DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C vs Gcore g1-cpu-2-2.
plan vs plan · prices as of
DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C and Gcore g1-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)
$18/mo
$16.55/mo
$ per GB RAM (lower wins)
$9
$8.28
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
47/100
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 g1-cpu-2-2?
- Gcore g1-cpu-2-2, at $16.55/mo (excl. VAT) versus $18/mo, a difference of $1.45/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Gcore g1-cpu-2-2: $8.28 per GB of RAM per month versus $9 for DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C.
- 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.