DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C vs Vultr High Frequency 2C.
plan vs plan · prices as of
DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C and Vultr High Frequency 2C 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)
$24/mo
$24/mo
$ per GB RAM (lower wins)
$6
$6
RAM
4 GB
4 GB
vCPU
2 shared
2 shared
Disk
80 GB SSD
128 GB NVMe
Bandwidth
4 TB/mo
3.1 TB/mo
Value score
53/100
67/100
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 Frequency 2C?
- Neither: both cost $24/mo (excl. VAT) as of 16 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Vultr High Frequency 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.