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Cloud Compute · $18/mo (2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 60 GB NVMe SSD, 4096 GB transfer)
Vultr's HP-Intel 2vCPU/2GB at $18/mo is significantly overpriced compared to direct 2vCPU/2GB+ equivalents from OVHcloud and IONOS. Both offer double or triple the storage, matching or better specs, and lower renewal risk for roughly one-quarter the monthly cost.
2vCPU/2GB RAM, 90GB NVMe, unlimited traffic for $5/mo intro pricing - more storage and same core specs at one-quarter Vultr's price.
Caveat: Intro rate is 1-year promotional; renewal pricing jumps 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled allowance is metered at $0.036/GB.
1vCPU/1GB RAM, 10GB NVMe, unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s for just $2/mo - lowest absolute price with 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Intro pricing only; renewal at 2-6x higher; specs are half Vultr's (1vCPU vs 2vCPU, 1GB vs 2GB RAM); outbound data beyond 2TB pooled is tiered.
2GB RAM, 1vCPU, 50GB NVMe SSD, unmetered bandwidth, root SSH access for $2.09/mo intro - excellent value for the storage and features.
Caveat: Intro pricing only; renewal jumps to $9.99-$15.99/mo; requires 36-month contract for lowest rate; domain and add-ons upsold aggressively.
1vCPU/1GB RAM, 10GB Standard SSD, 99.999% SLA for $3.50/mo - premium uptime guarantee at one-fifth Vultr's cost.
Caveat: Specs are half Vultr's; backups add 10-60% surcharge; data transfer beyond Fair Transfer Policy may incur overages.
Before you switch
| UpCloud | Cloud Servers - Starter · STARTER-1xCPU-1GB | $3.5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 10 GB Standard SSD | Visit |
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Spark | $3.88/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| Kamatera | Cloud VMs · Type A base (Availability, 1 vCPU/1GB) | $4/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-1 | $4.54/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · GP 1GB (Linux, IPv6) | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ | $5/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Liquid Web | VPS Hosting · Compute 1 | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 30 GB SSD | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Shared CPU Compute · Nanode 1 GB | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | Visit |
| Civo | Compute Instances · xSmall | $5.43/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube XS | $5.76/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 60 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Fly.io | Machines (Shared CPU) · shared-cpu-1x - 1GB | $5.92/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Droplets · Basic 1GB | $6/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | Visit |
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