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DigitalOcean Basic Regular 1C vs Scaleway STARDUST1-S.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway STARDUST1-S takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Regular 1C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $0.51/mo versus $4/mo.

DigitalOcean

Basic Regular 1C · 0.5 GB · 10 GB

$4/mo

1 vCPU shared · 512 MB · 10 GB SSD

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Scalewaywins 4 rounds

STARDUST1-S

$0.51/mo

1 vCPU shared · 1 GB · 10 GB SSD · $0.01 on 1 Aug 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$4/mo

$0.51/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$8

$0.51

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

vCPU

1 shared

1 shared

Disk

10 GB SSD

10 GB SSD

Bandwidth

500 GB/mo

unmetered

Value score

80/100

100/100

Regions

10

3

Countries served by both · 1

  • NL

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 1C or Scaleway STARDUST1-S?
Scaleway STARDUST1-S at $0.51/mo (excl. VAT) versus $4/mo — a difference of $3.49/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Scaleway STARDUST1-S: $0.51 per GB of RAM per month versus $8 for DigitalOcean Basic Regular 1C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: NL.

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.

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