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DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C vs Vultr High Performance 8C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Vultr High Performance 8C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $96/mo versus $112/mo.

DigitalOcean

Basic Premium AMD 8C · 16 GB · 320 GB

$112/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 320 GB NVME

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Vultrwins 4 rounds

High Performance 8C · 16 GB

$96/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 350 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$112/mo

$96/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$7

$6

RAM

16 GB

16 GB

vCPU

8 shared

8 shared

Disk

320 GB NVME

350 GB NVME

Bandwidth

6 TB/mo

8.2 TB/mo

Value score

51/100

67/100

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 AMD 8C or Vultr High Performance 8C?
Vultr High Performance 8C at $96/mo (excl. VAT) versus $112/mo — a difference of $16/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Vultr High Performance 8C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $7 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 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.

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