Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C or Scaleway POP2-6C-24G?

DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C, at $181/mo (excl. VAT) versus $185.74/mo, a difference of $4.74/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Scaleway POP2-6C-24G: $7.74 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.31 for DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

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

DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C vs Scaleway POP2-6C-24G.

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Scaleway POP2-6C-24G takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C. DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C counters on price: $4.74/mo less, for 16 GB RAM and 4 vCPU instead of 24 GB and 6.

DigitalOcean

General Purpose 4C · 16 GB · 325 GB

$181/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 325 GB SSD

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Scalewaywins 4 rounds

POP2-6C-24G

$185.74/mo

6 vCPU dedicated · 24 GB · no disk

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$181/mo

$185.74/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$11.31

$7.74

RAM

16 GB

24 GB

vCPU

4 ded.

6 ded.

Disk

325 GB SSD

none · volumes extra

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

5/100

6/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C or Scaleway POP2-6C-24G?: DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C, at $181/mo (excl. VAT) versus $185.74/mo, a difference of $4.74/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Scaleway POP2-6C-24G: $7.74 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.31 for DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C.
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.