DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C vs Vultr High Frequency 3C

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DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr High Frequency 3C. Both cost $48/mo.

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Basic Regular 4C

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD

$48/mo
Vultr

High Frequency 3C

3 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 256 GB NVMe

$48/mo

Monthly price (lower wins)

$48/mo

$48/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$6

$6

RAM

8 GB

8 GB

vCPU

4 shared

3 shared

Disk

160 GB SSD

256 GB NVMe

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

4.1 TB/mo

Value

48/100

60/100

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 4C or Vultr High Frequency 3C?
Neither: both cost $48/mo (excl. VAT) as of 31 Oct 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Vultr High Frequency 3C.
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 31 Oct 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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