Updated March 2026 · Independent Analysis
VultrvsDigitalOcean
Vultr starts at $2.5/mo, 38% cheaper than DigitalOcean's $4/mo. Both rated 4.4/5 by users.
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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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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Vultr
4.4/5 avg
G2 Score4.4/5
Capterra Score4.5/5
G2 Rating4.4/5
DigitalOcean
4.5/5 avg
G2 Score4.5/5
Capterra Score4.7/5
G2 Rating4.5/5
Quick Stats
Free Plan
VultrYes ✓
DigitalOceanYes ✓
Feature Comparison
Vultr uniquely offers Cloud Compute, Bare Metal, Object Storage. DigitalOcean uniquely offers Droplets (VPS), App Platform, Spaces (Object Storage). Both share 7 features including Kubernetes, Managed Databases, Load Balancers.
Feature
Vultr
DigitalOcean
Kubernetes
✓
✓
Managed Databases
✓
✓
Load Balancers
✓
✓
Firewalls
✓
✓
Snapshots
✓
✓
Backups
✓
✓
API
✓
✓
Cloud Compute
✓
✗
Bare Metal
✓
✗
Object Storage
✓
✗
Block Storage
✓
✗
DNS
✓
✗
CLI
✓
✗
32 Global Locations
✓
✗
DDoS Protection
✓
✗
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
✗
✓
Total Features
15
31
Quick Verdict
Independent analysis based on features, pricing, and user ratings
Choose Vultr if you need:
- ✓ Cloud Compute
- ✓ Bare Metal
- ✓ Object Storage
- ✓ Block Storage
- ✓ DNS
Choose DigitalOcean if you need:
- ✓ Droplets (VPS)
- ✓ App Platform
- ✓ Spaces (Object Storage)
- ✓ CDN
- ✓ VPC
Pricing Comparison
Vultr starts at $2.5/mo, 38% cheaper than DigitalOcean's $4/mo.
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
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
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