Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C or Linode Dedicated 4GB?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C at $28/mo (excl. VAT) versus $36/mo — a difference of $8/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C: $7 per GB of RAM per month versus $9 for Linode Dedicated 4GB.

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 Intel 2C takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against Linode Dedicated 4GB. It is also the cheaper plan, at $28/mo versus $36/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 2 rounds

$28/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 80 GB NVME

Linode

$36/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD

Monthly price(lower wins)

$28/mo

$36/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

RAM

4 GB

vCPU

2 shared

2 ded.

Disk

80 GB NVME

80 GB SSD

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

Value score

58/100

42/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C or Linode Dedicated 4GB?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C at $28/mo (excl. VAT) versus $36/mo — a difference of $8/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C: $7 per GB of RAM per month versus $9 for Linode Dedicated 4GB.
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.