Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 4C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C?

Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C at $120/mo (excl. VAT) versus $151/mo — a difference of $31/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C: $7.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $9.44 for DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 4C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

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

DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 4C vs Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 4C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $120/mo versus $151/mo.

DigitalOcean

General Purpose Premium Intel 4C · 16 GB · 60 GB

$151/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 60 GB NVME

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Vultrwins 4 rounds

Optimized Cloud 4C · 16 GB

$120/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 80 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$151/mo

$120/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$9.44

$7.50

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

4 ded.

Disk

60 GB NVME

80 GB NVME

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

6.1 TB/mo

Value score

4/100

20/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 4C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C?: Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C at $120/mo (excl. VAT) versus $151/mo — a difference of $31/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C: $7.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $9.44 for DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 4C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 8 shared countries: AU, CA, DE, GB, IN, NL, SG, US.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 5 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.