DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C vs Vultr High Performance 12C.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
Vultr High Performance 12C takes 5 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C. DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C counters on price: $16/mo less, for 16 GB RAM and 8 vCPU instead of 24 GB and 12.
Monthly price(lower wins)
$128/mo
$144/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$8
$6
RAM
16 GB
24 GB
vCPU
8 shared
12 shared
Disk
480 GB NVME
500 GB NVME
Bandwidth
9 TB/mo
12.3 TB/mo
Value score
53/100
65/100
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 Premium Intel 8C or Vultr High Performance 12C?
- 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?
- Vultr High Performance 12C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $8 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C.
- 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.