Impossible Cloud
vs
Vultr
What's good about each
- Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
- European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
- ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
- Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers
- 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 | Impossible Cloud | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $40.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $160.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | |
| Object storage | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | 56% cheaper on Impossible Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo | |
| Egress allowance | No egress fees | 0.5-15 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | Free No egress or API request charges | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | Free on Impossible Cloud |
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
Impossible Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while Vultr offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Impossible Cloud | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
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$2.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $2.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Different terms |
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$8.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (7 mo) | $3.20 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Different terms |
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$4.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
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$3.11 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
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-- | $1.49 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
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-- | $2.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
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-- | $1.85 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
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-- | $1.49 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
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-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
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-- | $1.99 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
Impossible Cloud bills reserved (3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48 or 60 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 | Impossible Cloud | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers only | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Data centers only | Merchant |
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 | Impossible Cloud | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | Germany | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 33 |
| Example customers | -- | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
| Website | www.impossiblecloud.com | www.vultr.com |
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Our data for Impossible Cloud was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Vultr on Oct. 2, 2026.