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DigitalOcean vs Fasthosts.

vps pricing compared · September 2026 · refreshed daily

On today's data, Fasthosts undercuts DigitalOcean on memory pricing — a median of $2.97/GB of RAM vs $8/GB. The cheapest way in is DigitalOcean at $4/mo (Basic Regular 1C · 0.5 GB · 10 GB). DigitalOcean counters with broader reach: 10 locations vs 1.

Plans tracked708
Cheapest plan$4/mo$12.21/mo
Median $/GB RAM$8/GB$2.97/GB
Avg value score27/10081/100
Locations101
Dedicated-vCPU plans390
NVMe share69%100%
Unmetered bandwidth0% of plans100% of plans

Cheapest plan at each RAM tier

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Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. DigitalOcean data: Public pricing page — digitalocean.com/pricing/droplets (embedded plan JSON). Fasthosts data: Live web — VPS package cards on fasthosts.co.uk (data-price-exc-vat, standard not promo).

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