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DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C vs Scaleway PLAY2-PICO.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway PLAY2-PICO takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C. DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C counters on price: $5.11/mo less, for 1 GB RAM and 1 vCPU instead of 2 GB and 1.

DigitalOcean

Basic Premium AMD 1C · 1 GB · 25 GB

$7/mo

1 vCPU shared · 1 GB · 25 GB NVME

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Scalewaywins 3 rounds

PLAY2-PICO

$12.11/mo

1 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 0 MB · $0.05 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$7/mo

$12.11/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$7

$6.06

RAM

1 GB

2 GB

vCPU

1 shared

1 shared

Disk

25 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

1 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

76/100

75/100

Regions

10

3

Countries served by both · 1

  • NL

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C or Scaleway PLAY2-PICO?
DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C at $7/mo (excl. VAT) versus $12.11/mo — a difference of $5.11/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Scaleway PLAY2-PICO: $6.06 per GB of RAM per month versus $7 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C.
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.

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