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DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C vs Hetzner CPX31.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Hetzner CPX31. It is also the cheaper plan, at $64/mo versus $72.63/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 4 rounds

Basic Premium Intel 4C · 8 GB · 240 GB

$64/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 240 GB NVME

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Hetzner

CPX31 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

$72.63/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 160 GB NVME · $0.28 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$64/mo

$72.63/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$8

$9.08

RAM

8 GB

8 GB

vCPU

4 shared

4 shared

Disk

240 GB NVME

160 GB NVME

Bandwidth

6 TB/mo

3 TB/mo

Value score

56/100

39/100

Regions

10

2

Countries served by both · 1

  • US

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C or Hetzner CPX31?
DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C at $64/mo (excl. VAT) versus $72.63/mo — a difference of $8.63/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C: $8 per GB of RAM per month versus $9.08 for Hetzner CPX31.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: 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.

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