DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C vs Gcore a1-cpu-2-2.

plan vs plan · prices as of

DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Gcore a1-cpu-2-2. It is also the cheaper plan, at $18/mo versus $18.27/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 4 rounds

Basic Regular 2C · 2 GB · 60 GB

$18/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 60 GB SSD

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Gcore

a1-cpu-2-2 · 2 vCPU · 2 GB

$18.27/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 2 GB · no disk

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$18/mo

$18.27/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$9

$9.14

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 ded.

Disk

60 GB SSD

none · volumes extra

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

not listed

Value score

51/100

38/100

Regions

10

1

Countries served by both · 0

No overlap. If location matters, that alone may decide it.

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C or Gcore a1-cpu-2-2?
DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C, at $18/mo (excl. VAT) versus $18.27/mo, a difference of $0.27/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C: $9 per GB of RAM per month versus $9.14 for Gcore a1-cpu-2-2.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
No. The two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

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.

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