Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C or Vultr High Frequency 4C?

Neither: both cost $96/mo (excl. VAT) as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Vultr High Frequency 4C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

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

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C vs Vultr High Frequency 4C.

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C and Vultr High Frequency 4C 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.

DigitalOcean

Basic Premium Intel 4C · 16 GB · 320 GB

$96/mo

4 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 320 GB NVMe

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Vultr

High Frequency 4C · 16 GB

$96/mo

4 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 384 GB NVMe

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$96/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

4 shared

Disk

320 GB NVMe

384 GB NVMe

Bandwidth

8 TB/mo

5.1 TB/mo

Value score

41/100

45/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C or Vultr High Frequency 4C?: Neither: both cost $96/mo (excl. VAT) as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Vultr High Frequency 4C.
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.