Vultr
Short answer
Vultr sells VPS servers in 32 locations across 19 countries, starting at $2.50 a month for Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) (1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM). It is number 5 of 41 in our overall ranking and rated 1.6/5 by 585 Trustpilot reviewers.
Checked October 14, 2026. How we rank
A good fit for
- tight budgets: the entry plan is $2.50 a month
- spreading servers across many countries (19 available)
- Windows workloads such as MetaTrader or RDP desktops
- short-lived test servers thanks to hourly billing
- paying in cryptocurrency
Look elsewhere if
- you want a money-back guarantee
Plans and prices
| Plan | Line | vCPU | RAM | Disk | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | Cloud Compute - Regular Performance | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | 500 GB | $2.50 | $5.00 |
| Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb) | Cloud Compute - Regular Performance | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 1 TB | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 2 GB (vc2-1c-2gb) | Cloud Compute - Regular Performance | 1 | 2 GB | 55 GB SSD | 2 TB | $10.00 | $5.00 |
| Regular Performance 2 vCPU / 4 GB (vc2-2c-4gb) | Cloud Compute - Regular Performance | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB SSD | 3 TB | $20.00 | $5.00 |
| Regular Performance 4 vCPU / 8 GB (vc2-4c-8gb) | Cloud Compute - Regular Performance | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | 4 TB | $40.00 | $5.00 |
| High Frequency 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vhf-1c-1gb) | Cloud Compute - High Frequency | 1 | 1 GB | 32 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| High Performance AMD 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vhp-1c-1gb-amd) | Cloud Compute - High Performance | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| High Performance 2 vCPU / 4 GB (vhp-2c-4gb) | Cloud Compute - High Performance | 2 | 4 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 5 TB | $24.00 | $6.00 |
| Optimized General Purpose 1 vCPU / 4 GB (voc-g-1c-4gb-30s-amd) | Optimized Cloud Compute - General Purpose (dedicated) | 1 | 4 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 4 TB | $30.00 | $7.50 |
| Optimized CPU Optimized 2 vCPU / 4 GB (voc-c-2c-4gb-50s-amd) | Optimized Cloud Compute - CPU Optimized (dedicated) | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 5 TB | $40.00 | $10.00 |
Monthly list prices in US dollars. Highlighted row: cheapest plan. Current prices on the provider's site.
Where the servers are
North America
Europe
Asia
Africa
What's included
- NVMe storage
- DDoS protection
- Snapshots
- Backups (paid)
- IPv6
- IPv4 included
- API
- Custom ISO
- Dedicated-CPU plans
- Private networking
- Unmetered traffic
- Managed option
Images: Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Fedora, Fedora CoreOS, Arch Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Windows Server. Virtualization: KVM. Panel: Vultr Customer Portal.
Rules and support
Acceptable use. The provider's terms address crypto mining, spam, VPN, proxies, Tor, torrents, IPTV. Read them before running anything in those categories.
Support. 24/7 ticket support included; no phone support
Uptime SLA. 100%. Money-back. None published.
How it stacks up
- Its entry plan is cheaper than 90% of providers in the directory.
- On price per GB of RAM it beats 33% of them.
- Its 32 locations put it #1 of 41 for footprint.
- It ticks 14 of the 18 feature boxes we track, against an average of 9.
- Among 37 providers with 50+ Trustpilot reviews, its 1.6 ranks #33.
Where Vultr appears on this site
- VPS with dedicated CPU cores#1 of 17
- VPS with hourly billing#1 of 15
- VPS in Dallas#1 of 12
- VPS with a free trial or credit#1 of 12
- VPS in Chicago#1 of 11
- VPS in Los Angeles#1 of 10
- VPS in San Jose#1 of 9
- VPS in Seattle#1 of 9
- VPS in Brazil#1 of 8
- VPS in South America#1 of 8
- VPS in Poland#1 of 7
- VPS in Sao Paulo#1 of 7
- VPS in Madrid#1 of 7
- VPS in Warsaw#1 of 7
- VPS in South Korea#1 of 6
- VPS in Seoul#1 of 6
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Questions
Where are Vultr's servers?
North America: Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, Honolulu, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Miami, New York, San Jose, Seattle, Toronto; South America: Santiago, Sao Paulo; Europe: Amsterdam, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Manchester, Paris, Stockholm, Warsaw; Middle East: Tel Aviv; Asia: Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai, Osaka, Seoul, Singapore, Tokyo; Oceania: Melbourne, Sydney; Africa: Johannesburg.
What is Vultr's cheapest plan?
Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) at $2.50 a month ($0.004/hr, capped at 672 h/month. Pricing page lists this row with a public IPv4 at $2.50 and an 'IPv6 Only' variant at $3.50; third-party catalogs show the 0.5 GB plans available only in New Jersey/Atlanta and frequently sold out).
Can I pay Vultr with crypto or PayPal?
Accepted methods: card, paypal, crypto, alipay, wire, other.
Profile built from 27 pages on vultr.com and related sites, checked October 14, 2026.