DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C vs Hetzner CPX12.
plan vs plan · prices as of
Hetzner CPX12 takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $13.26/mo versus $16/mo.
Monthly price (lower wins)
$16/mo
$13.26/mo
$ per GB RAM (lower wins)
$8
$6.63
RAM
2 GB
2 GB
vCPU
1 shared
1 shared
Disk
70 GB NVMe
40 GB NVMe
Bandwidth
2 TB/mo
20 TB/mo
Value score
50/100
79/100
Regions
10
4
Countries served by both · 2
- DE
- SG
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C or Hetzner CPX12?
- Hetzner CPX12, at $13.26/mo (excl. VAT) versus $16/mo, a difference of $2.74/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Hetzner CPX12: $6.63 per GB of RAM per month versus $8 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C.
- Can I deploy both in the same country?
- Yes. Both plans are offered in 2 countries: DE, SG.
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.