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Cloud compute VPS in many locations, billed hourly up to a monthly cap.

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$2.50/mo
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Checked
Oct 18, 2026
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Overview

  • Plans: 6 paid plans, from $2.50/mo (Cloud Compute Regular Performance, IPv6-only 0.5 GB) to $24/mo (Cloud Compute High Frequency 4 GB).
  • Compared on: VPS and app hosting

Best for: cheap servers in many regions.

What's good

  • 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

Watch out for

  • Some locations have different hourly and monthly prices
  • The $2.50 plan is IPv6-only, and automatic backups add 20%

Where we compare it

Vultr pricing

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.

Prices in US dollars from Vultr's own site, checked Oct 18, 2026: vultr.com/pricing, vultr.com/coupons, docs.vultr.com/platform/create-an-account

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FAQ

How much does Vultr cost?

Vultr's cheapest paid plan is Cloud Compute Regular Performance, IPv6-only 0.5 GB at $2.50/mo, hourly billing, capped at the monthly price ($0.004/hr) (checked Oct 18, 2026 on Vultr's own site).

Does Vultr have a free plan?

Yes: Up to $300 free credit for new customers, with a code from Vultr's coupons page.

What are the best alternatives to 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).

This page is built from the prices and facts we checked on each tool's own site. We haven't tested Vultr hands-on.How we work