Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C or Scaleway STANDARD3-X4C-16G?

DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C at $136/mo (excl. VAT) versus $137.19/mo — a difference of $1.19/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C: $8.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $8.57 for Scaleway STANDARD3-X4C-16G.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

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

DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C vs Scaleway STANDARD3-X4C-16G.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Scaleway STANDARD3-X4C-16G. It is also the cheaper plan, at $136/mo versus $137.19/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 3 rounds

General Purpose 4C · 16 GB · 100 GB

$136/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 100 GB SSD

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Scaleway

STANDARD3-X4C-16G

$137.19/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 0 MB · ↑ $0.52 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$136/mo

$137.19/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$8.50

$8.57

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

4 ded.

Disk

100 GB SSD

0 MB

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

11/100

6/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C or Scaleway STANDARD3-X4C-16G?: DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C at $136/mo (excl. VAT) versus $137.19/mo — a difference of $1.19/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C: $8.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $8.57 for Scaleway STANDARD3-X4C-16G.
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.