Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C or Scaleway STANDARD3-X4C-16G?

DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C, at $126/mo (excl. VAT) versus $136.21/mo, a difference of $10.21/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C: $7.88 per GB of RAM per month versus $8.51 for Scaleway STANDARD3-X4C-16G.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

Yes. Both plans are offered in 1 country: NL.

DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C vs Scaleway STANDARD3-X4C-16G.

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Scaleway STANDARD3-X4C-16G. It is also the cheaper plan, at $126/mo versus $136.21/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 3 rounds

General Purpose 4C · 16 GB · 50 GB

$126/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 50 GB SSD

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Scaleway

STANDARD3-X4C-16G

$136.21/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · no disk

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$126/mo

$136.21/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$7.88

$8.51

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

4 ded.

Disk

50 GB SSD

none · volumes extra

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

7/100

4/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C or Scaleway STANDARD3-X4C-16G?: DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C, at $126/mo (excl. VAT) versus $136.21/mo, a difference of $10.21/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C: $7.88 per GB of RAM per month versus $8.51 for Scaleway STANDARD3-X4C-16G.
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.