DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 4C vs Linode Linode 8GB.
plan vs plan · prices as of
Linode Linode 8GB takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 4C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $48/mo versus $56/mo.
Monthly price (lower wins)
$56/mo
$48/mo
$ per GB RAM (lower wins)
$7
$6
RAM
8 GB
8 GB
vCPU
4 shared
4 shared
Disk
160 GB NVMe
160 GB SSD
Bandwidth
5 TB/mo
5 TB/mo
Value score
42/100
50/100
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 4C or Linode Linode 8GB?
- Linode Linode 8GB, at $48/mo (excl. VAT) versus $56/mo, a difference of $8/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Linode Linode 8GB: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $7 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 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.