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DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C vs Scaleway POP2-HC-6C-12G.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Scaleway POP2-HC-6C-12G. It is also the cheaper plan, at $126/mo versus $135.41/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 4 rounds

General Purpose 4C · 16 GB · 50 GB

$126/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 50 GB SSD

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Scaleway

POP2-HC-6C-12G

$135.41/mo

6 vCPU dedicated · 12 GB · 0 MB · $0.51 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$126/mo

$135.41/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$7.88

$11.28

RAM

16 GB

12 GB

vCPU

4 ded.

6 ded.

Disk

50 GB SSD

0 MB

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

11/100

5/100

Regions

10

4

Countries served by both · 1

  • NL

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C or Scaleway POP2-HC-6C-12G?
DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C at $126/mo (excl. VAT) versus $135.41/mo — a difference of $9.41/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C: $7.88 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.28 for Scaleway POP2-HC-6C-12G.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: NL.

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.

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