DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C vs Vultr High Performance 2C.

plan vs plan · prices as of

Vultr High Performance 2C takes 1 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C. Both cost $18/mo.

DigitalOcean

Basic Regular 2C · 2 GB · 60 GB

$18/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 60 GB SSD

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Vultrwins 1 rounds

High Performance 2C · 2 GB

$18/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 60 GB NVMe

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$18/mo

$18/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$9

$9

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 shared

Disk

60 GB SSD

60 GB NVMe

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

4.1 TB/mo

Value score

51/100

58/100

Regions

10

33

Countries served by both · 8

  • AU
  • CA
  • DE
  • GB
  • IN
  • NL
  • SG
  • US

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C or Vultr High Performance 2C?
Neither: both cost $18/mo (excl. VAT) as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C: $9 per GB of RAM per month versus $9 for Vultr High Performance 2C.
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.

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