Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C or Vultr VX1 2C?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C at $42/mo (excl. VAT) versus $43.80/mo — a difference of $1.80/mo, as of 6 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C: $5.25 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.48 for Vultr VX1 2C.

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 AMD 2C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr VX1 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $42/mo versus $43.80/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 3 rounds

$42/mo

2 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 100 GB NVME

Vultr

$43.80/mo

2 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 0 MB

Monthly price(lower wins)

$42/mo

$43.80/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$5.25

$5.48

RAM

8 GB

vCPU

2 shared

Disk

100 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

5.1 TB/mo

Value score

49/100

33/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C or Vultr VX1 2C?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C at $42/mo (excl. VAT) versus $43.80/mo — a difference of $1.80/mo, as of 6 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 2C: $5.25 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.48 for Vultr VX1 2C.
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 6 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.