Vercel
vs
Vultr
What's good about each
- Built-in support for Next.js and other frontend frameworks
- API for issuing custom domains to your own customers
- Functions bill CPU time, not time spent waiting on I/O
- 20 compute regions, 120+ edge locations
- 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 | Vercel | 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 | $36.40 /mo 1 TB (Vercel Blob) | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | 51% cheaper on Vultr |
| 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 | |
| Serverless | $170.42 /mo 25M invocations, 2 GB RAM (minimum), 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB (Hobby) to 1 TB (Pro) | 0.5-15 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB (Fast Data Transfer) | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB | 93% 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
Vultr offers 9 GPU models. We don't currently list GPU prices for Vercel.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Vercel | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | 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 | Vercel | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2015 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 20 | 33 |
| Example customers | Shopify, Notion, Stripe, Ramp, The Weather Company | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
| Website | vercel.com | www.vultr.com |
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Our data for Vercel was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Vultr on Oct. 22, 2026.