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Elestio vs Vultr

What each costs, whether there's a free plan, and what each is best for, from prices checked on their own sites.

ElestioVultr
From$11/mo$2.50/mo
Free planYes · 3-day trial with $20 creditYes · Up to $300 free credit for new customers, with a code from Vultr's coupons page
Best forFully managed hosting for open-source apps such as n8n, Ollama and Open WebUI.Cheap servers in many regions
CheckedOct 17, 2026Oct 18, 2026
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The difference in short

  • Vultr costs less to start: $2.50/mo against $11/mo for Elestio.
  • Both have a free plan, trial or credit to start with.
All about Elestio
PlanPriceSpecs / includesNotes
Linode 'Micro' (cheapest shown)$11/mo1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSDhourly billing ($0.015/hr); monthly figure assumes 730 hours. Matches the page headline 'Plans start at $11/month'. Region not captured.
Vultr 'Micro' (Frankfurt)$12/mo1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB NVMehourly billing ($0.016/hr); monthly figure assumes 730 hours
DigitalOcean 'Micro' (Frankfurt)$13/mo1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB NVMehourly billing ($0.018/hr); monthly figure assumes 730 hours
Netcup 'Medium' (Nuremberg)$16/mo2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 60 GB SSDhourly billing ($0.022/hr); monthly figure assumes 730 hours. Page default selection.
Hetzner 'MediumARM' (Falkenstein)$18/mo2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMehourly billing ($0.025/hr); monthly figure assumes 730 hours. Arm. Hetzner Xlarge x86 (4 vCPU / 16 GB) is $223/mo.
AWS Lightsail 'Small' (Frankfurt)$24/mo2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB SSDhourly billing ($0.033/hr); monthly figure assumes 730 hours. Scaleway 'Small' (2 vCPU / 2 GB / 20 GB) is $26/mo.
All about Vultr
PlanPriceSpecs / includesNotes
Cloud Compute Regular Performance, IPv6-only 0.5 GB$2.50/mo1 vCPU · 0.5 GB RAM · 10 GB SSDhourly billing, capped at the monthly price ($0.004/hr). IPv6 only. The same size with IPv4 is $3.50/mo ($0.005/hr).
Cloud Compute Regular Performance 1 GB$5/mo1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSDhourly billing, capped at the monthly price ($0.007/hr). Regular = previous-generation Intel CPUs and regular SSD.
Cloud Compute Regular Performance 2 GB$10/mo1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 55 GB SSDhourly billing, capped at the monthly price ($0.015/hr). A 2 vCPU / 2 GB plan is $15/mo (65 GB, 3 TB).
Cloud Compute Regular Performance 4 GB$20/mo2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSDhourly billing, capped at the monthly price ($0.03/hr, truncated in my read)
Cloud Compute High Frequency 1 GB$6/mo1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 32 GB NVMehourly billing, capped at the monthly price ($0.009/hr). 3 GHz+ Intel Xeon, NVMe.
Cloud Compute High Frequency 4 GB$24/mo2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 128 GB NVMehourly billing, capped at the monthly price ($0.036/hr). High Frequency 2 GB (1 vCPU, 64 GB NVMe, 2 TB) is $12/mo; 2 vCPU / 2 GB is $18/mo.

What's good, and what to watch for

Elestio

Fully managed hosting for open-source apps such as n8n, Ollama and Open WebUI.

Vultr

  • Hourly billing, with no long-term contracts
  • Bandwidth over your quota is $0.01/GB
  • 33 data center regions, and a free Kubernetes control plane
  • Some locations have different hourly and monthly prices
  • The $2.50 plan is IPv6-only, and automatic backups add 20%

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FAQ

Which is cheaper, Elestio or Vultr?

Vultr costs less to start: $2.50/mo against $11/mo for Elestio. Prices checked Oct 18, 2026 on each company's own site.

Do Elestio and Vultr have a free plan?

Elestio: Yes. 3-day trial with $20 credit. Vultr: Yes: Up to $300 free credit for new customers, with a code from Vultr's coupons page.

What else should I compare with Elestio and Vultr?

Other VPS and app hosting options we've checked: Fly.io ($2.19/mo), Hostinger ($2.99/mo), UpCloud ($3.50/mo), DigitalOcean ($4/mo).

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