DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C vs Linode Premium 8GB.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
Linode Premium 8GB takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $86/mo versus $90.60/mo.
Monthly price(lower wins)
$90.60/mo
$86/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$11.33
$10.75
RAM
8 GB
8 GB
vCPU
2 ded.
4 ded.
Disk
163 GB SSD
160 GB SSD
Bandwidth
4 TB/mo
5 TB/mo
Value score
8/100
17/100
Regions
10
22
Countries served by both · 7
- AU
- DE
- GB
- IN
- NL
- SG
- US
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C or Linode Premium 8GB?
- Linode Premium 8GB at $86/mo (excl. VAT) versus $90.60/mo — a difference of $4.60/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Linode Premium 8GB: $10.75 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.33 for DigitalOcean General Purpose 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 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.