Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C or Vultr High Frequency 8C?

Neither: both cost $192/mo (excl. VAT) as of 16 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Vultr High Frequency 8C.

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

plan vs plan · prices as of 16 Sept 2026

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr High Frequency 8C. Both cost $192/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 2 rounds

$192/mo

8 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 640 GB NVMe

Vultr

$192/mo

8 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 512 GB NVMe

Monthly price (lower wins)

$192/mo

$ per GB RAM (lower wins)

RAM

32 GB

vCPU

8 shared

Disk

640 GB NVMe

512 GB NVMe

Bandwidth

10 TB/mo

7.2 TB/mo

Value score

33/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C or Vultr High Frequency 8C?: Neither: both cost $192/mo (excl. VAT) as of 16 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Vultr High Frequency 8C.
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.