Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C or Linode Dedicated 4GB?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C, at $32/mo (excl. VAT) versus $36/mo, a difference of $4/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C: $8 per GB of RAM per month versus $9 for Linode Dedicated 4GB.

Yes. Both plans are offered in 8 countries: AU, CA, DE, GB, IN, NL, SG, US.

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Linode Dedicated 4GB. It is also the cheaper plan, at $32/mo versus $36/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 3 rounds

$32/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 120 GB NVMe

Linode

$36/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD

Monthly price (lower wins)

$32/mo

$36/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

RAM

4 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 ded.

Disk

120 GB NVMe

80 GB SSD

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

Value score

46/100

25/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C or Linode Dedicated 4GB?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C, at $32/mo (excl. VAT) versus $36/mo, a difference of $4/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C: $8 per GB of RAM per month versus $9 for Linode Dedicated 4GB.
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.