Which is cheaper, Scaleway BASIC3-X8C-16G or Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C?

Scaleway BASIC3-X8C-16G at $150.74/mo (excl. VAT) versus $160/mo — a difference of $9.26/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Scaleway BASIC3-X8C-16G: $9.42 per GB of RAM per month versus $10 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C.

Yes — both plans are offered in 3 shared countries: FR, IT, NL.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway BASIC3-X8C-16G takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C. It is also the cheaper plan, at $150.74/mo versus $160/mo.

Scalewaywins 3 rounds

$150.74/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 0 MB · ↑ $0.57 on 5 Sept 2026

Vultr

$160/mo

8 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 150 GB NVME

Monthly price(lower wins)

$150.74/mo

$160/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$9.42

$10

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

8 shared

8 ded.

Disk

0 MB

150 GB NVME

Bandwidth

unmetered

7.2 TB/mo

Value score

13/100

20/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 3

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Which is cheaper, Scaleway BASIC3-X8C-16G or Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C?: Scaleway BASIC3-X8C-16G at $150.74/mo (excl. VAT) versus $160/mo — a difference of $9.26/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Scaleway BASIC3-X8C-16G: $9.42 per GB of RAM per month versus $10 for Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 3 shared countries: FR, IT, 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.