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DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C vs Vultr High Frequency 3C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Regular 4C takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr High Frequency 3C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $48/mo versus $48/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 2 rounds

Basic Regular 4C · 8 GB · 160 GB

$48/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 160 GB SSD

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Vultr

High Frequency 3C · 8 GB

$48/mo

3 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 256 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$48/mo

$48/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$6

$6

RAM

8 GB

8 GB

vCPU

4 shared

3 shared

Disk

160 GB SSD

256 GB NVME

Bandwidth

5 TB/mo

4.1 TB/mo

Value score

65/100

71/100

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 Regular 4C or Vultr High Frequency 3C?
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 Vultr High Frequency 3C.
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.

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