VX1 · $1401.6/mo (256 GB RAM, 64 vCPU, 10000 GB transfer)
Vultr's VX1 64vCPU/256GB plan is significantly overpriced compared to dedicated and cloud alternatives with matching or superior specs. Multiple providers offer 128GB RAM + 32-48 vCPU configurations for $199-$430/mo, representing 70-86% savings, though none match the exact 64vCPU count at lower cost.
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
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| Hetzner | Dedicated Root Servers (AX line) · AX162 | $199/mo | 128 GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 3840 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Bluehost | Dedicated Servers · Premium NVMe 128 | $312.19/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3000 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.E5.Flex - 16 OCPU / 256GB | $350.4/mo |
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU AMD EPYC 9355P with 2TB NVMe and unlimited traffic for $430.92/mo - 69% cheaper than Vultr.
Caveat: Price is effective rate for 24-month prepaid term; shorter terms cost more; onedollarvps aggregator shows lower pricing (EUR249-285/mo) - verify against live invoice; fair usage policy may throttle sustained high-bandwidth usage.
Matches Vultr's 256GB RAM exactly with 32 vCPU (16 OCPU) AMD EPYC 4th gen for $350.40/mo - 75% cheaper.
Caveat: Block Volume performance (VPU) billed separately from capacity; flexible shape may require manual tuning; 99.95% SLA vs Vultr's standard tier.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU Intel Xeon with 3.2TB SSD RAID-10 and 10TB transfer for $532/mo - 62% cheaper than Vultr with 100% uptime SLA.
Caveat: Advertised price is promotional (50% off first 2 months typical); renewal pricing significantly higher; bandwidth overages and storage add-ons billed separately.
128GB RAM, 32 vCPU with 5 Gbps public bandwidth for $565.15/mo - 60% cheaper than Vultr with flexible scaling.
Caveat: Windows Server licensing surcharge roughly 2.5x Linux price; public internet egress from Object Storage charged at EUR 0.01/GB after 75GB free tier; Dedicated Kubernetes control plane is paid add-on.
Before you switch
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| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | Dedicated Servers · AMD Tier 3 | $399/mo | 128 GB RAM, 960 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| Contabo | Dedicated Servers · AMD Turin 32 Cores | $430.92/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 2048 GB NVMe (2x1TB) | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Managed cPanel) · Managed cPanel 128GB | $457.92/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1198 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · 32 vCPU / 128 GB preset | $502.56/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Cloud Dedicated Servers · High-Performance (Linux, Dual) | $532/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3200 GB SSD (RAID-10) | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · GP1-L | $565.15/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CCX53 | $629.49/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 600 GB NVMe | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · b3-128 | $705.91/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 400 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Liquid Web | Dedicated Servers · Intel Xeon 6226R Dual (approx, Windows) | $845/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1920 GB SSD/NVMe (RAID-1) | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · GP 128GB (Linux, IPv6) | $880/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD | Visit |
| Google Cloud | Compute Engine · n2d-standard-32 | $986.87/mo | 128 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Hetzner | GPU Cloud Servers · GEX131 | $989/mo | 256 GB RAM, 1920 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |