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DigitalOcean ads

DigitalOcean has 145 distinct ad creatives in our B2B ad libraries, 80 on Google (all search) and 65 on LinkedIn. Its longest running ad has been shown on Google for 3 years. 14 of its ads scored 6 or higher out of 10 for B2B fit and craft.

Dev tools & infrastructure · digitalocean.com

145distinct creatives
2channels
3 yearslongest run
14top-rated ads

Where DigitalOcean advertises

Each creative counted once, however many ads it runs as. Every platform publishes a different public sign an ad is working, so each row shows its own.

ChannelCreativesMost used formatPublic signal
Google80Search text ad (100%)Longest shown for 3 years
LinkedIn65Single Image (91%)Its most rerun creative runs as 15 ads

DigitalOcean's best ads across every channel

Every ad in our libraries is scored out of 10 by an AI model built to judge creative, up to 5 for how well it would land with a senior B2B buyer and up to 5 for craft. 14 of DigitalOcean's ads made the top-rated tier, and these are the 9 highest scoring.

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: How to Scale Agents Efficiently
LinkedInSingle Image AdOur score 7.1/10

Ad headline

How to Scale Agents Efficiently

Pattern: Product UI with real numbers

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: Top Teams saving with inference router
LinkedInSingle Image AdOur score 7.1/10

Ad headline

Top Teams saving with inference router

Pattern: Product UI with real numbers

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: Same scale, lower cost.
LinkedInSingle Image AdOur score 7/10

Ad headline

Same scale, lower cost.

Pattern: Named customer as hero

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: #1 by Artificial Analysis
LinkedInSingle Image AdOur score 6.8/10

Ad headline

#1 by Artificial Analysis

Pattern: Named customer as hero

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: The GPUs you want, on demand now.
LinkedInSingle Image AdOur score 6.8/10

Ad headline

The GPUs you want, on demand now.

Pattern: Engineer-native code hero

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad:
LinkedInSingle Image AdOur score 6.5/10

Pattern: Named customer as hero

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: $ doctl compute droplet create trainer --size gpu-h100x8-640gb ✓ trainer active It's a Droplet. With eight H100s in it. Get yours
LinkedInSingle Image AdRunning as 10 adsOur score 6.4/10

Ad headline

The GPUs you need, On-Demand

Why it works

A real CLI command plus a deadpan 'It's a Droplet. With eight H100s in it.' speaks developer-native and makes GPU access feel one command away.

What stands out

Real CLI syntax, mono type and a witty asterisk footnote. written by people who use the product.

Pattern: Engineer-native code hero

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: The cost of staying on your current cloud.
LinkedInSingle Image AdOur score 6.3/10

Ad headline

The cost of staying on your current cloud.

Pattern: Before and after split

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: The GPUs you want, on demand now.
LinkedInSingle Image AdOur score 6.3/10

Ad headline

The GPUs you want, on demand now.

Pattern: Engineer-native code hero

DigitalOcean Google ads

80 search ads and 0 display ads that ran for a month or more, 75 of them for three months or more. Below are the ones Google has shown longest, search and display apart.

Ad formats
TypeDigitalOceanDev tools & infrastructure advertisers
Search text ad100% (80)88%

DigitalOcean search ads

DigitalOcean Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 35 monthsOur score 3.9/10
Search text ad
DigitalOcean Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 35 monthsOur score 3.4/10
Search text ad
DigitalOcean Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 28 monthsOur score 3.2/10
Search text ad
DigitalOcean Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 27 monthsOur score 1.5/10
Search text ad
DigitalOcean Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 25 monthsOur score 3.9/10
Search text ad
DigitalOcean Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 24 monthsOur score 3/10
Search text ad
DigitalOcean Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 24 monthsOur score 3/10
Search text ad
DigitalOcean Google ad: Search text ad
Ran for 23 monthsOur score 4.3/10
Search text ad

See the best B2B Google ads from every advertiser in the Google ad library.

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ads

65 distinct creatives, run as 119 separate ads. LinkedIn shares no performance data for US ads, so the best public sign an ad is working is how often DigitalOcean reruns it. These are the creatives it reruns most.

Ad formats
TypeDigitalOceanDev tools & infrastructure advertisers
Single Image91% (59)70%
Video9% (6)12%
Offers
TypeDigitalOceanDev tools & infrastructure advertisers
No offer (brand)92% (60)75%
Webinar or event6% (4)10%
Demo2% (1)2%
DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: Open Intelligence Summit 2026 | DigitalOcean
Running as 15 adsOur score 4.7/10
Single Image

Ad headline

Open Intelligence Summit 2026 | DigitalOcean

Ad copy

Planning capacity for AI means placing bets months or years before the demand shows up.

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: The GPUs you need, On-Demand
Running as 10 adsOur score 6.3/10
Single Image

Ad headline

The GPUs you need, On-Demand

Ad copy

Not every workload needs the newest GPU. Get reliable, workhorse GPU capacity on-demand, ready when you need it.

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: Build with Kimi K3.
Running as 6 adsOur score 5/10
Single Image

Ad headline

Build with Kimi K3.

Ad copy

Kimi K3 is now available on DigitalOcean Serverless Inference.

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: AI models change fast. Now you can switch anytime.
Running as 5 adsOur score 3.6/10
Single Image

Ad headline

AI models change fast. Now you can switch anytime.

Ad copy

Rip out the model. Plug in the new one. Test. Redeploy. Repeat every 6 months. Forever.

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: Get Spot GPUs while they last
Running as 4 adsOur score 6.2/10
Single Image

Ad headline

Get Spot GPUs while they last

Ad copy

Good news: you’re off the GPU waitlist. Get flexible access to B300 and MI350X/MI355X GPUs with Spot GPU Droplets.

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: Spot GPUs, no questionable listings required.
Running as 4 adsOur score 6/10
Single Image

Ad headline

Spot GPUs, no questionable listings required.

Ad copy

Still searching the classifieds for the latest GPUs? Stop scrolling.

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: Uninterrupted AI. Even when vendors go down.
Running as 4 adsOur score 5.5/10
Single Image

Ad headline

Uninterrupted AI. Even when vendors go down.

Ad copy

Every vendor goes down eventually. The question is whether your product goes down with it.

DigitalOcean LinkedIn ad: Build with Kimi K3.
Running as 4 adsOur score 5.2/10
Single Image

Ad headline

Build with Kimi K3.

Ad copy

Build AI agents that do more with DigitalOcean.

See the best B2B LinkedIn ads from every advertiser in the LinkedIn ad library.

DigitalOcean ads, answered

Where does DigitalOcean advertise?

In the public ad libraries we track, DigitalOcean runs ads on Google and LinkedIn, 145 distinct creatives in all, 80 on Google (all search) and 65 on LinkedIn. Most of its creatives are on Google.

How many Google ads is DigitalOcean running?

80 on Google (all search), that ran for a month or more in Google’s Ads Transparency Center. Longest shown for 3 years.

How many LinkedIn ads is DigitalOcean running?

65 distinct creatives, run as 119 separate ads in LinkedIn’s Ad Library. Its most rerun creative runs as 15 ads.

How can I see DigitalOcean's ads myself?

Search DigitalOcean by name in each platform’s own public library, Google’s Ads Transparency Center and LinkedIn’s Ad Library. Every ad on this page links to its entry there.

Every ad belongs to DigitalOcean. Understory is not affiliated with DigitalOcean. We collect public ads from each platform's own ad library to study what B2B advertisers run. Use them for ideas and make your own creative.

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