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VX1 · $1689.95/mo (384 GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 9000 GB transfer)
Vultr's VX1 plan is significantly overpriced for the specs. Multiple providers offer comparable or superior configurations at 40-55% lower cost, with better bandwidth allowances and no Windows license surprises. The best value comes from Contabo and Hosting.com, though each has distinct trade-offs around contract terms and support.
64 vCPU (vs 48), 192GB RAM, unlimited traffic, and 2TB NVMe at less than half Vultr's price, with a 10 Gbit/s port.
Caveat: Requires 24-month prepaid contract; shorter terms cost significantly more per month; fair usage policy on unlimited traffic; ticket-only support on base tier.
64 vCPU, 256GB RAM, 1.95TB NVMe, 8TB transfer, and cPanel/WHM included at 46% less than Vultr.
Caveat: Renewal rates reported at 2-3x introductory pricing; dedicated server renewal quotes require sales call; confidence flagged as medium (third-party sourced).
256GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 400GB NVMe, and 99.99% SLA at 46% savings; pay-as-you-go flexibility without long-term lock-in.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license surcharge of $0.039/vCore/hour; APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress status after mid-2026.
48 vCPU, 192GB RAM, 960GB NVMe, 20TB transfer at 40% less; matches Vultr's core specs more closely.
Caveat: Recent large price increases (CCX line +2.1x to +2.73x in June 2026); traffic overage billed per GB in non-EU regions; VAT excluded from listed price.
192GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 9TB transfer at 40% savings; 99.99% SLA and transparent $0.01/GB overage pricing.
Caveat: Only 24 vCPU vs Vultr's 48; lower CPU-to-RAM ratio may not suit compute-heavy workloads.
Before you switch
| Provider | Plan | Price | Specs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contabo | Dedicated Servers · AMD Turin 64 Cores | $755.03/mo | 192 GB RAM, 64 vCPU, 2048 GB NVMe (2x1TB) | Visit |
| OVHcloud | Public Cloud Compute Instances · r3-256 | $912.5/mo | 256 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 400 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Managed cPanel) · Managed cPanel 256GB | $916.25/mo | 256 GB RAM, 64 vCPU, 1997 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | GPU Cloud Servers · GEX131 | $989/mo | 256 GB RAM, 1920 GB NVMe RAID1 | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CCX63 | $1006.99/mo | 192 GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 960 GB NVMe | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Droplets · Memory-Optimized 192GB | $1008/mo | 192 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 600 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Cloudways | DigitalOcean Servers (Flexible) · Basic Standard 192GB (APPROX, top tier) | $1056/mo | 192 GB RAM | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · STANDARD2-A48C-192G | $1103.54/mo | 192 GB RAM, 48 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Shared CPU Compute · Linode 192 GB | $1152/mo | 192 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 3840 GB SSD | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · Mem 256GB (Linux, IPv6) | $1170/mo | 256 GB RAM, 32 vCPU, 1280 GB SSD | Visit |
| Microsoft Azure | Virtual Machines · E32s_v5 | $1471.68/mo | 256 GB RAM, 32 vCPU | Visit |
| Exoscale | Standard Instances · Jumbo | $1766.02/mo | 225 GB RAM, 24 vCPU, 1600 GB SSD | Visit |
| Google Cloud | Compute Engine · c2-standard-60 | $2286.45/mo | 240 GB RAM, 60 vCPU | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Dedicated CPU Compute · Dedicated 256 GB | $2304/mo | 256 GB RAM, 56 vCPU, 5000 GB SSD | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | GPU Compute · RTX4000 Ada x4 Medium | $2606.1/mo | 196 GB RAM, 48 vCPU, 3840 GB NVMe | Visit |
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