Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 4C or Vultr VX1 4C?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 4C at $84/mo (excl. VAT) versus $87.60/mo — a difference of $3.60/mo, as of 8 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 4C: $5.25 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.48 for Vultr VX1 4C.

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 4C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr VX1 4C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $84/mo versus $87.60/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 4 rounds

$84/mo

4 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 200 GB NVME

Vultr

$87.60/mo

4 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 0 MB

Monthly price(lower wins)

$84/mo

$87.60/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$5.25

$5.48

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

4 shared

Disk

200 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

8 TB/mo

6.1 TB/mo

Value score

44/100

29/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 4C or Vultr VX1 4C?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 4C at $84/mo (excl. VAT) versus $87.60/mo — a difference of $3.60/mo, as of 8 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 4C: $5.25 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.48 for Vultr VX1 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 8 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.