Koyeb
vs
Vultr
What's good about each
- Scale-to-zero on GPU and CPU instances
- GPUs from RTX 4000 SFF Ada to 8x H200 and B200
- Serverless Postgres that sleeps when idle
- Free web service and Postgres database for testing
- EU-based, with Paris and Frankfurt regions
- 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 | Koyeb | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $10.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | 52% cheaper on Vultr |
| Medium VM | $41.47 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | $40.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | Within 5% |
| Large VM | $82.94 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | $160.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | 48% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| PostgreSQL | $140.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage | 57% cheaper on Vultr |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | $10.00 /mo | |
| Egress allowance | 1 TB / mo | 0.5-15 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions, Asia is $0.04 / GB | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | 50% 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
Koyeb offers 9 GPU models, while Vultr offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Koyeb | Vultr | Difference |
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$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Different terms |
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$5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Different terms |
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$1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.40 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 33% cheaper on Koyeb |
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$1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.67 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 28% cheaper on Koyeb |
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$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
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$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
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$0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb 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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-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
Koyeb bills on-demand; 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 | Koyeb | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Enterprise plan only | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | 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 | Koyeb | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | France | USA |
| Locations | 6 | 33 |
| Example customers | Kong, eToro, Scenario, Strapi, Neon | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
| Website | koyeb.com | www.vultr.com |
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Our data for Koyeb was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Vultr on Oct. 2, 2026.