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DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C vs Vultr High Frequency 8C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr High Frequency 8C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $192/mo versus $192/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 2 rounds

Basic Premium Intel 8C · 32 GB · 640 GB

$192/mo

8 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 640 GB NVME

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Vultr

High Frequency 8C · 32 GB

$192/mo

8 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 512 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$192/mo

$192/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$6

$6

RAM

32 GB

32 GB

vCPU

8 shared

8 shared

Disk

640 GB NVME

512 GB NVME

Bandwidth

10 TB/mo

7.2 TB/mo

Value score

50/100

46/100

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 Frequency 8C?
DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C at $192/mo (excl. VAT) versus $192/mo — a difference of $0/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C: $6 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Vultr High Frequency 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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