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DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C vs Vultr High Frequency 1C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Vultr High Frequency 1C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $6/mo versus $8/mo.

DigitalOcean

Basic Premium Intel 1C · 1 GB · 35 GB

$8/mo

1 vCPU shared · 1 GB · 35 GB NVME

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Vultrwins 3 rounds

High Frequency 1C · 1 GB

$6/mo

1 vCPU shared · 1 GB · 32 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$8/mo

$6/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$8

$6

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

vCPU

1 shared

1 shared

Disk

35 GB NVME

32 GB NVME

Bandwidth

1 TB/mo

1.0 TB/mo

Value score

74/100

81/100

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 Basic Premium Intel 1C or Vultr High Frequency 1C?
Vultr High Frequency 1C at $6/mo (excl. VAT) versus $8/mo — a difference of $2/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Vultr High Frequency 1C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $8 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C.
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.

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