Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C or Scaleway BASIC2-A4C-16G?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C at $56/mo (excl. VAT) versus $58.46/mo — a difference of $2.46/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Scaleway BASIC2-A4C-16G: $3.65 per GB of RAM per month versus $7 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: NL.

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C vs Scaleway BASIC2-A4C-16G.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway BASIC2-A4C-16G takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C. DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C counters on price: $2.46/mo less, for 8 GB RAM and 4 vCPU instead of 16 GB and 4.

DigitalOcean

Basic Premium Intel 4C · 8 GB · 160 GB

$56/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 160 GB NVME

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Scalewaywins 3 rounds

BASIC2-A4C-16G

$58.46/mo

4 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 0 MB · ↑ $0.22 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$56/mo

$58.46/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$3.65

RAM

8 GB

16 GB

vCPU

4 shared

Disk

160 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

53/100

60/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C or Scaleway BASIC2-A4C-16G?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C at $56/mo (excl. VAT) versus $58.46/mo — a difference of $2.46/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Scaleway BASIC2-A4C-16G: $3.65 per GB of RAM per month versus $7 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: NL.

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.