Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C or Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G?

DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C at $68/mo (excl. VAT) versus $68.64/mo — a difference of $0.64/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C: $8.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $8.58 for Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G.

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

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G. It is also the cheaper plan, at $68/mo versus $68.64/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 3 rounds

$68/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 50 GB SSD

Scaleway

$68.64/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 0 MB · ↑ $0.26 on 5 Sept 2026

Monthly price(lower wins)

$68/mo

$68.64/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$8.50

$8.58

RAM

8 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

Disk

50 GB SSD

0 MB

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

15/100

12/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C or Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G?: DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C at $68/mo (excl. VAT) versus $68.64/mo — a difference of $0.64/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean General Purpose 2C: $8.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $8.58 for Scaleway STANDARD3-X2C-8G.
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.