Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, Vultr sells 10 VPS plans from $2.50/month (Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb): 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB SSD, 500 GB traffic) in 32 locations. It ranks #10 of 160 providers overall and #1 of 60 for VPS in California. Trustpilot rates it 1.6 from 585 reviews.
Key takeaways
- Cheapest plan: Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) at $2.50/month (1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB SSD, 500 GB traffic).
- Windows Server from $5.00/month (Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb), licence fee extra (not published)).
- 32 data-center locations in 19 countries: Amsterdam, Atlanta, Bangalore, Chicago, Dallas, Delhi and 26 more.
- Free credit: Promotional free credits for new accounts valid up to 30 days (amount varies by campaign); non-card payment methods require a small deposit.
- Ranks #10 of 160 overall; best placing #1 of 60 for VPS in California.
Key facts
| Website | vultr.com |
|---|---|
| Headquarters | West Palm Beach, United States |
| Founded | 2014 |
| Cheapest plan | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb), $2.50/month |
| Price per GB RAM (median) | $5.50 |
| Data centers | 32 locations in 19 countries (Africa, Asia, Europe, Middle East, North America, Oceania, South America) |
| Virtualization | KVM |
| Billing | Hourly, monthly |
| Windows Server | Yes Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025 Standard and Datacenter (plus Core editions) offered; license fee billed on top of the plan (e.g. $16/mo on the 1 vCPU / 2 GB $10 plan). Bring-your-own ISO also possible. |
| Operating systems | Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, Fedora, Fedora CoreOS, Arch Linux, FreeBSD, OpenBSD, Windows Server |
| Storage | Yes NVMe (NVMe, SSD) |
| DDoS protection | Yes |
| Backups / snapshots | Paid backups; snapshots: Yes |
| IPv4 / IPv6 | IPv4 included: Yes; IPv6: Yes |
| API | Yes |
| Dedicated CPU plans | Yes |
| Payment methods | Card, paypal, crypto, alipay, wire, other |
| Trial or credit | Promotional free credits for new accounts valid up to 30 days (amount varies by campaign); non-card payment methods require a small deposit |
| Money-back | Not published |
| Support | 24/7 ticket support included; no phone support |
| Email / port 25 | Opt-in email only (spam banned) |
| Uptime SLA | 100% |
| Trustpilot | 1.6 / 5 from 585 reviews (profile) |
Plans and prices
10 plans recorded across 5 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest.
| Plan | Line | CPU | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Traffic | $/month | $/GB RAM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | Cloud Compute - Regular Performance | Shared | 1 | 512 MB | 10 GB SSD | 500 GB | $2.50 | $5.00 | $0.004/hr, capped at 672 h/month. Pricing page lists this row with a public IPv4 at $2.50 and an 'IPv6 Only' variant at $3.50; third-party catalogs show the 0.5 GB plans available only in New Jersey/Atlanta and frequently sold out |
| Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb) | Cloud Compute - Regular Performance | Shared | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 1 TB | $5.00 | $5.00 | $0.007/hr; the practical entry plan in most locations |
| Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 2 GB (vc2-1c-2gb) | Cloud Compute - Regular Performance | Shared | 1 | 2 GB | 55 GB SSD | 2 TB | $10.00 | $5.00 | $0.015/hr |
| Regular Performance 2 vCPU / 4 GB (vc2-2c-4gb) | Cloud Compute - Regular Performance | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB SSD | 3 TB | $20.00 | $5.00 | $0.03/hr |
| Regular Performance 4 vCPU / 8 GB (vc2-4c-8gb) | Cloud Compute - Regular Performance | Shared | 4 | 8 GB | 160 GB SSD | 4 TB | $40.00 | $5.00 | $0.06/hr |
| High Frequency 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vhf-1c-1gb) | Cloud Compute - High Frequency | Shared | 1 | 1 GB | 32 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $6.00 | $6.00 | $0.009/hr; 3 GHz+ Intel Xeon with NVMe |
| High Performance AMD 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vhp-1c-1gb-amd) | Cloud Compute - High Performance | Shared | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $6.00 | $6.00 | $0.009/hr; AMD EPYC or Intel Xeon variants at identical prices, NVMe |
| High Performance 2 vCPU / 4 GB (vhp-2c-4gb) | Cloud Compute - High Performance | Shared | 2 | 4 GB | 100 GB NVMe | 5 TB | $24.00 | $6.00 | $0.036/hr |
| Optimized General Purpose 1 vCPU / 4 GB (voc-g-1c-4gb-30s-amd) | Optimized Cloud Compute - General Purpose | Dedicated | 1 | 4 GB | 30 GB NVMe | 4 TB | $30.00 | $7.50 | $0.045/hr; dedicated AMD EPYC vCPU |
| Optimized CPU Optimized 2 vCPU / 4 GB (voc-c-2c-4gb-50s-amd) | Optimized Cloud Compute - CPU Optimized | Dedicated | 2 | 4 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 5 TB | $40.00 | $10.00 | $0.06/hr; dedicated AMD EPYC vCPU |
Native USD pricing; no conversion needed (2026-10-14)
Vultr Windows VPS prices
Plans that can run Windows Server, with the monthly licence fee added where Vultr charges one.
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | $/month | Licence |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb) | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $5.00 | licence fee extra (not published) |
| High Frequency 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vhf-1c-1gb) | 1 | 1 GB | 32 GB | $6.00 | licence fee extra (not published) |
| High Performance AMD 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vhp-1c-1gb-amd) | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB | $6.00 | licence fee extra (not published) |
| Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 2 GB (vc2-1c-2gb) | 1 | 2 GB | 55 GB | $10.00 | licence fee extra (not published) |
| Regular Performance 2 vCPU / 4 GB (vc2-2c-4gb) | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB | $20.00 | licence fee extra (not published) |
| High Performance 2 vCPU / 4 GB (vhp-2c-4gb) | 2 | 4 GB | 100 GB | $24.00 | licence fee extra (not published) |
Data-center locations
Vultr lets you deploy in 32 locations: 11 in North America, 8 in Europe, 7 in Asia, 2 in South America, 2 in Oceania, 1 in Middle East and 1 in Africa. Countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland and 7 more.
Map of Vultr locations
Click a marker to see which providers sell servers there. Marker size reflects the number of providers in that city.
- Melbourne (Australia)
- Sydney (Australia)
- Sao Paulo (Brazil)
- Toronto (Canada)
- Santiago (Chile)
- Paris (France)
- Frankfurt (Germany)
- Bangalore (India)
- Delhi (India)
- Mumbai (India)
- Tel Aviv (Israel)
- Osaka (Japan)
- Tokyo (Japan)
- Mexico City (Mexico)
- Amsterdam (Netherlands)
- Warsaw (Poland)
- Singapore (Singapore)
- Johannesburg (South Africa)
- Seoul (South Korea)
- Madrid (Spain)
- Stockholm (Sweden)
- London (United Kingdom)
- Manchester (United Kingdom)
- Atlanta (United States)
- Chicago (United States)
- Dallas (United States)
- Honolulu (United States)
- Los Angeles (United States)
- Miami (United States)
- New York (United States)
- San Jose (United States)
- Seattle (United States)
Pros and cons
Strengths
- 32 cities on six continents including Africa, South America, Middle East and India
- Windows Server 2016-2025 images with licensing, plus custom ISO upload and BSD images
- Crypto (BitPay), PayPal, Alipay and UnionPay accepted; hourly billing capped at 672 h
Limitations
- DDoS protection is a paid add-on at $10/mo per instance; backups add 20%, snapshots $0.05/GB
- Regular Performance line uses plain SSD; NVMe only on High Frequency/High Performance lines
- No refunds under any circumstances and a 1.6/5 Trustpilot score from 585 reviews
Acceptable use
CPU and GPU cryptocurrency mining is prohibited, as are open proxies, open relays and Tor exit nodes; VPNs are not specifically addressed. Crawling that disrupts the target, unsolicited bulk email and copyright-infringing content are banned; torrents and IPTV are not named explicitly.
Where Vultr ranks
Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.
- Best VPS in California #1 of 60
- Best VPS in North America #2 of 113
- Best VPS in United States #2 of 109
- Best VPS in Texas #1 of 42
- Best VPS in Asia #2 of 84
- Best VPS in Netherlands #2 of 83
- Best VPS in Dallas #1 of 41
- Best VPS in Amsterdam #2 of 76
- Best VPS in Chicago #1 of 37
- Best VPS in Germany #2 of 68
- Best VPS in United Kingdom #2 of 67
- Best VPS in Europe #4 of 129
- Best VPS in Singapore #2 of 64
- Best VPS in Singapore #2 of 64
- Best VPS in London #2 of 62
- Best VPS in Frankfurt #2 of 60
- Best VPS in South America #1 of 25
- Best VPS in New York #2 of 50
- Best VPS in Brazil #1 of 24
- Best VPS in Japan #2 of 48
- Best VPS in Canada #2 of 47
- Best VPS in Sao Paulo #1 of 23
- Best VPS in Tokyo #2 of 46
- Best VPS in Australia #2 of 45
Alternatives to Vultr
Providers closest to Vultr by region, price and features. LikeVPS, Amazon Lightsail and UpCloud are the nearest matches.
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | $/GB RAM | Locations | Windows | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lite 2.0 | $10.00 | 2 GB | $5.00 | 26 | Yes | — | |
| 2 |  Amazon Lightsail |
Linux 512 MB | $5.00 | 512 MB | $10.00 | 19 | Yes | 1.3 (429) |
| 3 | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | $3.50 | 1 GB | $3.50 | 14 | Yes | 3.0 (168) | |
| 4 | VM.Standard.A1.Flex 1 OCPU / 8 GB | $16.06 | 8 GB | $2.01 | 25 | Yes | 1.3 (180) | |
| 5 | Basic | $4.00 | 1 GB | $4.00 | 21 | Yes | 4.3 (388) | |
| 6 | Entry (1 GB) | $4.00 | 1 GB | $4.00 | 21 | Yes | 1.4 (118) |
Frequently asked questions
How much does Vultr VPS cost?
Plans start at $2.50 per month for Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) (1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB SSD, 500 GB traffic); $0.004/hr, capped at 672 h/month. Pricing page lists this row with a public IPv4 at $2.50 and an 'IPv6 Only' variant at $3.50; third-party catalogs show the 0.5 GB plans available only in New Jersey/Atlanta and frequently sold out. Across its published plans the median price is $5.50 per GB of RAM.
Where are Vultr's data centers?
Vultr lets you deploy in 32 locations: 11 in North America, 8 in Europe, 7 in Asia, 2 in South America, 2 in Oceania, 1 in Middle East and 1 in Africa. Countries: Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, India, Israel, Japan, Mexico, Netherlands, Poland and 7 more.
Does Vultr offer Windows VPS?
Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025 Standard and Datacenter (plus Core editions) offered; license fee billed on top of the plan (e.g. $16/mo on the 1 vCPU / 2 GB $10 plan). Bring-your-own ISO also possible. Cheapest Windows-capable plan: Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 1 GB (vc2-1c-1gb) at $5.00/month.
Does Vultr have hourly billing?
Yes, servers are billed by the hour with a monthly cap.
Is Vultr good?
As of October 23, 2026, Vultr sells 10 VPS plans from $2.50/month (Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb): 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB SSD, 500 GB traffic) in 32 locations. It ranks #10 of 160 providers overall and #1 of 60 for VPS in California. Trustpilot rates it 1.6 from 585 reviews. 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. Limitations: 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.
Sources
Data was read from these pages (provider data checked October 14, 2026; rankings updated October 23, 2026). Prices change; check the provider's site before buying.
- https://www.vultr.com/pricing/
- https://www.vultr.com/products/cloud-compute/
- https://www.vultr.com/products/regular-performance-compute/
- https://www.vultr.com/features/datacenter-locations/
- https://www.vultr.com/features/upload-iso/
- https://www.vultr.com/servers/windows
- https://www.vultr.com/
- https://www.vultr.com/legal/use-policy/
- https://www.vultr.com/legal/sla/
- https://www.vultr.com/legal/tos/
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- https://docs.vultr.com/support/platform/billing/what-payment-methods-do-you-accept
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- https://docs.vultr.com/ddos-protection
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