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

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C at $14/mo (excl. VAT) versus $28/mo — a difference of $14/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C: $7 per GB of RAM per month versus $14 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C.

Yes — both plans are offered in 8 shared countries: AU, CA, DE, GB, IN, NL, SG, US.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $14/mo versus $28/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 3 rounds

$14/mo

1 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 50 GB NVME

Vultr

$28/mo

1 vCPU dedicated · 2 GB · 25 GB NVME

Monthly price(lower wins)

$14/mo

$28/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$14

RAM

2 GB

vCPU

1 shared

1 ded.

Disk

50 GB NVME

25 GB NVME

Bandwidth

2 TB/mo

4.1 TB/mo

Value score

62/100

12/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 1C?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C at $14/mo (excl. VAT) versus $28/mo — a difference of $14/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 1C: $7 per GB of RAM per month versus $14 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 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.