Providers like Vultr
Short answer
These 10 providers come closest to Vultr on price, countries served, Windows support, billing and payment options. LikeVPS, UltaHost and HOSTKEY are the nearest matches. Each entry notes what is different from Vultr.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
- providers listed
- 10
- lowest monthly price
- $2.25
- median monthly price
- $4.00
- sell Windows
- 9
The list
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1
LikeVPS
Since 2020, based in United Kingdom; 26 locations in 26 countries, typically $4.25 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Vultr: pricier to start ($10.00 vs $2.50), 26 vs 32 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Lite [FR]
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 25 GB NVMe / unmetered
$10.00/mo
Go to LikeVPS -
2
UltaHost
Since 2018, based in United States; 29 locations in 25 countries, typically $4.71 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Vultr: pricier to start ($5.52 vs $2.50), 29 vs 32 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
VPS Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 30 GB NVMe / traffic n/a
$5.52/mo
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3
HOSTKEY
Since 2007, based in Netherlands; 7 locations in 7 countries, typically $1.33 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Vultr: pricier to start ($3.60 vs $2.50), 7 vs 32 locations.
Entry plan
Hourly VPS Basic
2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 50 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.60/mo
Go to HOSTKEY -
4
Amazon Lightsail
Since 2006, based in United States; 19 locations in 17 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Vultr: pricier to start ($5.00 vs $2.50), 19 vs 32 locations.
Entry plan
Linux 512 MB
2 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$5.00/mo
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5
Kamatera
Since 1995, based in United States; 21 locations in 14 countries, typically $11.12 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Vultr: pricier to start ($4.00 vs $2.50), 21 vs 32 locations.
Entry plan
Basic
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 5 TB
$4.00/mo
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6
UpCloud
Since 2011, based in Finland; 14 locations in 12 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Vultr: pricier to start ($3.50 vs $2.50), 14 vs 32 locations.
Entry plan
Starter 1xCPU-1GB
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 10 GB SSD / traffic n/a
$3.50/mo
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7
Evolution Host
Since 2013, based in Ireland; 17 locations in 11 countries, typically $7.40 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Vultr: pricier to start ($5.59 vs $2.50), 17 vs 32 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Starter
1 vCPU / 1 GB RAM / 20 GB NVMe / 10 TB
$5.59/mo
Go to Evolution Host -
8
Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server
Since 2009, based in CN; 12 locations in 11 countries, typically $4.50 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Vultr: pricier to start ($3.50 vs $2.50), 12 vs 32 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
Linux 1C/0.5G
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 20 GB SSD / 1 TB
$3.50/mo
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9
RackNerd
Since 2019, based in United States; 12 locations in 5 countries, typically $6.15 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Vultr: cheaper to start ($2.25 vs $2.50), 12 vs 32 locations, monthly billing only.
Entry plan
KVM VPS 512 MB
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 30 GB SSD / 500 GB
$2.25/mo
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10
DigitalOcean
Since 2012, based in United States; 13 locations in 8 countries, typically $7.00 per GB of RAM.
Compared with Vultr: pricier to start ($4.00 vs $2.50), 13 vs 32 locations, no Windows.
Entry plan
Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb)
1 vCPU / 512 MB RAM / 10 GB SSD / 500 GB
$4.00/mo
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See these numbers as a table
| # | Provider | Plan | vCPU | RAM | Disk | $/month | $/GB RAM | Locations | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LikeVPS | Lite [FR] | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $10.00 | $10.00 | 26 | — |
| 2 | UltaHost | VPS Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 30 GB | $5.52 | $5.52 | 29 | 3.5 |
| 3 | HOSTKEY | Hourly VPS Basic | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB | $3.60 | $0.90 | 7 | 3.1 |
| 4 | Amazon Lightsail | Linux 512 MB | 2 | 512 MB | 20 GB | $5.00 | $10.00 | 19 | 1.3 |
| 5 | Kamatera | Basic | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $4.00 | $4.00 | 21 | 4.3 |
| 6 | UpCloud | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 10 GB | $3.50 | $3.50 | 14 | 3.0 |
| 7 | Evolution Host | Starter | 1 | 1 GB | 20 GB | $5.59 | $5.59 | 17 | 4.5 |
| 8 | Alibaba Cloud Simple Application Server | Linux 1C/0.5G | 1 | 512 MB | 20 GB | $3.50 | $7.00 | 12 | 1.2 |
| 9 | RackNerd | KVM VPS 512 MB | 1 | 512 MB | 30 GB | $2.25 | $4.50 | 12 | 4.3 |
| 10 | DigitalOcean | Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB | $4.00 | $8.00 | 13 | 4.5 |