DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C vs Hetzner CPX12.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C and Hetzner CPX12 split the 6 spec rounds evenly — price, RAM, vCPU, disk, bandwidth and $/GB — so the decision comes down to location and workload.
Monthly price(lower wins)
$14/mo
$13.35/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$7
$6.68
RAM
2 GB
2 GB
vCPU
1 shared
1 shared
Disk
50 GB NVME
40 GB NVME
Bandwidth
2 TB/mo
500 GB/mo
Value score
62/100
54/100
Regions
10
4
Countries served by both · 2
- DE
- SG
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C or Hetzner CPX12?
- Hetzner CPX12 at $13.35/mo (excl. VAT) versus $14/mo — a difference of $0.65/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Hetzner CPX12: $6.68 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 2 shared countries: DE, SG.
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.