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DigitalOcean Basic Regular 1C vs Gandi V-R1.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Gandi V-R1 takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Regular 1C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $5.83/mo versus $6/mo.

DigitalOcean

Basic Regular 1C · 1 GB · 25 GB

$6/mo

1 vCPU shared · 1 GB · 25 GB SSD

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Gandiwins 3 rounds

V-R1 · 1 vCPU · 1 GB

$5.83/mo

1 vCPU shared · 1 GB · 25 GB SSD

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$6/mo

$5.83/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$6

$5.83

RAM

1 GB

1 GB

vCPU

1 shared

1 shared

Disk

25 GB SSD

25 GB SSD

Bandwidth

1 TB/mo

3 TB/mo

Value score

70/100

75/100

Regions

10

1

Countries served by both · 0

No overlap — if location matters, that alone may decide it.

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 1C or Gandi V-R1?
Gandi V-R1 at $5.83/mo (excl. VAT) versus $6/mo — a difference of $0.17/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Gandi V-R1: $5.83 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for DigitalOcean Basic Regular 1C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
No — the two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 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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