Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C or Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G?

Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G, at $68.15/mo (excl. VAT) versus $79/mo, a difference of $10.85/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G: $8.52 per GB of RAM per month versus $9.88 for DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

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

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

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $68.15/mo versus $79/mo.

DigitalOcean

General Purpose Premium Intel 2C · 8 GB · 60 GB

$79/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 60 GB NVMe

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Scalewaywins 3 rounds

STANDARD3-X2C-8G

$68.15/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · no disk

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$79/mo

$68.15/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$9.88

$8.52

RAM

8 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

Disk

60 GB NVMe

none · volumes extra

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

4/100

9/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C or Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G?: Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G, at $68.15/mo (excl. VAT) versus $79/mo, a difference of $10.85/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G: $8.52 per GB of RAM per month versus $9.88 for DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C.
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.