Updated March 2026 · Independent Analysis
DigitalOceanvsVultr
Vultr starts at $2.5/mo, 38% cheaper than DigitalOcean's $4/mo. Both rated 4.5/5 by users.
DigitalOceanvs Vultr
★ 4.5/5+0.1 vs Vultr
Only in DigitalOcean
- ✦ Droplets (VPS)
- ✦ App Platform
- ✦ Spaces (Object Storage)
✓ Free planFrom $4/mo(pricier)800K+ customers users · est. 2011
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Vultrvs DigitalOcean
★ 4.4/5-0.1 vs DigitalOcean
Only in Vultr
- ✦ Cloud Compute
- ✦ Bare Metal
- ✦ Object Storage
✓ Free planFrom $2.5/mo(cheaper)1.5M+ customers users · est. 2014
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DigitalOcean
4.5/5 avg
G2 Score4.5/5
Capterra Score4.7/5
G2 Rating4.5/5
Vultr
4.4/5 avg
G2 Score4.4/5
Capterra Score4.5/5
G2 Rating4.4/5
Quick Stats
Free Plan
DigitalOceanYes ✓
VultrYes ✓
Feature Comparison
DigitalOcean uniquely offers Droplets (VPS), App Platform, Spaces (Object Storage). Vultr uniquely offers Cloud Compute, Bare Metal, Object Storage. Both share 7 features including Kubernetes, Managed Databases, Load Balancers.
Feature
DigitalOcean
Vultr
Kubernetes
✓
✓
Managed Databases
✓
✓
Load Balancers
✓
✓
Firewalls
✓
✓
Backups
✓
✓
Snapshots
✓
✓
API
✓
✓
Droplets (VPS)
✓
✗
App Platform
✓
✗
Spaces (Object Storage)
✓
✗
CDN
✓
✗
VPC
✓
✗
Monitoring
✓
✗
CLI Tools
✓
✗
Functions (Serverless)
✓
✗
Floating IPs
✓
✗
Project Management
✓
✗
Team Collaboration
✓
✗
Access Controls
✓
✗
Billing Alerts
✓
✗
Usage Metrics
✓
✗
Network Analytics
✓
✗
Bandwidth Graphs
✓
✗
Uptime Guarantees
✓
✗
SSL Certificates
✓
✗
Domain Management
✓
✗
DNS Management
✓
✗
IPv6 Support
✓
✗
Geo Redundancy
✓
✗
Disaster Recovery
✓
✗
Automated Scaling
✓
✗
Cloud Compute
✗
✓
Bare Metal
✗
✓
Object Storage
✗
✓
Block Storage
✗
✓
DNS
✗
✓
CLI
✗
✓
32 Global Locations
✗
✓
DDoS Protection
✗
✓
Total Features
31
15
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose DigitalOcean if you need:
- ✓ Droplets (VPS)
- ✓ App Platform
- ✓ Spaces (Object Storage)
- ✓ CDN
- ✓ VPC
Choose Vultr if you need:
- ✓ Cloud Compute
- ✓ Bare Metal
- ✓ Object Storage
- ✓ Block Storage
- ✓ DNS
Pricing Comparison
Vultr starts at $2.5/mo, 38% cheaper than DigitalOcean's $4/mo.
DigitalOcean Plans
Free tier available
$200 Free Credit
Free- • $200 credit for new accounts
Basic DropletBest Value
$4/mo- • 512MB RAM
- • 1 vCPU
- • 10GB SSD
Regular Droplet
$6/mo- • 1GB RAM
- • 1 vCPU
- • 25GB SSD
Premium Droplet
$8/mo- • 1GB RAM
- • 1 vCPU
- • NVMe SSD
Vultr Plans
Free tier available
$250 Credit
Free- • $250 free credit for new accounts
Cloud ComputeBest Value
$2.5/mo- • 1 vCPU
- • 512MB RAM
- • 10GB SSD
High Frequency
$6/mo- • 1 vCPU
- • 1GB RAM
- • 32GB NVMe
Bare Metal
$120/mo- • Dedicated hardware
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