BuyVM vs DigitalOcean.
vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily
On today's data, BuyVM undercuts DigitalOcean on memory pricing — a median of $3.75/GB of RAM vs $8/GB. The cheapest way in is BuyVM at $2/mo (Slice 512 · 1 vCPU · 0.5 GB). DigitalOcean counters with broader reach: 10 locations vs 3.
Plans tracked1070
Cheapest plan$2/mo$4/mo
Median $/GB RAM$3.75/GB$8/GB
Avg value score77/10027/100
Locations310
Dedicated-vCPU plans739
NVMe share0%69%
Unmetered bandwidth100% of plans0% of plans
Cheapest plan at each RAM tier
≥ 2 GB RAM
full comparison →≥ 4 GB RAM
full comparison →Top value plans from each
BuyVM
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. BuyVM data: Live web — KVM Slice and High Volume plan text on buyvm.net (flat list prices). DigitalOcean data: Public pricing page — digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets (embedded plan JSON).