Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C or Hetzner CPX11?

Hetzner CPX11, at $20.18/mo (excl. VAT) versus $21/mo, a difference of $0.82/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Hetzner CPX11: $10.09 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.50 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

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

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C vs Hetzner CPX11.

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C and Hetzner CPX11 split the 6 spec rounds evenly (price, price per GB of RAM, RAM, vCPU, disk and bandwidth), so the decision comes down to location and workload.

DigitalOcean

Basic Premium AMD 2C · 2 GB · 60 GB

$21/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 60 GB NVMe

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Hetzner

CPX11 · 2 vCPU · 2 GB

$20.18/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 40 GB NVMe

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$21/mo

$20.18/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$10.50

$10.09

RAM

2 GB

vCPU

2 shared

Disk

60 GB NVMe

40 GB NVMe

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

1 TB/mo

Value score

44/100

32/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C or Hetzner CPX11?: Hetzner CPX11, at $20.18/mo (excl. VAT) versus $21/mo, a difference of $0.82/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Hetzner CPX11: $10.09 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.50 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes. Both plans are offered in 1 country: 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.