Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C or Scaleway BASIC2-A12C-48G?

Scaleway BASIC2-A12C-48G at $153.31/mo (excl. VAT) versus $168/mo — a difference of $14.69/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Scaleway BASIC2-A12C-48G: $3.19 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.25 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C.

Can I deploy both in the same country?

Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: NL.

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C vs Scaleway BASIC2-A12C-48G.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway BASIC2-A12C-48G takes 5 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $153.31/mo versus $168/mo.

DigitalOcean

Basic Premium AMD 8C · 32 GB · 400 GB

$168/mo

8 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 400 GB NVME

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Scalewaywins 5 rounds

BASIC2-A12C-48G

$153.31/mo

12 vCPU shared · 48 GB · 0 MB · ↑ $0.58 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$168/mo

$153.31/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$5.25

$3.19

RAM

32 GB

48 GB

vCPU

8 shared

12 shared

Disk

400 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

10 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

49/100

64/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 1

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C or Scaleway BASIC2-A12C-48G?: Scaleway BASIC2-A12C-48G at $153.31/mo (excl. VAT) versus $168/mo — a difference of $14.69/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Scaleway BASIC2-A12C-48G: $3.19 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.25 for DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: NL.

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.