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Vultr vs Hostgator: VPS comparison 2026
We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.
Vultrvultr.com
from 2.50 $per month
24VPS plans
20countries
5.5score, #847 in the rating
Hostgatorwww.hostgator.com
from 5.50 $per month
4VPS plans
1country
5.7score, #751 in the rating
In short
Entry priceVultrthe cheapest plan
Cheaper 2 GB RAMHostgatorthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more
More locationsVultrcountries with servers
More plansVultrVPS plans in the catalog
Higher in the ratingHostgatorplace in the overall accsly rating
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Vultr | Hostgator |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 5.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb) · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD |
5.50 $ Snappy 1000 - NVMe 2 · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe |
| from 2 GB | 10.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 2 GB (vc2-1c-2gb) · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 55 GB SSD |
5.50 $ Snappy 1000 - NVMe 2 · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe |
| from 4 GB | 20.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 2 vCPU / 4 GB (vc2-2c-4gb) · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD |
11.00 $ Snappy 2000 - NVMe 4 · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe |
| from 8 GB | 40.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 4 vCPU / 8 GB (vc2-4c-8gb) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD |
22.00 $ Snappy 4000 - NVMe 8 · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe |
| from 16 GB | 79.99 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 6 vCPU / 16 GB (vc2-6c-16gb) · 6 cores · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD |
46.50 $ Snappy 8000 - NVMe 16 · 8 cores · 16 GB RAM · 450 GB NVMe |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Vultr | Hostgator | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 2.50 $ | 5.50 $ |
| Median plan price | 26.00 $ | 16.50 $ |
| VPS plans | 24 | 4 |
| Countries | 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇮🇹 Italy | 🇺🇸 USA |
| Payment | Cryptocurrency, Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal | — |
| Plans on NVMe | 0% | 100% |
| IPv6 | yes | no |
| DDoS protection | yes | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | no |
| Trial period | no | no |
| Money-back | no data | 30 days |
| SLA | — | — |
| Founded | — | — |
| Country of registration | — | — |
Server locations
Both: 🇺🇸 USA
Only Vultr: 🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇮🇹 Italy
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Vultr or Hostgator?
Vultr has the cheapest plan: from 2.50 $ per month. Hostgator starts from 5.50 $.
Which one has more locations?
Vultr — 20 countries, Hostgator — 1 country. Countries in common: USA.
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