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DigitalOcean Storage-Optimized Premium Intel 2C vs Scaleway POP2-4C-16G.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway POP2-4C-16G takes 4 of 6 spec rounds against DigitalOcean Storage-Optimized Premium Intel 2C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $125.04/mo versus $131/mo.

DigitalOcean

Storage-Optimized Premium Intel 2C · 16 GB · 300 GB

$131/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 300 GB NVME

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Scalewaywins 4 rounds

POP2-4C-16G

$125.04/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 0 MB

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$131/mo

$125.04/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$8.19

$7.82

RAM

16 GB

16 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

4 ded.

Disk

300 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

4 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

15/100

5/100

Regions

10

4

Countries served by both · 1

  • NL

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean Storage-Optimized Premium Intel 2C or Scaleway POP2-4C-16G?
Scaleway POP2-4C-16G at $125.04/mo (excl. VAT) versus $131/mo — a difference of $5.96/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Scaleway POP2-4C-16G: $7.82 per GB of RAM per month versus $8.19 for DigitalOcean Storage-Optimized Premium Intel 2C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes — both plans are offered in 1 shared country: NL.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 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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