Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, the closest alternative to Vultr is LikeVPS, followed by Amazon Lightsail and UpCloud. The cheapest of the 12 is Cloudzy at $2.48/month, against $2.50 at Vultr.
Key takeaways
- Prices run from $2.48 (Cloudzy) with a median of $4.27 per month across 12 providers.
- Widest footprint: Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (B-series), 48 data-center locations in 32 countries.
- Best rated: DigitalOcean, 4.5/5 on Trustpilot from 2,581 reviews.
- 10 of 12 offer Windows Server, 7 include DDoS protection and 7 bill by the hour.
Best Vultr alternatives
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1
LikeVPS
UK-registered VPS provider with 26 locations across Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania; DDoS protection and unlimited traffic included in most plans. Lite 2.0 at $10.00/month with 2 GB RAM. 26 locations in 26 countries, DDoS protection included and Windows Server available.
Lite 2.0: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, 20 TB traffic. -
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Amazon Lightsail
Amazon's fixed-price VPS tier with bundled transfer, 19 regions and Windows Server images from $9.50/mo. Linux 512 MB at $5.00/month with 512 MB RAM. 19 locations in 17 countries, DDoS protection included and Windows Server available.
Linux 512 MB: 2 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB SSD, 1 TB traffic. -
3
UpCloud
Finnish cloud with Starter VPS from €3/mo ($3.50), Premium MaxIOPS plans with a 99.999% SLA and 15 zones in 12 countries. Starter 1xCPU-1GB at $3.50/month with 1 GB RAM. Windows Server available and hourly billing.
Starter 1xCPU-1GB: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, traffic n/a. -
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Oracle Cloud Infrastructure Compute
Hyperscaler compute with per-OCPU hourly pricing, a permanent free Arm tier and 45 regions. VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB at $16.06/month with 8 GB RAM. 25 locations in 21 countries, DDoS protection included and Windows Server available.
VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB: 1 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe, 10 TB traffic. -
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Kamatera
Configurable KVM cloud servers billed hourly or monthly in 21 data centres on four continents, from $4/mo. Basic at $4.00/month with 1 GB RAM. 21 locations in 14 countries, Windows Server available and hourly billing.
Basic: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 5 TB traffic.
All 12 alternatives
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | $/GB RAM | Locations | Windows | Hourly | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lite 2.0 | $10.00 | 2 GB | $5.00 | 26 | Yes | No | — | |
| 2 |  Amazon Lightsail |
Linux 512 MB | $5.00 | 512 MB | $10.00 | 19 | Yes | Yes | 1.3 (429) |
| 3 | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | $3.50 | 1 GB | $3.50 | 14 | Yes | Yes | 3.0 (168) | |
| 4 | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | $16.06 | 8 GB | $2.01 | 25 | Yes | Yes | 1.3 (180) | |
| 5 | Basic | $4.00 | 1 GB | $4.00 | 21 | Yes | Yes | 4.3 (388) | |
| 6 | Entry (1 GB) | $4.00 | 1 GB | $4.00 | 21 | Yes | Yes | 1.4 (118) | |
| 7 | VPS-1 | $4.54 | 4 GB | $1.14 | 11 | Yes | No | 3.8 (8,843) | |
| 8 | Standard_B2ats_v2 | $6.86 | 1 GB | $6.86 | 48 | Yes | No | 1.4 (57) | |
| 9 | Basic 512 MB (s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb) | $4.00 | 512 MB | $8.00 | 13 | No | Yes | 4.5 (2,581) | |
| 10 | e2-micro | $6.11 | 1 GB | $6.11 | 41 | Yes | No | 1.4 (43) | |
| 11 | VM-0.5 | $2.99 | 512 MB | $5.98 | 17 | Yes | No | — | |
| 12 | 512 MB DDR5 | $2.48 | 512 MB | $4.96 | 13 | No | Yes | — |
Prices compared
Why people switch from Vultr
Vultr sells plans from $2.50 a month in 32 locations (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America); it offers Windows, bills hourly.
Its strengths: 32 cities on six continents including africa, south america, middle east and india and windows server 2016-2025 images with licensing, plus custom iso upload and bsd images. Its limits: ddos protection is a paid add-on at $10/mo per instance; backups add 20%, snapshots $0.05/gb and regular performance line uses plain ssd; nvme only on high frequency/high performance lines. The alternatives below match the strengths and avoid at least one of the limits.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Vultr?
As of October 23, 2026, the closest alternative to Vultr is LikeVPS, followed by Amazon Lightsail and UpCloud. The cheapest of the 12 is Cloudzy at $2.48/month, against $2.50 at Vultr.
What is a cheaper alternative to Vultr?
Cloudzy at $2.48 per month (512 MB DDR5: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 20 GB NVMe, 1 TB traffic).
Sources
Prices, plans and locations were read from these pages; last checked October 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on the provider's site before you buy.