VPS Arena

DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C vs Linode Linode 8GB.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C and Linode Linode 8GB split the 6 spec rounds evenly — price, RAM, vCPU, disk, bandwidth and $/GB — so the decision comes down to location and workload.

DigitalOcean

Basic Regular 4C · 8 GB · 160 GB

$48/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD

provider ↗
Linode

Linode 8GB

$48/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD

provider ↗

Monthly price(lower wins)

$48/mo

$48/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$6

$6

RAM

8 GB

8 GB

vCPU

4 shared

4 shared

Disk

160 GB SSD

160 GB SSD

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

5 TB/mo

Value score

65/100

66/100

Regions

10

33

Countries served by both · 8

  • AU
  • CA
  • DE
  • GB
  • IN
  • NL
  • SG
  • US

Go further

Add a third or fourth plan, or switch the workload weighting, in the interactive tool.

Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C or Linode Linode 8GB?
DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C at $48/mo (excl. VAT) versus $48/mo — a difference of $0/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Linode Linode 8GB.
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.

Related head-to-headsDigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 4C vs Linode Linode 8GBDigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 4C vs Linode Linode 8GBDigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C vs Hetzner CPX32DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C vs Scaleway BASIC2-A4C-8GDigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C vs Scaleway DEV1-LDigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C vs Scaleway DEV1-XL