Overview
Vultr is a cloud infrastructure provider that sells virtual machines (Cloud Compute), bare metal servers and GPU instances. Its public API lists 33 regions, the widest footprint among the independent developer clouds in this list.[2][3]
The regular Cloud Compute plan with 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 25 GB storage and 1 TB of bandwidth costs US$5 a month (US$0.007 an hour) and is offered in 31 locations; High Frequency and High Performance (AMD or Intel) 1 GB variants cost US$6. A 512 MB plan is listed at US$3.50 in one location, an IPv6-only version at US$2.50 in two, and the API also lists a free 512 MB plan in three locations.[2] Bare metal starts at US$120 a month for a Xeon E3-1270 with 32 GB of RAM.[2]
Vultr suits users who need a server close to a particular city, including regions in Asia, Latin America and Africa that many smaller providers lack. Like most developer clouds, it offers unmanaged servers only, and its cheapest plans are not available in every region.[2]
Vultr features
- 33 regions
- Regular, High Frequency and High Performance compute
- Bare metal and GPU instances
- Hourly billing
- Public API
- IPv6-only low-cost plans
- API and Terraform-style provisioning
- Same panel as Vultr cloud
Vultr pricing
USD. Cloud Compute 1 vCPU/1 GB/25 GB/1 TB US$5/month (US$0.007/hour); High Frequency and High Performance 1 GB from US$6; 512 MB US$3.50 (one location); IPv6-only US$2.50 (two locations). Bare metal from US$120/month.
Vultr strengths and limitations
Strengths
- Widest region list among independent clouds
- Hourly billing on all plans
- Several CPU tiers at the same RAM size
- Bare metal on the same platform
- Integrated with cloud VMs and networking
- API provisioning
Limitations
- Lowest-priced plans limited to a few locations
- Unmanaged only
- Pricing website blocks some automated access, so the API is the clearest source
- Older CPUs at entry price
- Unmanaged
- Bare metal not in every region
Appears in
- Top 44 Cloud Service Providers: 2026 Edition #31
- Best Cloud Hosting in 2026 #7
- Best Dedicated Server Hosting in 2026 #4
- Best VPS Hosting in 2026 #2
Vultr alternatives and competitors
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