DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C vs Vultr VX1 2C.

plan vs plan · prices as of

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr VX1 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $42/mo versus $43.80/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 3 rounds

Basic Premium AMD 2C · 8 GB · 100 GB

$42/mo

2 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 100 GB NVMe

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Vultr

VX1 2C · 8 GB

$43.80/mo

2 vCPU shared · 8 GB · no disk

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$42/mo

$43.80/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$5.25

$5.48

RAM

8 GB

8 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 shared

Disk

100 GB NVMe

none · volumes extra

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

5.1 TB/mo

Value score

42/100

23/100

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 Premium AMD 2C or Vultr VX1 2C?
DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C, at $42/mo (excl. VAT) versus $43.80/mo, a difference of $1.80/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C: $5.25 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.48 for Vultr VX1 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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