 250 GiB/month allowance); objects smaller than 128 KiB billed as 128 KiB and each read has a 128 KiB minimum retrieval charge. |
| CDN | Included (no additional cost) | Built-in Spaces CDN is included and its transfer uses the base subscription transfer allowance. |
Seller details
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
New York, NY, USA
2011
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