DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C vs Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $120/mo versus $136/mo.
Monthly price(lower wins)
$136/mo
$120/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$8.50
$7.50
RAM
16 GB
16 GB
vCPU
4 ded.
4 ded.
Disk
100 GB SSD
80 GB NVME
Bandwidth
5 TB/mo
6.1 TB/mo
Value score
11/100
20/100
Regions
10
33
Countries served by both · 8
- AU
- CA
- DE
- GB
- IN
- NL
- SG
- US
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C?
- Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C at $120/mo (excl. VAT) versus $136/mo — a difference of $16/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C: $7.50 per GB of RAM per month versus $8.50 for DigitalOcean General Purpose 4C.
- Can I deploy both in the same country?
- Yes — both plans are offered in 8 shared countries: AU, CA, DE, GB, IN, NL, SG, US.
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.