Vultr review

Vultr is nearly level with DigitalOcean and wins on breadth and entry price. Its pricing page lists Cloud Compute from $2.50 per month for an IPv6-only instance with 1 vCPU, 0.5 GB of memory, 10 GB of storage and 0.5 TB of transfer, while a 1 vCPU, 1 GB plan with 25 GB and 1 TB of transfer costs $5 per month. Beyond regular VMs, Vultr sells Optimized Cloud Compute with built-in NVMe SSD for workloads that cannot tolerate noisy neighbors, cloud GPUs with virtualized NVIDIA cards, single-tenant bare metal and VX1 instances. Managed Kubernetes, managed databases, network block storage and S3-compatible object storage complete the platform, and Direct Connect links Vultr privately to other clouds. On-demand usage is billed hourly. The weak spot is choice overload: a developer who only wants one small Linux server has to read through many product lines before picking a plan.

Who it is for

Developers who want many instance types and the lowest entry price

Price

Cloud Compute from $2.50 per month for an IPv6-only 0.5 GB instance; 1 vCPU and 1 GB for $5 per month.

1 vCPU 0.5 GB 0.50 TB 10 GB $2.50 /mo $0.004 /hr
Quoted from the vendor pricing page on November 12, 2026.

Key features

• Cloud Compute, Optimized Cloud Compute with built-in NVMe SSD, and VX1 instances
• Cloud GPU instances with virtualized NVIDIA GPUs and single-tenant bare metal servers
• Vultr Kubernetes Engine, managed databases, block storage and S3-compatible object storage
• Direct Connect for private links to other clouds or on-premises data centers
• On-demand pricing billed hourly

Strengths and weaknesses

• Strength: Lowest listed entry price here at $2.50 per month
• Strength: 1 vCPU, 1 GB, 25 GB plan with 1 TB of transfer for $5 per month
• Strength: One account covers VMs, GPUs, bare metal and Kubernetes
• Weakness: The $2.50 plan is IPv6 only and has 0.5 GB of memory
• Weakness: So many product lines make the first choice harder than on simpler hosts
• Weakness: Pricing page blocks plain requests and needs a full browser to view

Key facts

• Starting price: $2.50 per month, IPv6 only
• 1 GB plan: $5 per month with 1 TB transfer
• Billing: Hourly, on demand

Where it ranks

Vultr is No. 2 in our Best VPS Hosting Providers verdict.