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Runpod vs Vultr

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What's good about...

Runpod logo Runpod

  • Deploy affordable GPUs in under a minute
  • Scale across 30+ regions worldwide
  • Flexible billing: pay by the second, no commitments
  • Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring

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 Runpod's prices compare against Vultr?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Runpod Runpod
$43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Vultr Vultr
$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Runpod Runpod
$86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Vultr Vultr
$40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Runpod Runpod
$172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Vultr Vultr
$160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Runpod Runpod
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Vultr Vultr
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Runpod Runpod
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Vultr Vultr
$18.00 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Runpod Runpod
--
Vultr Vultr
$10.00 / mo

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Runpod Runpod
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Vultr Vultr
$60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Runpod Runpod
--
Vultr Vultr
$15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

Free egress allowance

Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited
Vultr Vultr
2 TB / mo for most services

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited
Vultr Vultr
$10.00 $0.01 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Runpod Runpod
$0.13/hr
Vultr Vultr
$0.47/hr

Billing Options

Runpod Runpod
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (12mo)
Vultr Vultr
On-DemandReserved (36mo)Reserved (24mo)

Available Models

Runpod offers 22 GPU models, while Vultr offers 10.

Runpod Runpod
H100(60) A100(21) H200(24) L40S(18) B200(18) RTX Pro 6000(24) RTX A6000(10) L4(12) RTX 4090(5) RTX 6000 Ada(5)
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Vultr Vultr
H100(2) A100(7) L40S(5) B200(1) MI300X(1) A40(2) MI355X(1) A16(5) GH200(1) MI325X(1)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Runpod and Vultr offer:

Service Runpod Vultr
Block Storage
Container Registry
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
Object Storage
Python Notebooks
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Runpod Runpod
www.runpod.io
Vultr Vultr
www.vultr.com
Headquarters
Runpod Runpod
United States of America
Vultr Vultr
United States of America
Founded
Runpod Runpod
2022
Vultr Vultr
2014
Data Center Locations
Runpod Runpod
24
Vultr Vultr
32
Example Customers
Runpod Runpod
Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor
Vultr Vultr
Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield

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Our data for Runpod was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Vultr on March 20, 2026.