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VX1 · $43.8/mo (8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 5000 GB transfer)
Vultr's $43.80/mo plan is significantly overpriced compared to modern cloud VPS offerings. Multiple providers deliver 2-4 vCPU and 4-8GB RAM for $5-12/mo with better or equivalent specs, though most use aggressive intro pricing that renews much higher.
Matches Vultr's RAM and storage, adds 2 extra vCPU cores, unlimited traffic, and costs 1/7th the price on a 24-month term.
Caveat: Quoted price requires 24-month prepay; 1-12 month terms cost significantly more per month; fair usage policy can throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage.
Exceeds Vultr on every dimension: double the vCPU, same RAM, larger NVMe storage, 5TB transfer vs 5000GB, plus DDoS protection.
Caveat: Intro price shown is 3-year contract rate; renewal is 2-4x higher (around $11.99-$39.96/mo); lowest prices require 24-36 month prepay.
Delivers comparable 2 vCPU and 4GB RAM with larger NVMe storage and unlimited traffic (up to 1 Gbps) for 85% less.
Caveat: Intro price is a promotional rate on a 1-year contract; renewal is 2-6x higher; outbound data beyond 2TB pooled allowance is metered at $0.036/GB.
Costs 85% less than Vultr with 20TB included transfer (vs 5TB), though RAM is halved; excellent for bandwidth-heavy workloads.
Caveat: VAT excluded from listed price; traffic overage billed per GB beyond regional pool (as low as 0.5-1TB in USA/Singapore); recent large price increases on CPX/CCX lines suggest future hikes possible.
Cheapest option at 90% savings with unlimited traffic, daily backups, and 99.99% SLA; half the RAM but sufficient for many workloads.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license adds $0.039/vCore/hour; APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress status after mid-2026; Object Storage has retrieval fees and minimum retention periods.
Before you switch
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| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS XS | $9.99/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 80 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
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| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-2-4 | $12.32/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 4 | $12.39/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe | Visit |
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