Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C or Vultr High Frequency 4C?

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 Vultr High Frequency 4C.

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 Vultr High Frequency 4C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C and Vultr High Frequency 4C split the 6 spec rounds evenly — price, RAM, vCPU, disk, bandwidth and $/GB — so the decision comes down to location and workload.

DigitalOcean

Basic Premium Intel 4C · 16 GB · 320 GB

$96/mo

4 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 320 GB NVME

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Vultr

High Frequency 4C · 16 GB

$96/mo

4 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 384 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$96/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

4 shared

Disk

320 GB NVME

384 GB NVME

Bandwidth

8 TB/mo

5.1 TB/mo

Value score

51/100

57/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C or Vultr High Frequency 4C?: 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 Vultr High Frequency 4C.
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.