Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C at $16/mo (excl. VAT) versus $30/mo — a difference of $14/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C: $7.50 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.

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C vs Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C. DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C counters on price: $14/mo less, for 2 GB RAM and 1 vCPU instead of 4 GB and 1.

DigitalOcean

Basic Premium Intel 1C · 2 GB · 70 GB

$16/mo

1 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 70 GB NVME

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Vultrwins 3 rounds

Optimized Cloud 1C · 4 GB

$30/mo

1 vCPU dedicated · 4 GB · 30 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$16/mo

$30/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$7.50

RAM

2 GB

4 GB

vCPU

1 shared

1 ded.

Disk

70 GB NVME

30 GB NVME

Bandwidth

2 TB/mo

4.1 TB/mo

Value score

61/100

33/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 1C at $16/mo (excl. VAT) versus $30/mo — a difference of $14/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C: $7.50 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.