DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C vs Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G.

plan vs plan · prices as of

DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G. It is also the cheaper plan, at $63/mo versus $68.15/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 3 rounds

General Purpose 2C · 8 GB · 25 GB

$63/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 25 GB SSD

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Scaleway

STANDARD3-X2C-8G

$68.15/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · no disk

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$63/mo

$68.15/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$7.88

$8.52

RAM

8 GB

8 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

2 ded.

Disk

25 GB SSD

none · volumes extra

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

9/100

9/100

Regions

10

3

Countries served by both · 1

  • NL

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C or Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G?
DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C, at $63/mo (excl. VAT) versus $68.15/mo, a difference of $5.15/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C: $7.88 per GB of RAM per month versus $8.52 for Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes. Both plans are offered in 1 country: NL.

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.

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