Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C or Vultr High Frequency 3C?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C at $48/mo (excl. VAT) versus $48/mo — a difference of $0/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Vultr High Frequency 3C.

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.

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C vs Vultr High Frequency 3C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Vultr High Frequency 3C takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C. DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C counters on price: $0/mo less, for 8 GB RAM and 2 vCPU instead of 8 GB and 3.

DigitalOcean

Basic Premium Intel 2C · 8 GB · 160 GB

$48/mo

2 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 160 GB NVME

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Vultrwins 2 rounds

High Frequency 3C · 8 GB

$48/mo

3 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 256 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$48/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

RAM

8 GB

vCPU

2 shared

3 shared

Disk

160 GB NVME

256 GB NVME

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

4.1 TB/mo

Value score

55/100

71/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C or Vultr High Frequency 3C?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C at $48/mo (excl. VAT) versus $48/mo — a difference of $0/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 2C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Vultr High Frequency 3C.
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.