Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C or Linode Dedicated 16GB?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C at $128/mo (excl. VAT) versus $144/mo — a difference of $16/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 $9 for Linode Dedicated 16GB.

Yes — both plans are offered in 8 shared countries: AU, CA, DE, GB, IN, NL, SG, US.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Linode Dedicated 16GB. It is also the cheaper plan, at $128/mo versus $144/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 4 rounds

$128/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 480 GB NVME

Linode

$144/mo

8 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 320 GB SSD

Monthly price(lower wins)

$128/mo

$144/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

8 shared

8 ded.

Disk

480 GB NVME

320 GB SSD

Bandwidth

9 TB/mo

6 TB/mo

Value score

53/100

40/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C or Linode Dedicated 16GB?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C at $128/mo (excl. VAT) versus $144/mo — a difference of $16/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 $9 for Linode Dedicated 16GB.
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.