AWS
vs
Vultr
What's good about each
- Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to video streaming
- Generous free tier and savings plan available to lock-in discounts
- 30+ datacenter locations around the world
- Good selection VPS configurations (GPU, dedicated, high memory)
- Offers managed services (databases, Kubernetes, object storage)
- Competitive pricing, generous egress
- 30+ data center locations around the world
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $7.49 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3.micro) | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | 33% cheaper on Vultr |
| Medium VM | $119.80 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (t3.xlarge) | $40.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | 3x more expensive on AWS |
| Large VM | $248.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c5.2xlarge) | $160.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | 36% cheaper on Vultr |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | 20% cheaper on AWS |
| Object storage | $24.63 /mo 1 TB | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | 27% 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 | $24.82 /mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (cache.t2.small) | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 40% cheaper on Vultr |
| Load balancer | $22.57 /mo Network Load Balancer | $10.00 /mo | 2.3x more expensive on AWS |
| Serverless | $36.26 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 2 TB / mo for most services | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | 9x more expensive on AWS |
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 | 23% cheaper on Vultr |
|
B200
1 config · 1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | 4.5x more expensive on AWS |
|
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 |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
MI300X
1 config
|
-- | $1.85 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $2.59 /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.
Company details
| Fact | AWS | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 32 |
| 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 Sept. 12, 2026, and for Vultr on Sept. 13, 2026.