Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C or Hetzner CPX22?

Hetzner CPX22 at $22.65/mo (excl. VAT) versus $24/mo — a difference of $1.35/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Hetzner CPX22: $5.66 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C.

Yes — both plans are offered in 2 shared countries: DE, SG.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Hetzner CPX22 takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $22.65/mo versus $24/mo.

DigitalOcean

$24/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 80 GB SSD

Hetznerwins 3 rounds

$22.65/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 80 GB NVME · ↑ $0.08 on 5 Sept 2026

Monthly price(lower wins)

$24/mo

$22.65/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$5.66

RAM

4 GB

vCPU

2 shared

Disk

80 GB SSD

80 GB NVME

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

20 TB/mo

Value score

68/100

82/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 2

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Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C or Hetzner CPX22?: Hetzner CPX22 at $22.65/mo (excl. VAT) versus $24/mo — a difference of $1.35/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Hetzner CPX22: $5.66 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for DigitalOcean Basic Regular 2C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 2 shared countries: DE, SG.

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.