Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C or Vultr VX1 8C?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C at $168/mo (excl. VAT) versus $175.20/mo — a difference of $7.20/mo, as of 8 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C: $5.25 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.48 for Vultr VX1 8C.

Yes — both plans are offered in 8 shared countries: AU, CA, DE, GB, IN, NL, SG, US.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr VX1 8C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $168/mo versus $175.20/mo.

DigitalOceanwins 4 rounds

$168/mo

8 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 400 GB NVME

Vultr

$175.20/mo

8 vCPU shared · 32 GB · 0 MB

Monthly price(lower wins)

$168/mo

$175.20/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$5.25

$5.48

RAM

32 GB

vCPU

8 shared

Disk

400 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

10 TB/mo

7.2 TB/mo

Value score

42/100

27/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 8

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Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C or Vultr VX1 8C?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C at $168/mo (excl. VAT) versus $175.20/mo — a difference of $7.20/mo, as of 8 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: DigitalOcean Basic Premium AMD 8C: $5.25 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.48 for Vultr VX1 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 8 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.