Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C or Linode Linode 16GB?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C at $96/mo (excl. VAT) versus $96/mo — a difference of $0/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Linode Linode 16GB.

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 4C vs Linode Linode 16GB.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Linode Linode 16GB takes 1 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C. DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C counters on price: $0/mo less, for 16 GB RAM and 4 vCPU instead of 16 GB and 6.

DigitalOcean

Basic Premium Intel 4C · 16 GB · 320 GB

$96/mo

4 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 320 GB NVME

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Linodewins 1 rounds

Linode 16GB

$96/mo

6 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 320 GB SSD

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$96/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

4 shared

6 shared

Disk

320 GB NVME

320 GB SSD

Bandwidth

8 TB/mo

Value score

51/100

59/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C or Linode Linode 16GB?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C at $96/mo (excl. VAT) versus $96/mo — a difference of $0/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Linode Linode 16GB.
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.