DigitalOcean vs Vultr: 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.

DigitalOceandigitalocean.com · since 2012

from 4.01 $per month

38VPS plans

8countries

6.1score, #531 in the rating

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Vultrvultr.com

from 2.50 $per month

24VPS plans

20countries

5.5score, #863 in the rating

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In short

Entry priceVultrthe cheapest plan

Cheaper 2 GB RAMVultrthe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more

More locationsVultrcountries with servers

More plansDigitalOceanVPS plans in the catalog

Higher in the ratingDigitalOceanplace in the overall accsly rating

Like-for-like plans

RAM	DigitalOcean	Vultr
from 1 GB	6.00 $ Basic Regular 1GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD	5.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb) · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD
from 2 GB	12.01 $ Basic Regular 2GiB/1vCPU · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD	10.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 2 GB (vc2-1c-2gb) · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 55 GB SSD
from 4 GB	24.00 $ Basic Regular 4GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD	20.01 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 2 vCPU / 4 GB (vc2-2c-4gb) · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 80 GB SSD
from 8 GB	48.00 $ Basic Regular 8GiB/4vCPU · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD	40.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 4 vCPU / 8 GB (vc2-4c-8gb) · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 160 GB SSD
from 16 GB	84.01 $ Memory-Optimized 16GiB/2vCPU · 2 cores · 16 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe	80.00 $ Cloud Compute Regular Performance 6 vCPU / 16 GB (vc2-6c-16gb) · 6 cores · 16 GB RAM · 320 GB SSD

Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.

Specs

	DigitalOcean	Vultr
Price from	4.01 $	2.50 $
Median plan price	420 $	26.00 $
VPS plans	38	24
Countries	🇺🇸 USA, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia	🇦🇺 Australia, 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇮🇳 India, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇺🇸 USA, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇮🇹 Italy
Payment	Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal, Invoice for companies	Cryptocurrency, Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal
Plans on NVMe	50%	0%
IPv6	yes	yes
DDoS protection	no	yes
Hourly billing	yes	yes
Trial period	no	no
Money-back	no data	no data
SLA	99.99%	—
Founded	2012	—
Country of registration	🇺🇸 USA	—

Server locations

Both: 🇺🇸 USA, 🇨🇦 Canada, 🇳🇱 Netherlands, 🇬🇧 United Kingdom, 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇮🇳 India, 🇸🇬 Singapore, 🇦🇺 Australia

Only Vultr: 🇧🇷 Brazil, 🇨🇱 Chile, 🇪🇸 Spain, 🇫🇷 France, 🇮🇱 Israel, 🇯🇵 Japan, 🇰🇷 South Korea, 🇲🇽 Mexico, 🇵🇱 Poland, 🇸🇪 Sweden, 🇿🇦 South Africa, 🇮🇹 Italy

Questions and answers

Which is cheaper, DigitalOcean or Vultr?

Vultr has the cheapest plan: from 2.50 $ per month. DigitalOcean starts from 4.01 $.

Which one has more locations?

DigitalOcean — 8 countries, Vultr — 20 countries. Countries in common: USA, Canada, Netherlands, United Kingdom, Germany, India, Singapore, Australia.

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