AWS
vs
Vultr
What's good about each
- 200+ managed services across compute, storage, databases and AI
- 30+ datacenter locations, including two GovCloud regions
- 100 GB of free egress each month
- Single-GPU T4 up to 8x H200 and B200 nodes
- 30+ locations across six continents
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, as VMs or bare metal
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Valkey and Kafka
- Outbound traffic allowance on every plan
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | 26% cheaper on Vultr |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | $40.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | 64% cheaper on Vultr |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | $160.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | 27% cheaper on Vultr |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $10.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | 20% cheaper on AWS |
| Object storage | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | 53% cheaper on Vultr |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage | Within 5% |
| Redis | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | 23% cheaper on Vultr |
| Load balancer | $22.34 /mo Network Load Balancer | $10.00 /mo | 55% cheaper on Vultr |
| Serverless | $36.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 0.5-15 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | 89% cheaper on Vultr |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
AWS offers 18 GPU models, while Vultr offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 1 config
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | $2.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Different terms |
|
B200
1 config · 1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Different terms |
|
A100
6 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.40 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 13% cheaper on Vultr |
|
L40S
24 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.67 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 10% cheaper on Vultr |
|
B300
1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $2.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
MI300X
1 config
|
-- | $1.85 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
MI325X
1 config
|
-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); Vultr bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | AWS | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | Merchant |
| FedRAMP | High, GovCloud; Moderate in US East-West | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | AWS | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 36 | 33 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | www.vultr.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Vultr on Oct. 3, 2026.