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DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C vs Scaleway POP2-HM-2C-16G.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway POP2-HM-2C-16G takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $87.39/mo versus $90.60/mo.

DigitalOcean

General Purpose 2C · 8 GB · 163 GB

$90.60/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 163 GB SSD

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Scalewaywins 4 rounds

POP2-HM-2C-16G

$87.39/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 0 MB · $0.34 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$90.60/mo

$87.39/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$11.33

$5.46

RAM

8 GB

16 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

2 ded.

Disk

163 GB SSD

0 MB

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

11/100

23/100

Regions

10

3

Countries served by both · 1

  • NL

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C or Scaleway POP2-HM-2C-16G?
Scaleway POP2-HM-2C-16G at $87.39/mo (excl. VAT) versus $90.60/mo — a difference of $3.21/mo, as of 8 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Scaleway POP2-HM-2C-16G: $5.46 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 1 shared country: NL.

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.

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