DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C vs AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 8C.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 8C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $128/mo versus $168/mo.
DigitalOceanwins 3 rounds
Basic Premium Intel 8C · 16 GB · 480 GB
$128/mo
8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 480 GB NVME
Monthly price(lower wins)
$128/mo
$168/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$8
$10.50
RAM
16 GB
16 GB
vCPU
8 shared
8 shared
Disk
480 GB NVME
640 GB SSD
Bandwidth
9 TB/mo
7 TB/mo
Value score
53/100
43/100
Regions
10
19
Countries served by both · 7
- AU
- CA
- DE
- GB
- IN
- SG
- US
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Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C or AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 8C?
- DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C at $128/mo (excl. VAT) versus $168/mo — a difference of $40/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C: $8 per GB of RAM per month versus $10.50 for AWS Lightsail Compute Optimized 8C.
- Can I deploy both in the same country?
- Yes — both plans are offered in 7 shared countries: AU, CA, DE, GB, IN, 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.