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DigitalOcean vs Vultr

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What's good about...

DigitalOcean logo DigitalOcean

  • Simple, developer-first cloud
  • Predictable pricing & monthly caps
  • AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
  • Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps

Vultr logo Vultr

  • 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

How do DigitalOcean's prices compare against Vultr?

VM Small

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$6.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic)
Vultr Vultr
$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)

VM Medium

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic)
Vultr Vultr
$40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)

VM Large

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized)
Vultr Vultr
$160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized)

Block Storage

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Vultr Vultr
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$20.00 / mo 1 TiB
Vultr Vultr
$18.00 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$12.00 / mo
Vultr Vultr
$10.00 / mo

Managed PostgreSQL

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage
Vultr Vultr
$60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
Vultr Vultr
$15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

Serverless 25M Executions

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$34.69 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
Vultr Vultr
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Free egress allowance

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance
Vultr Vultr
2 TB / mo for most services

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$10.00 $0.01 / GB
Vultr Vultr
$10.00 $0.01 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
Vultr Vultr
L40S $1.57 $1.67

Billing Options

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
On-DemandSpotReserved (12mo)
Vultr Vultr
On-DemandSpotCustom

Available Models

DigitalOcean and Vultr each offer 10 GPU models.

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
H100(3) H200(3) L40S(1) B300(2) RTX 6000 Ada(1) MI300X(3) RTX 4000 Ada(1) MI325X(3) MI355X(1) MI350X(2)
Vultr Vultr
H100(1) A100(3) L40S(4) B200(1) MI300X(1) MI455X(1) MI325X(1) GH200(1) MI355X(1) A16(3)

Heads up: Prices are estimates from published rates for common setups and vary by region and usage; verify with the provider before provisioning.

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Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that DigitalOcean and Vultr offer:

Service DigitalOcean Vultr
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Container Registry
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Serverless Cron Jobs
Serverless Functions
Static Sites
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
digitalocean.com
Vultr Vultr
www.vultr.com
Headquarters
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
United States of America US flag
Vultr Vultr
United States of America US flag
Founded
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
2011
Vultr Vultr
2014
Data Center Locations
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
14
Vultr Vultr
32
Example Customers
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai
Vultr Vultr
Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield

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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on Aug. 30, 2026, and for Vultr on Aug. 30, 2026.