Which is cheaper, BuyVM Slice 4096 or DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C at $14/mo (excl. VAT) versus $15/mo — a difference of $1/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

BuyVM Slice 4096: $3.75 per GB of RAM per month versus $7 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: US.

BuyVM Slice 4096 vs DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

BuyVM Slice 4096 takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C. DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C counters on price: $1/mo less, for 2 GB RAM and 1 vCPU instead of 4 GB and 1.

BuyVMwins 4 rounds

Slice 4096 · 1 vCPU · 4 GB

$15/mo

1 vCPU dedicated · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD

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DigitalOcean

Basic Premium Intel 1C · 2 GB · 50 GB

$14/mo

1 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 50 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$15/mo

$14/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$3.75

RAM

4 GB

2 GB

vCPU

1 ded.

1 shared

Disk

80 GB SSD

50 GB NVME

Bandwidth

unmetered

2 TB/mo

Value score

75/100

51/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, BuyVM Slice 4096 or DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C at $14/mo (excl. VAT) versus $15/mo — a difference of $1/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: BuyVM Slice 4096: $3.75 per GB of RAM per month versus $7 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: US.

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.