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

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C at $64/mo (excl. VAT) versus $72/mo — a difference of $8/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Vultr High Performance 4C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $8 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 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 Performance 4C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Vultr High Performance 4C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C. DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C counters on price: $8/mo less, for 8 GB RAM and 4 vCPU instead of 12 GB and 4.

DigitalOcean

Basic Premium Intel 4C · 8 GB · 240 GB

$64/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 240 GB NVME

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Vultrwins 4 rounds

High Performance 4C · 12 GB

$72/mo

4 vCPU shared · 12 GB · 260 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$64/mo

$72/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

vCPU

4 shared

Disk

240 GB NVME

260 GB NVME

Bandwidth

6 TB/mo

7.2 TB/mo

Value score

56/100

60/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C or Vultr High Performance 4C?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C at $64/mo (excl. VAT) versus $72/mo — a difference of $8/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Vultr High Performance 4C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $8 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 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.