DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C vs Gcore g3a-cpu-2-2.
plan vs plan · prices as of
DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C and Gcore g3a-cpu-2-2 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.
Monthly price (lower wins)
$21/mo
$20.14/mo
$ per GB RAM (lower wins)
$10.50
$10.07
RAM
2 GB
2 GB
vCPU
2 shared
2 ded.
Disk
60 GB NVMe
none · volumes extra
Bandwidth
3 TB/mo
not listed
Value score
43/100
32/100
Regions
10
1
Countries served by both · 1
- DE
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C or Gcore g3a-cpu-2-2?
- Gcore g3a-cpu-2-2, at $20.14/mo (excl. VAT) versus $21/mo, a difference of $0.86/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Gcore g3a-cpu-2-2: $10.07 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.50 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C.
- Can I deploy both in the same country?
- Yes. Both plans are offered in 1 country: DE.
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.