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DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C vs Scaleway DEV1-XL.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway DEV1-XL takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C. DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C counters on price: $7.22/mo less, for 8 GB RAM and 4 vCPU instead of 12 GB and 4.

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

DEV1-XL

$55.22/mo

4 vCPU shared · 12 GB · 120 GB SSD · $0.21 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$48/mo

$55.22/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$6

$4.60

RAM

8 GB

12 GB

vCPU

4 shared

4 shared

Disk

160 GB SSD

120 GB SSD

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

65/100

67/100

Regions

10

3

Countries served by both · 1

  • NL

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C or Scaleway DEV1-XL?
DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C at $48/mo (excl. VAT) versus $55.22/mo — a difference of $7.22/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Scaleway DEV1-XL: $4.60 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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