Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C at $192/mo (excl. VAT) versus $250/mo — a difference of $58/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 $7.81 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C.

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.

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C vs Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $192/mo versus $250/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 4 rounds

Basic Premium Intel 8C · 32 GB · 640 GB

$192/mo

8 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 640 GB NVME

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Vultr

Optimized Cloud 4C · 32 GB

$250/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 32 GB · 800 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$192/mo

$250/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$7.81

RAM

32 GB

vCPU

8 shared

4 ded.

Disk

640 GB NVME

800 GB NVME

Bandwidth

10 TB/mo

8.2 TB/mo

Value score

50/100

38/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C or Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium Intel 8C at $192/mo (excl. VAT) versus $250/mo — a difference of $58/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 $7.81 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 4C.
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.