Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C or Linode G7 Dedicated 8x4?

Linode G7 Dedicated 8x4 at $86/mo (excl. VAT) versus $92.20/mo — a difference of $6.20/mo, as of 11 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Linode G7 Dedicated 8x4: $10.75 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.53 for DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

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

DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C vs Linode G7 Dedicated 8x4.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Linode G7 Dedicated 8x4 takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $86/mo versus $92.20/mo.

DigitalOcean

General Purpose Premium Intel 2C · 8 GB · 165 GB

$92.20/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 165 GB NVME

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Linodewins 4 rounds

G7 Dedicated 8x4

$86/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$92.20/mo

$86/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$11.53

$10.75

RAM

8 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

4 ded.

Disk

165 GB NVME

160 GB SSD

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

5 TB/mo

Value score

7/100

17/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 7

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C or Linode G7 Dedicated 8x4?: Linode G7 Dedicated 8x4 at $86/mo (excl. VAT) versus $92.20/mo — a difference of $6.20/mo, as of 11 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Linode G7 Dedicated 8x4: $10.75 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.53 for DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C.
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 11 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.