Who is DigitalOcean?

DigitalOcean is an American cloud provider aimed at developers, startups and small businesses. It offers virtual servers, databases and a free DNS service for domains its customers point to it, and it has been listed on the New York Stock Exchange (DOCN) since March 2021.

What it is
DNS provider, Web hosting
Operated by
DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc.
Listed
New York Stock Exchange (DOCN), since March 2021
Website
digitalocean.com

Why do domains use DigitalOcean’s nameservers?

Customers who run servers on DigitalOcean can manage their domain’s DNS there at no extra cost, by pointing the nameservers to DigitalOcean.

DigitalOcean in axath Analytics

Analytics reads the zone files of more than 350 extensions every day and shows which providers gain and lose names, including DigitalOcean.

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Last reviewed October 9, 2026.

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