Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C or Scaleway BASIC2-A2C-8G?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C at $28/mo (excl. VAT) versus $29.28/mo — a difference of $1.28/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Scaleway BASIC2-A2C-8G: $3.66 per GB of RAM per month versus $7 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: NL.

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C vs Scaleway BASIC2-A2C-8G.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway BASIC2-A2C-8G takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C. DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C counters on price: $1.28/mo less, for 4 GB RAM and 2 vCPU instead of 8 GB and 2.

DigitalOcean

Basic Premium Intel 2C · 4 GB · 80 GB

$28/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 80 GB NVME

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Scalewaywins 3 rounds

BASIC2-A2C-8G

$29.28/mo

2 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 0 MB · ↑ $0.12 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$28/mo

$29.28/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$3.66

RAM

4 GB

8 GB

vCPU

2 shared

Disk

80 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

58/100

69/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C or Scaleway BASIC2-A2C-8G?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C at $28/mo (excl. VAT) versus $29.28/mo — a difference of $1.28/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Scaleway BASIC2-A2C-8G: $3.66 per GB of RAM per month versus $7 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C.
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.