DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C vs Vultr High Performance 8C.
plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily
Vultr High Performance 8C takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C. DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C counters on price: $0/mo less, for 16 GB RAM and 8 vCPU instead of 16 GB and 8.
Monthly price(lower wins)
$96/mo
$96/mo
$ per GB RAM(lower wins)
$6
$6
RAM
16 GB
16 GB
vCPU
8 shared
8 shared
Disk
320 GB SSD
350 GB NVME
Bandwidth
6 TB/mo
8.2 TB/mo
Value score
63/100
66/100
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 Regular 8C or Vultr High Performance 8C?
- DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C at $96/mo (excl. VAT) versus $96/mo — a difference of $0/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
- Which offers more RAM per dollar?
- DigitalOcean Basic Regular 8C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Vultr High Performance 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.