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Scaleway BASIC2-A8C-16G vs Vultr High Performance 8C.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway BASIC2-A8C-16G takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr High Performance 8C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $87.72/mo versus $96/mo.

Scalewaywins 3 rounds

BASIC2-A8C-16G

$87.72/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 0 MB · $0.33 on 5 Sept 2026

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Vultr

High Performance 8C · 16 GB

$96/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 350 GB NVME

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$87.72/mo

$96/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$5.48

$6

RAM

16 GB

16 GB

vCPU

8 shared

8 shared

Disk

0 MB

350 GB NVME

Bandwidth

unmetered

8.2 TB/mo

Value score

39/100

59/100

Regions

2

33

Countries served by both · 2

  • FR
  • NL

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Scaleway BASIC2-A8C-16G or Vultr High Performance 8C?
Scaleway BASIC2-A8C-16G at $87.72/mo (excl. VAT) versus $96/mo — a difference of $8.28/mo, as of 8 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Scaleway BASIC2-A8C-16G: $5.48 per GB of RAM per month versus $6 for Vultr High Performance 8C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
Yes — both plans are offered in 2 shared countries: FR, NL.

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.

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