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No. 24 of 26 ·Load Balancing Software

DigitalOcean Load Balancers

Web · paid plans from $12/mo

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One barScore 4.9

  • Free tierNo free tier on record
  • Open codeNo open-source code on record
  • Runs widely1 of 6 device platforms
  • DocumentedPlans, terms and facts published

DigitalOcean Load Balancers is ranked #24 of 26 in load balancing software on Freedom251. It runs on Web. There is no free plan. Paid plans start at $12/mo.

DigitalOcean Load Balancers plans and pricing

All plans
Regional HTTP Load Balancer $12/mo per node 1 node · 10,000 requests per second per node · 10,000 simultaneous connections per node · 250 new SSL connections per second per node docs.digitalocean.com · 20 Sept 2026
Regional Network Load Balancer $15/mo per node 1 node · 50 Mbps additional ingress throughput per node docs.digitalocean.com · 20 Sept 2026
Global Load Balancer $15/mo billed monthly 25 million HTTP/HTTPS requests per month · 1 TB data transfer per month · 5 connected domains docs.digitalocean.com · 20 Sept 2026

Compared on load balancing software

Free plan
No
Paid from
$12/mo
Managed service
Yes
Layer 7 routing
No
Layer 4 routing
Yes
Global traffic management
Yes
TLS termination
Yes

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