Which is cheaper, Scaleway POP2-HC-8C-16G or Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C?

Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C at $160/mo (excl. VAT) versus $180.54/mo — a difference of $20.54/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.

Which offers more RAM per dollar?

Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C: $10 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.28 for Scaleway POP2-HC-8C-16G.

Yes — both plans are offered in 4 shared countries: FR, IT, NL, PL.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Scaleway POP2-HC-8C-16G. It is also the cheaper plan, at $160/mo versus $180.54/mo.

Scaleway

$180.54/mo

8 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 0 MB · ↑ $0.69 on 5 Sept 2026

Vultrwins 3 rounds

$160/mo

8 vCPU dedicated · 16 GB · 150 GB NVME

Monthly price(lower wins)

$180.54/mo

$160/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$11.28

$10

RAM

16 GB

vCPU

8 ded.

Disk

0 MB

150 GB NVME

Bandwidth

unmetered

7.2 TB/mo

Value score

4/100

20/100

Regions

Countries served by both · 4

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Which is cheaper, Scaleway POP2-HC-8C-16G or Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C?: Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C at $160/mo (excl. VAT) versus $180.54/mo — a difference of $20.54/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?: Vultr Optimized Cloud 8C: $10 per GB of RAM per month versus $11.28 for Scaleway POP2-HC-8C-16G.
Can I deploy both in the same country?: Yes — both plans are offered in 4 shared countries: FR, IT, NL, PL.

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.