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Is there a DigitalOcean Free Trial Available?

Posted on March 10, 2014
DigitalOcean
Asked by ethetethw4

Hi everyone,

I’m interested in building an application on DO, but I’m not really able to lay down money I can’t get back just to see if the service does what I want.

I need to put a considerable amount of time and effort into learning your APIs and writing my app to interface with them, and I’m not keen to have a VPS running on my dime just for this purpose.

I’d love to know the reasoning behind this. Being able to test a product before I buy it is very important to me, and if this is how new customers are treated, DigitalOcean just isn’t right for me.

Thanks

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Andy Hattemer

DigitalOcean Employee

• December 16, 2019

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Dec 2019 Update:

We currently offer a $100, 60-day Free Credit for new accounts that you can get by signing up here:

LINK: If you know someone already using DigitalOcean, get their referral link, or use this one: https://m.do.co/c/74a1c5d63dac

Frequently asked Questions:

How do I get the credit? If you are eligible, your free trial will start when you sign up for DigitalOcean. You will need a credit card or valid paypal account so that we can verify your identity, but you will not be charged or billed during your free trial.
Who is eligible? New customers to DigitalOcean with a valid credit card or paypal account are eligible. You are eligible if you have not previously signed up for the free trial.
How does it expire? 60 days after the credit was added, any remaining credit will be zeroed out. If you continue to use our paid services after the 60 days your credit card will be charged at the beginning of the following month.
What products can I use the credit on? You can use it on any services provided by DigitalOcean, for example all Droplet plans, Spaces object storage, Block Storage, and Load Balancers. NOTE: We offer this Free Trial to help make building amazing things on DigitalOcean as easy and accessible as possible. Mining cryptocurrencies doesn’t fit that criteria and will result in removal of credits.