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DigitalOcean Basic Regular 1C vs Scaleway PLAY2-PICO.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Regular 1C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Scaleway PLAY2-PICO. It is also the cheaper plan, at $12/mo versus $12.11/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 3 rounds

Basic Regular 1C · 2 GB · 50 GB

$12/mo

1 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 50 GB SSD

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Scaleway

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)

$12/mo

$12.11/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$6

$6.06

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

vCPU

1 shared

1 shared

Disk

50 GB SSD

0 MB

Bandwidth

2 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

64/100

68/100

Regions

10

3

Countries served by both · 1

  • NL

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 1C or Scaleway PLAY2-PICO?
DigitalOcean Basic Regular 1C at $12/mo (excl. VAT) versus $12.11/mo — a difference of $0.11/mo, as of 8 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DigitalOcean Basic Regular 1C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6.06 for Scaleway PLAY2-PICO.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: NL.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 8 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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