Which is cheaper, Binary Lane Storage hdd-500gb or DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C?

Binary Lane Storage hdd-500gb, at $14.25/mo (excl. VAT) versus $16/mo, a difference of $1.75/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C: $8 per GB of RAM per month versus $14.25 for Binary Lane Storage hdd-500gb.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

Yes. Both plans are offered in 2 countries: AU, SG.

Binary Lane Storage hdd-500gb vs DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C.

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Binary Lane Storage hdd-500gb takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $14.25/mo versus $16/mo.

Binary Lanewins 3 rounds

Storage hdd-500gb · 1 vCPU · 1 GB

$14.25/mo

1 vCPU shared · 1 GB · 500 GB HDD

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DigitalOcean

Basic Premium Intel 1C · 2 GB · 70 GB

$16/mo

1 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 70 GB NVMe

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$14.25/mo

$16/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$14.25

RAM

1 GB

2 GB

vCPU

1 shared

Disk

500 GB HDD

70 GB NVMe

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

2 TB/mo

Value score

78/100

50/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 2

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Binary Lane Storage hdd-500gb or DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C?: Binary Lane Storage hdd-500gb, at $14.25/mo (excl. VAT) versus $16/mo, a difference of $1.75/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C: $8 per GB of RAM per month versus $14.25 for Binary Lane Storage hdd-500gb.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes. Both plans are offered in 2 countries: AU, SG.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 16 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.