Vultr Cloud Compute alternatives

14 compute providers compared against Vultr Cloud Compute on per vCPU-hour. Vultr Cloud Compute is kept in the table and highlighted, because it is the number everything else here is measured against.

List prices checked

Ranked by per vCPU-hour

Cheapest first. "vs Vultr Cloud Compute" shows how many times cheaper or dearer each one is on the same axis.

#ServiceProviderper vCPU-hourvs Vultr Cloud ComputeFree tier
1Vultr Cloud Computeyou are hereVultr$0.0040—None; the $2.50 IPv6-only plan is the entry point
2Hetzner CloudHetzner$0.00521.3× dearer20 TB of traffic included with every server
3DigitalOcean DropletsDigitalOcean$0.00601.4× dearer500 GB to 1 TB of pooled egress per Droplet
4Scaleway InstancesScaleway$0.00601.4× dearerNone
5UpCloudUpCloud$0.00742× dearerNone
6Linode (Akamai Cloud)Akamai$0.00752× dearer1 TB of egress included on the $5 plan
7Oracle Cloud ComputeOracle$0.0102.5× dearer4 Arm cores, 24 GB RAM, and 10 TB egress per month, always free
8AWS EC2Amazon Web Services$0.04210× dearer750 hours per month of a t-class micro instance for 12 months
9Google Compute EngineGoogle$0.04810× dearerOne e2-micro instance per month, always free
10Azure Virtual MachinesMicrosoft$0.05210× dearer750 hours per month of a B1s instance for 12 months
11IONOS Cloud ServersIONOS—Infinity× dearerUnlimited traffic included
12OVHcloud VPSOVHcloud—Infinity× dearerUnmetered traffic on most VPS plans
13AWS LightsailAmazon Web Services—Infinity× dearerThree months free on the smallest plan
14Contabo VPSContabo—Infinity× dearerUnlimited traffic, throttled after 32 TB
15DigitalOcean KubernetesDigitalOcean—Infinity× dearerControl plane free on the standard tier

Source: Vultr pricing (May 2026). Published list prices only — committed-use discounts, regional variation, and per-request charges are not included. Not yet independently re-checked against the vendor’s page.

Questions

What is the best alternative to Vultr Cloud Compute in 2026?
Nothing in this category undercuts Vultr Cloud Compute on per vCPU-hour at list price, which makes it the cheapest option in the table above. The reasons to move would be region coverage, feature set, or avoiding vendor concentration rather than price.
How many alternatives to Vultr Cloud Compute are there?
14 in this dataset, all compute providers with published list prices. The table ranks every one of them on per vCPU-hour with Vultr Cloud Compute highlighted in place, so you can see exactly where it sits rather than taking a "top 5" on trust.
Is switching from Vultr Cloud Compute worth it?
It depends on which axis dominates your bill. Virtual machines billed by the hour or by the month. Two pricing models coexist here: flat monthly plans with bundled traffic, and per-hour on-demand rates with metered egress on top. The second looks cheaper per vCPU and is usually not. Run your own volumes through the comparison pages linked below before migrating — a provider that is cheaper per unit can still be more expensive for your particular usage shape.
Are there free alternatives to Vultr Cloud Compute?
12 of them publish a free tier — they are marked in the table. Check whether each is permanent or a 12-month trial; the two look identical on a pricing page and are very different a year in.

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