Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean CPU-Optimized 8C or Linode Premium 16GB?

DigitalOcean CPU-Optimized 8C at $168/mo (excl. VAT) versus $173/mo — a difference of $5/mo, as of 8 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean CPU-Optimized 8C: $10.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.81 for Linode Premium 16GB.

Yes — both plans are offered in 7 shared countries: AU, DE, GB, IN, NL, SG, US.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean CPU-Optimized 8C takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against Linode Premium 16GB. It is also the cheaper plan, at $168/mo versus $173/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 2 rounds

$168/mo

8 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 100 GB SSD

Linode

$173/mo

8 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 320 GB SSD

Monthly price(lower wins)

$168/mo

$173/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$10.50

$10.81

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

8 ded.

Disk

100 GB SSD

320 GB SSD

Bandwidth

6 TB/mo

Value score

8/100

22/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 7

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Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean CPU-Optimized 8C or Linode Premium 16GB?: DigitalOcean CPU-Optimized 8C at $168/mo (excl. VAT) versus $173/mo — a difference of $5/mo, as of 8 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean CPU-Optimized 8C: $10.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.81 for Linode Premium 16GB.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 7 shared countries: AU, DE, GB, IN, NL, SG, US.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 8 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.