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DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C vs Scaleway BASIC2-A4C-8G.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway BASIC2-A4C-8G takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $43.86/mo versus $48/mo.

DigitalOcean

Basic Regular 4C · 8 GB · 160 GB

$48/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD

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Scalewaywins 3 rounds

BASIC2-A4C-8G

$43.86/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 0 MB · $0.16 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$48/mo

$43.86/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$6

$5.48

RAM

8 GB

8 GB

vCPU

4 shared

4 shared

Disk

160 GB SSD

0 MB

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

65/100

52/100

Regions

10

2

Countries served by both · 1

  • NL

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C or Scaleway BASIC2-A4C-8G?
Scaleway BASIC2-A4C-8G at $43.86/mo (excl. VAT) versus $48/mo — a difference of $4.14/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Scaleway BASIC2-A4C-8G: $5.48 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for DigitalOcean Basic Regular 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.

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