Vultr
Rock-bottom cloud server prices spread across one of the biggest data center maps around.
Our verdict
Unbeatable prices and a huge map of data centers, but support can be a rough spot.
How we rated it
Overall 4.0 / 5
Pricing
Cloud Compute (Regular Performance)
$2.5/mo
The cheapest way onto Vultr. Fine for testing, learning, or tiny low-traffic projects.
- Starts at 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB SSD
- The $2.50/mo plan is IPv6-only; add a public IPv4 address for $3.50/mo
- Runs on older Intel CPUs with regular SSDs, not NVMe
Cloud Compute (High Performance)
Popular$6/mo
The plan most people should actually pick. Newer chips, NVMe storage, still cheap.
- Runs on newer AMD or Intel CPUs with NVMe SSDs
- Good fit for dev and test environments, small databases, and everyday websites
- Noticeably faster disk speeds than the Regular Performance line
Optimized Cloud Compute
$28/mo
Dedicated vCPU cores for production apps that need consistent performance, not shared resources.
- General Purpose, CPU, Memory, and Storage-optimized configurations available
- Dedicated (not shared) vCPU cores
- Built for production workloads that outgrow basic cloud compute
Bare Metal
$120/mo
A whole physical server to yourself, no virtualization and no other tenants sharing hardware.
- Full dedicated server, not a virtual machine
- No 'noisy neighbor' performance issues from other customers
- Suited to heavy, consistent workloads like databases or game servers
Features
- Servers deploy in under a minute, in over 30 data center locations across 20 countries
- Six server families to choose from, covering everything from a $2.50/mo test box to bare metal machines
- High Performance and Optimized plans run on NVMe SSDs and newer AMD/Intel chips for a real speed boost
- Hourly billing, so you only pay for the time a server is actually running
- One-click apps for WordPress, cPanel, Docker, and dozens of other tools
- Managed Kubernetes, managed databases, and object storage if you don't want to run those yourself
- A 100% uptime guarantee on network and host availability, backed by service credits if they miss it
- A straightforward API and CLI for scripting your whole setup
- Cloud GPU instances for AI and machine learning workloads
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