DigitalOcean vs RamNode: VPS comparison 2026

We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.

DigitalOceandigitalocean.com · since 2012

from 3.99 $per month

38VPS plans

8countries

6.1score, #521 in the rating

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RamNoderamnode.com · since 2012

from 2.00 $per month

27VPS plans

2countries

6.4score, #366 in the rating

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In short

Entry priceRamNodethe cheapest plan

Cheaper 2 GB RAMRamNodethe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more

More locationsDigitalOceancountries with servers

More plansDigitalOceanVPS plans in the catalog

Higher in the ratingRamNodeplace in the overall accsly rating

Like-for-like plans

RAM	DigitalOcean	RamNode
from 1 GB	6.00 $ Basic Regular 1GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD	2.00 $ Lite VPS 1GB (IPv6 only) · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 15 GB NVMe
from 2 GB	12.00 $ Basic Regular 2GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD	3.00 $ Lite VPS 2GB (IPv6 only) · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 20 GB NVMe
from 4 GB	24.00 $ Basic Regular 4GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD	20.00 $ Standard VPS 4GB · 4 cores · 4 GB RAM · 120 GB SSD
from 8 GB	48.01 $ Basic Regular 8GiB/4vCPU · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD	40.00 $ Standard VPS 8GB · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 180 GB SSD
from 16 GB	84.00 $ Memory-Optimized 16GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe	80.00 $ Standard VPS 16GB · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 260 GB SSD

Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.

Specs

	DigitalOcean	RamNode
Price from	3.99 $	2.00 $
Median plan price	420 $	24.00 $
VPS plans	38	27
Countries	🇺🇸 USA, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia	🇺🇸 USA, 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Payment	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies	Cryptocurrency, Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal
Plans on NVMe	50%	44%
IPv6	yes	no
DDoS protection	no	yes
Hourly billing	yes	yes
Trial period	no	no
Money-back	no data	no data
SLA	99.99%	99.99%
Founded	2012	2012
Country of registration	🇺🇸 USA	—

Server locations

Both: 🇺🇸 USA, 🇳🇱 Netherlands

Only DigitalOcean: 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean or RamNode?

RamNode has the cheapest plan: from 2.00 $ per month. DigitalOcean starts from 3.99 $.

Which one has more locations?

DigitalOcean — 8 countries, RamNode — 2 countries. Countries in common: USA, Netherlands.

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