Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C?

Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C, at $75/mo (excl. VAT) versus $79/mo, a difference of $4/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C: $9.38 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 8 countries: AU, CA, DE, GB, IN, NL, SG, US.

DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C vs Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C.

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $75/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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Vultrwins 4 rounds

Optimized Cloud 1C · 8 GB

$75/mo

1 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 150 GB NVMe

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$79/mo

$75/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$9.88

$9.38

RAM

8 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

1 ded.

Disk

60 GB NVMe

150 GB NVMe

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

4.1 TB/mo

Value score

4/100

11/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C?: Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C, at $75/mo (excl. VAT) versus $79/mo, a difference of $4/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C: $9.38 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 8 countries: AU, CA, DE, GB, IN, NL, SG, US.

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.