Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C or Gcore g3a-standard-8-16?

Gcore g3a-standard-8-16, at $95.83/mo (excl. VAT) versus $96/mo, a difference of $0.17/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Gcore g3a-standard-8-16: $5.99 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

Yes. Both plans are offered in 1 country: DE.

DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C vs Gcore g3a-standard-8-16.

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C and Gcore g3a-standard-8-16 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 Regular 8C · 16 GB · 320 GB

$96/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 320 GB SSD

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Gcore

g3a-standard-8-16 · 8 vCPU · 16 GB

$95.83/mo

8 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · no disk

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Monthly price (lower wins)

$96/mo

$95.83/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

$5.99

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

8 shared

8 ded.

Disk

320 GB SSD

none · volumes extra

Bandwidth

6 TB/mo

not listed

Value score

48/100

28/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C or Gcore g3a-standard-8-16?: Gcore g3a-standard-8-16, at $95.83/mo (excl. VAT) versus $96/mo, a difference of $0.17/mo as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Gcore g3a-standard-8-16: $5.99 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes. Both plans are offered in 1 country: DE.

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.