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BuyVM High Volume 2 core vs Gcore a1-standard-2-8.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

BuyVM High Volume 2 core takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Gcore a1-standard-2-8. It is also the cheaper plan, at $30/mo versus $30.82/mo.

BuyVMwins 4 rounds

High Volume 2 core · 2 vCPU · 8 GB

$30/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD

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Gcore

a1-standard-2-8 · 2 vCPU · 8 GB

$30.82/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 0 MB

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$30/mo

$30.82/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$3.75

$3.85

RAM

8 GB

8 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

2 ded.

Disk

160 GB SSD

0 MB

Bandwidth

unmetered

Value score

73/100

40/100

Regions

3

1

Countries served by both · 0

No overlap — if location matters, that alone may decide it.

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, BuyVM High Volume 2 core or Gcore a1-standard-2-8?
BuyVM High Volume 2 core at $30/mo (excl. VAT) versus $30.82/mo — a difference of $0.82/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
BuyVM High Volume 2 core: $3.75 per GB of RAM per month versus $3.85 for Gcore a1-standard-2-8.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
No — the two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 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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