Thunder Compute
vs
Vultr
What's good about each
- 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 | Thunder Compute | 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 | $21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | $10.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | 54% cheaper on Vultr |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| 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 | -- Not listed | 0.5-15 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB |
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
Thunder Compute offers 4 GPU models, while Vultr offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Thunder Compute | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 1 config
|
$3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $2.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Different terms |
|
A100
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.40 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 55% cheaper on Thunder Compute |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
$0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Thunder Compute only |
|
L40
4 configs
|
$0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Thunder Compute only |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $3.20 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $2.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
MI300X
1 config
|
-- | $1.85 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.49 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
MI325X
1 config
|
-- | $2.00 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
GH200
1 config
|
-- | $1.99 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
Thunder Compute 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 | Thunder Compute | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | -- | 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 | Thunder Compute | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 1 | 33 |
| Example customers | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
| Website | www.thundercompute.com | www.vultr.com |
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Our data for Thunder Compute was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Vultr on Oct. 1, 2026.