Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C or Gcore g1-cpu-2-2?

Gcore g1-cpu-2-2 at $16.71/mo (excl. VAT) versus $18/mo — a difference of $1.29/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Gcore g1-cpu-2-2: $8.36 per GB of RAM per month versus $9 for DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

No — the two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C vs Gcore g1-cpu-2-2.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C and Gcore g1-cpu-2-2 split the 6 spec rounds evenly — price, RAM, vCPU, disk, bandwidth and $/GB — so the decision comes down to location and workload.

DigitalOcean

Basic Regular 2C · 2 GB · 60 GB

$18/mo

2 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 60 GB SSD

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Gcore

g1-cpu-2-2 · 2 vCPU · 2 GB

$16.71/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 2 GB · 0 MB

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$18/mo

$16.71/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$8.36

RAM

2 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 ded.

Disk

60 GB SSD

0 MB

Bandwidth

3 TB/mo

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Value score

55/100

31/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 0

No overlap — if location matters, that alone may decide it.

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C or Gcore g1-cpu-2-2?: Gcore g1-cpu-2-2 at $16.71/mo (excl. VAT) versus $18/mo — a difference of $1.29/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Gcore g1-cpu-2-2: $8.36 per GB of RAM per month versus $9 for DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: No — the two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.