DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 4C vs Linode Linode 8GB.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
Linode Linode 8GB takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 4C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $48/mo versus $56/mo.
Monthly price(lower wins)
$56/mo
$48/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$7
$6
RAM
8 GB
8 GB
vCPU
4 shared
4 shared
Disk
160 GB NVME
160 GB SSD
Bandwidth
5 TB/mo
5 TB/mo
Value score
53/100
66/100
Regions
10
33
Countries served by both · 8
- AU
- CA
- DE
- GB
- IN
- NL
- SG
- US
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 4C or Linode Linode 8GB?
- Linode Linode 8GB at $48/mo (excl. VAT) versus $56/mo — a difference of $8/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- Linode Linode 8GB: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $7 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 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.