Vultr Alternatives: 9 VPS Providers Compared
Every VPS provider we track, compared with Vultr: the cheapest plan for each amount of RAM, data center countries, and billing.
Short answer
With 4 GB of RAM, Vultr starts at $20.00 a month; cheaper: Hostup ($4.95), Contabo ($6.14) and Hetzner ($6.68). Cheaper options exist at 1 GB (Hostup), 2 GB (Hostup), 4 GB (Hostup), 8 GB (Contabo), 16 GB (Contabo) and 32 GB (Contabo).
Vultr alternatives
Sorted by how many RAM sizes each provider is cheaper than Vultr at. Monthly prices in USD at today's exchange rate.
| Provider | From | 4 GB RAM from | Cheaper than Vultr at | Countries | Hourly billing | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hostup | $3.54 | $4.95 | 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 1 | No | Vultr vs Hostup → |
| Contabo | $6.14 | $6.14 | 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 7 | No | Vultr vs Contabo → |
| Hetzner | $6.68 | $6.68 | 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 4 | Yes | Vultr vs Hetzner → |
| Netcup | $8.35 | $8.35 | 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 5 | No | Vultr vs Netcup → |
| OVH Cloud | $6.74 | $13.50 | 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 10 | Yes | Vultr vs OVH Cloud → |
| Hostinger | $11.99 | $11.99 | 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB, 32 GB | 9 | No | Vultr vs Hostinger → |
| Ionos | $6.00 | $14.00 | 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB | 5 | No | Vultr vs Ionos → |
| AWS Lightsail | $3.50 | $20.00 | — | 17 | Yes | Vultr vs AWS Lightsail → |
| DigitalOcean | $4.00 | $24.00 | — | 8 | Yes | Vultr vs DigitalOcean → |
Cheapest alternative for each amount of RAM
The cheapest plan with at least this much RAM from Vultr and from any other provider. The cheaper one is highlighted.
| RAM | Vultr | Cheapest alternative |
|---|---|---|
| 1 GB+ | vc2-1c-1gb$5.00/mo1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB disk | Hostup VPS Nano$3.54/mo1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB disk |
| 2 GB+ | vc2-1c-2gb$10.00/mo1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 55 GB disk | Hostup VPS Nano$3.54/mo1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB disk |
| 4 GB+ | vc2-2c-4gb$20.00/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB disk | Hostup VPS XS$4.95/mo2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB disk |
| 8 GB+ | vc2-4c-8gb$40.00/mo4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 160 GB disk | Contabo Cloud Vps Core 4 SSD$6.14/mo4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 100 GB disk |
| 16 GB+ | vx1-m-2c-16g$58.40/mo2 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 1 GB disk | Contabo Storage Vps 30 SSD$15.62/mo6 vCPU, 18 GB RAM, 1024 GB disk |
| 32 GB+ | vx1-m-4c-32gb$116.80/mo4 vCPU, 32 GB RAM, 1 GB disk | Contabo Cloud Vps Core 12 SSD$27.90/mo12 vCPU, 48 GB RAM, 400 GB disk |
FAQ
What is a cheaper alternative to Vultr?
With 4 GB of RAM, Vultr starts at $20.00 a month; cheaper: Hostup ($4.95), Contabo ($6.14) and Hetzner ($6.68). Prices are monthly, in US dollars at today's exchange rate.
Which Vultr alternative is cheaper most often?
Hostup: it is cheaper than Vultr with 1 GB, 2 GB, 4 GB, 8 GB, 16 GB and 32 GB of RAM.
Which Vultr alternatives bill by the hour?
Hetzner, OVH Cloud, AWS Lightsail and DigitalOcean. Hourly billing suits test servers and short jobs: you pay only for the hours the server exists.
Which Vultr alternative has the most data center locations?
AWS Lightsail offers VPS plans in 17 countries (United States, Ireland, Germany, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, United Kingdom, Canada, India, France, South Korea, Singapore, Sweden, Australia, Brazil, Japan and Spain). Vultr covers 20.
How do you pick a Vultr alternative?
Start with the RAM you need and compare the cheapest plan of each provider at that size, then check CPU type (shared or dedicated), storage, the data center closest to your users, and benchmarks. The comparison pages below go plan by plan.