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DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C vs Gcore g1-highfreq-2-4.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Gcore g1-highfreq-2-4. It is also the cheaper plan, at $32/mo versus $35.47/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 4 rounds

Basic Premium Intel 2C · 4 GB · 120 GB

$32/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 120 GB NVME

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Gcore

g1-highfreq-2-4 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

$35.47/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 4 GB · 0 MB

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$32/mo

$35.47/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$8

$8.87

RAM

4 GB

4 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 ded.

Disk

120 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

Value score

46/100

10/100

Regions

10

1

Countries served by both · 1

  • NL

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C or Gcore g1-highfreq-2-4?
DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C at $32/mo (excl. VAT) versus $35.47/mo — a difference of $3.47/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C: $8 per GB of RAM per month versus $8.87 for Gcore g1-highfreq-2-4.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: NL.

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.

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