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

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C, at $24/mo (excl. VAT) versus $28/mo, a difference of $4/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C: $12 per GB of RAM per month versus $14 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C.

Yes. Both plans are offered in 8 countries: AU, CA, DE, GB, IN, NL, SG, US.

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $24/mo versus $28/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 4 rounds

$24/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 90 GB NVMe

Vultr

$28/mo

1 vCPU dedicated · 2 GB · 25 GB NVMe

Monthly price (lower wins)

$24/mo

$28/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$12

$14

RAM

2 GB

vCPU

2 shared

1 ded.

Disk

90 GB NVMe

25 GB NVMe

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

4.1 TB/mo

Value score

44/100

8/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C, at $24/mo (excl. VAT) versus $28/mo, a difference of $4/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C: $12 per GB of RAM per month versus $14 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C.
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.