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DigitalOcean instance · General purpose · Prices checked July 2026

DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb: pricing & specs

DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb is a general purpose instance with 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory. It costs $0.0863/hour on-demand — $63.00/month at 730 hours — in the nyc1 baseline region, on-demand Linux list price before reserved or committed-use discounts.

Specifications

Provider
DigitalOcean
Instance type
g-2vcpu-8gb
vCPU
2
Memory
8 GiB
Category
General purpose
Baseline region
nyc1
On-demand hourly
$0.0863
On-demand monthly
$63.00
Bundled outbound transfer
4,000 GB/mo

How DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb compares across providers

Same 2 vCPU / 8 GiB profile on every provider that offers a like-for-like general purpose instance, cheapest first. On-demand list price, compute only.

ProviderInstance$/hour$/monthvs DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb
Hetznercheapestccx13$0.0692$50.49$-12.51/mo
GCPn2-standard-2$0.0777$56.72$-6.28/mo
Vultrvoc-g-2c-8gb$0.0822$60.00$-3.00/mo
DigitalOceang-2vcpu-8gb$0.0863$63.00—
AWSm5.large$0.0960$70.08+$7.08/mo
AzureStandard_D2s_v5$0.0960$70.08+$7.08/mo

Head-to-head: DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb vs Hetzner CCX13 · DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb vs GCP n2-standard-2 · DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb vs Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb · DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb vs AWS m5.large · DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb vs Azure Standard_D2s_v5

When to choose it

Pick DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb when you are already invested in the DigitalOcean ecosystem — existing VPC/networking, IAM, managed services, and team expertise usually outweigh the $12.51/mo gap to the cheapest equivalent (Hetzner CCX13). Cross-provider migration rarely pays for itself on single-instance compute pricing alone.

This is an on-demand, single-instance list price. Reserved and committed-use discounts (up to ~72%) and your real utilization pattern will move the numbers — model your whole stack with the cloud cost calculator before committing.

Frequently asked questions

What are the specs of DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb?

DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb is a general purpose instance with 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory, priced at $0.0863/hour on-demand in the nyc1 region.

How much does DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb cost per month?

At 730 hours/month (24/7), DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb costs $63.00/month on-demand — before any reserved or committed-use discount, which can cut that by up to ~72%.

What is the cheapest alternative to DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb?

Hetzner CCX13 is the cheapest equivalent at $50.49/month — $12.51/month less than DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb, for the same 2 vCPU / 8 GiB profile.

Does DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb use dedicated or shared vCPU?

DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb is a General Purpose Droplet with dedicated vCPUs, the fair like-for-like match for the hyperscalers’ dedicated-vCPU general-purpose families. DigitalOcean’s cheaper Basic Droplets use shared vCPUs and are not compared here.

Does the DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb price include bandwidth?

The listed price is compute-only, but DigitalOcean bundles 4,000 GB/month of pooled outbound transfer into DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb. Hyperscalers meter egress separately at roughly $0.09/GB beyond a small free tier, so the real-world gap is often larger than the compute price alone.

Prices checked July 2026. DigitalOcean g-2vcpu-8gb pricing uses the nyc1 region, on-demand Linux list rate, before reserved/committed-use discounts. See our methodology for sources, update cadence, and mapping rules.

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