# DigitalOcean Functions

DigitalOcean Functions is a function-as-a-service platform built on Apache OpenWhisk, running short-lived handlers in several native language runtimes.


Source: https://www.findhost.app/digitalocean-functions/
Last checked against the provider: 2026-08-01

## Record

### Links

- home: https://www.digitalocean.com/products/functions
- pricing: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/functions/details/pricing/

### Identity

- founded: unknown
- headcount: unknown
- favorite: unknown
- ownership: unknown
- parent: digitalocean
- status: active

### Classification

- category: serverless
- whoManagesOs: managed
- infraContract: unknown
- runsOn: unknown
- cdnFrom: unknown
- useCases: api, background-jobs
- audience: unknown
- wikidata: unknown

### Tech stack

- runtimes: php, node, python, go
- software: unknown
- specialisation: unknown
- sshAccess: unknown
- managedDatabases: unknown
- gpuCapacity: unknown
- persistentStorage: no
- backupsIncluded: unknown

### Deployment

- deployMethods: unknown

### Pricing

- pricingModel: usage-based
- priceFrom: xs
- entryPrice: unknown
- priceTo: md
- currencies: USD
- billingPeriods: monthly
- billingTiming: arrears
- exitWithin: a-month
- renewalMultiple: unknown
- freeTier: permanent
- contractMinimum: unknown

### Regions and law

- regions: US, NL, SG, GB, DE, CA, IN, AU, MX
- hqCountry: unknown
- gdprDpa: unknown

### Other features

- energyClaim: unknown
- certifications: unknown
- greenWebId: unknown
- domainRegistration: unknown
- dnsHosting: unknown
- emailHosting: unknown
- cdnIncluded: unknown
- testDomain: unknown
- collaboration: unknown
- staging: unknown

### Support

- supportChannels: unknown
- supportHours: unknown
- supportTiering: unknown

### Automation

- mcpServer: unknown
- cliTool: official
- apiAvailable: public
- iacSupport: unknown

### Sources

- pricingModel: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/functions/details/pricing/ (read 2026-07-31)
- freeTier: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/functions/details/pricing/ (read 2026-07-31)
- priceFrom: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/functions/details/pricing/ (read 2026-08-02)
- priceTo: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/functions/details/pricing/ (read 2026-08-02)
- currencies: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/functions/details/pricing/ (read 2026-08-02)
- billingPeriods: https://docs.digitalocean.com/platform/billing/ (read 2026-08-02)
- billingTiming: https://docs.digitalocean.com/platform/billing/ (read 2026-08-02)
- exitWithin: https://www.digitalocean.com/legal/terms-of-service-agreement (read 2026-08-02)
- regions: https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/functions/details/availability/ (read 2026-08-01)
- apiAvailable: https://www.digitalocean.com/products/functions (read 2026-08-09)
- cliTool: https://www.digitalocean.com/products/functions (read 2026-08-09)

## Notes

DigitalOcean Functions is a function-as-a-service platform built on Apache OpenWhisk, part of the wider DigitalOcean account rather than a standalone product. Handlers run in native runtimes for PHP, Node, Python and Go, each pulling dependencies through its own package manager.

Billing is per GiB-second of execution. Every team gets a free monthly allowance shared across all of its functions, and usage beyond it is metered. Functions scale to zero between invocations. Handlers are stateless with no local disk that outlives a call, so anything that has to persist belongs in a managed database or an object storage service.

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