Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C or Gcore a1-standard-8-16?

Gcore a1-standard-8-16 at $90.27/mo (excl. VAT) versus $96/mo — a difference of $5.73/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Gcore a1-standard-8-16: $5.64 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

No — the two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C vs Gcore a1-standard-8-16.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C and Gcore a1-standard-8-16 split the 6 spec rounds evenly — price, RAM, vCPU, disk, bandwidth and $/GB — so the decision comes down to location and workload.

DigitalOcean

Basic Regular 8C · 16 GB · 320 GB

$96/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 320 GB SSD

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Gcore

a1-standard-8-16 · 8 vCPU · 16 GB

$90.27/mo

8 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 0 MB

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$96/mo

$90.27/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$5.64

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

8 shared

8 ded.

Disk

320 GB SSD

0 MB

Bandwidth

6 TB/mo

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Value score

52/100

29/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 0

No overlap — if location matters, that alone may decide it.

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C or Gcore a1-standard-8-16?: Gcore a1-standard-8-16 at $90.27/mo (excl. VAT) versus $96/mo — a difference of $5.73/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Gcore a1-standard-8-16: $5.64 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: No — the two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.