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Thunder Compute vs Vultr

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What's good about...

Thunder Compute logo Thunder Compute

  • Offers fast GPUs at low prices, including A100 and H100 instances
  • Simple, pay-as-you-go, transparent pricing model
  • Customizable instance specs (CPUs, RAM, disk)

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 Thunder Compute's prices compare against Vultr?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Vultr Vultr
$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Vultr Vultr
$40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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.
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
$10.00 / mo 100 GB · $0.1 per GB/month
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.
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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.
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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.
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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.
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Vultr Vultr
$15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

Free egress allowance

Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Vultr Vultr
2 TB / mo for most services

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Vultr Vultr
$10.00 $0.01 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
Vultr Vultr
A100 $1.09 $2.40

Billing Options

Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
On-Demand
Vultr Vultr
On-DemandSpotCustom

Available Models

Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.

Thunder Compute offers 4 GPU models, while Vultr offers 10.

Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
H100(4) A100(4) RTX A6000(1) L40(4)
Vultr Vultr
H100(1) A100(3) L40S(4) B200(1) MI300X(1) MI455X(1) MI325X(1) GH200(1) MI355X(1) A16(3)

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 Thunder Compute and Vultr offer:

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

Company details

Website
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
www.thundercompute.com
Vultr Vultr
www.vultr.com
Headquarters
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
United States of America
Vultr Vultr
United States of America
Founded
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
2024
Vultr Vultr
2014
Data Center Locations
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
1
Vultr Vultr
32
Example Customers
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health
Vultr Vultr
Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield

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Our data for Thunder Compute was last updated on Aug. 22, 2026, and for Vultr on Aug. 22, 2026.