Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C or Scaleway POP2-2C-8G?

Scaleway POP2-2C-8G at $62.36/mo (excl. VAT) versus $79/mo — a difference of $16.64/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Scaleway POP2-2C-8G: $7.80 per GB of RAM per month versus $9.88 for DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: NL.

DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C vs Scaleway POP2-2C-8G.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway POP2-2C-8G takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $62.36/mo versus $79/mo.

DigitalOcean

General Purpose Premium Intel 2C · 8 GB · 60 GB

$79/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 60 GB NVME

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Scalewaywins 3 rounds

POP2-2C-8G

$62.36/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 0 MB · ↑ $0.23 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$79/mo

$62.36/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$9.88

$7.80

RAM

8 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

Disk

60 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

6/100

20/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C or Scaleway POP2-2C-8G?: Scaleway POP2-2C-8G at $62.36/mo (excl. VAT) versus $79/mo — a difference of $16.64/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Scaleway POP2-2C-8G: $7.80 per GB of RAM per month versus $9.88 for DigitalOcean General Purpose Premium Intel 2C.
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.