Pricing Plans
Compare Vultr's hosting plans
0Pros & Cons
What We Like
- Developers wanting affordable cloud compute
- Startups needing flexible pay-as-you-go pricing
- Users needing many global locations (32 regions)
- GPU compute and machine learning workloads
- API-first infrastructure automation
- Users comfortable with self-management
What Could Be Better
- Need managed WordPress hosting
- Want phone or chat support
- Beginner requiring hand-holding
- Need included email hosting
- Want cPanel/Plesk included
- Require money-back guarantee
Rating Breakdown
Value for Money
4.5Performance
4.5Support Quality
2.0Security
3.5Features
4.0Ease of Use
3.5Transparency
4.5Overall Rating
Weighted average of all categories
3.8/5
Technical Specifications
Complete feature breakdown across all 150 data points
Storage & Resources
- Storage
- 10 GB SSD/NVMe
- Storage Type
- SSD/NVMe
- Bandwidth
- 500 GB
- Websites
- Not specified
- Databases
- Not specified
Performance
- Uptime Guarantee
- 100%
- Uptime SLA Credit
- CDN Included
- HTTP/2
Server Locations
- Location Count
- 32 locations
- Choose Location
- Locations
- New York (US), Los Angeles (US), Chicago (US)
Security
- Free SSL
- Wildcard SSL
- Dedicated IP
- DDoS Protection
- DDoS Level
- Standard DDoS protection included; Advanced mitigation available
- 2FA
Backups & Malware
- Malware Scanning
- Malware Removal
- Firewall
- Backup Frequency
- Automatic (optional, 20% extra cost)
- On-Demand Backup
- Restore Fee
- Free
Developer Tools
- SSH Access
- Git Deployment
- Cron Jobs
- Redis
- WP-CLI
Language Support
- Node.js
- Python
- Ruby
WordPress
- WP Optimized
- Auto Install
- Auto Updates
- WP Staging
- WooCommerce
- LiteSpeed Cache
- Object Caching
- Multisite
Support
- Live Chat
- Phone Support
- Ticket Support
- Priority Support
- KB Quality
- 5/5
- Channels
- Ticket, Knowledge Base, Community Forum, API Documentation
- Languages
- English
- Email Included
- Account Limit
- 0
- Webmail
- Spam Filter
- Forwarding
Pricing Details
- Monthly Price
- $2.5/mo
- Renewal Price
- $2.5/mo
- 1st Year Cost
- $30
- 2nd Year Cost
- $30
- Setup Fee
- None
- Monthly Billing
Free Inclusions
- Free SSL
- Free Domain
- Free Migration
- Free CDN
Migration
- Free Migration
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Panel Name
- Vultr Dashboard
- Softaculous
- Site Builder
Compliance
- GDPR
- PCI
- HIPAA
- Certifications
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001
CMS Platforms
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Magento
- Laravel
- Django
- Next.js
- Rails
- Static Sites
Content Policies
- Adult Content
- Gambling
- legal_only
- Crypto Sites
- Bandwidth Overage
- 2TB free egress pooled across all instances; $0.01/GB overage
- Storage Overage
- Pay for additional block storage at $0.10/GB/month
Business Features
- API Access
- Reseller Hosting
- White Label
Best For (Score)
- Beginners
- 1/5
- Bloggers
- 2/5
- Developers
- 5/5
- eCommerce
- 3/5
- Agencies
- 4/5
- Enterprise
- 4/5
Company Info
- Founded
- 2014
- Headquarters
- United States
- Parent Company
- The Constant Company
- Trustpilot
- 2/5 (523 reviews)
Our Ratings
- Overall
- 3.8/5
- Value
- 4.5/5
- Performance
- 4.5/5
- Support
- 2/5
- Security
- 3.5/5
- Features
- 4/5
- Ease of Use
- 3.5/5
- Transparency
- 4.5/5
Managed WordPress
- Available
Regional Info
- Best Countries
- United States, India, Brazil, Germany, United Kingdom, Singapore, Australia
- Currencies
- USD
- Support Languages
- English
- Data Sovereignty
- GDPR, SOC 2
External Ratings
- Trustpilot
- 2/5
- Reviews Count
- 523
- G2 Rating
- 4.3/5
- BBB Rating
- NR (Not Rated)
Advanced Technical
- DB Type
- MySQL/PostgreSQL (managed available)
- Elasticsearch
Access & Limits
- SSH Tier
- All plans (root access)
- Instant Activation
Additional Pricing
- Exclusions
- No money-back guarantee; Pay-as-you-go model with hourly billing; Can destroy instances anytime; Unused credit remains in account
- Payment Methods
- Credit Card, Debit Card, PayPal, Cryptocurrency (Bitcoin, Ethereum, etc.), Wire Transfer, Alipay
- Auto Renewal
- SSL Provider
- Self-managed (Let's Encrypt or commercial)
- Dedicated IP Cost
- $3/mo
Support Details
- Community Forum
- Outsourced
Affiliate Program
- Affiliate Available
- Commission Type
- CPA (Cost Per Acquisition)
- Commission Amount
- Up to $100 per referral (customer must be active 30+ days); 30-day cookie; Monthly PayPal payments
Additional Policies
- File Hosting
- Proxy/VPN
- BW Overage Cost
- $0.01
- Suspension Policy
- Violation of ToS; fraud detection; non-payment; abuse complaints
- Downloadable Backups
Additional Platforms
- PrestaShop
- Ghost
- Shopify Migration
- Wix Migration
- Squarespace Migration
- Webflow Export
Editorial Notes
- Best For
- Developers wanting affordable cloud compute; Startups needing flexible pay-as-you-go pricing; Users needing many global locations (32 regions); GPU compute and machine learning workloads; API-first infrastructure automation; Users comfortable with self-management; Cryptocurrency payment acceptance
- Avoid If
- Need managed WordPress hosting; Want phone or chat support; Beginner requiring hand-holding; Need included email hosting; Want cPanel/Plesk included; Require money-back guarantee; Uncomfortable with unmanaged infrastructure
- Known Issues
- Low Trustpilot rating (2.0/5); No phone or live chat support (ticket only); Strict account verification causing frustration; Reports of account termination without warning; Billing department only available business hours; 20% extra for automatic backups; Snapshots limited to 10 per account; Support response times can be slow; Some users report load balancer outages
- USP
- Cheapest cloud compute ($2.50/mo) with 100% SLA and 32 global locations
- Ideal Customer
- Developer or startup wanting affordable, flexible cloud infrastructure with global reach
Competition
- Competitors
- DigitalOcean, Linode, Hetzner
- Best Alternative To
- DigitalOcean
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about Vultr
Vultr is excellent for developers who want affordable, flexible cloud infrastructure. However, it's unmanaged, has limited support options (ticket only), and a low Trustpilot rating due to support issues.
Vultr is owned by The Constant Company, a privately-held company founded by David Aninowsky in 2014. In 2024, AMD led a $333M investment valuing Vultr at $3.5B.
Vultr VPS starts at $2.50/month for 512MB RAM. High-performance NVMe instances start at $6/month. All pricing is hourly with no contracts required.
No, Vultr is designed for developers and technical users. There's no cPanel, no managed services, and support is ticket-only. Beginners should consider managed hosting alternatives.
No, Vultr does not include email hosting. You must set up your own mail server or use a third-party email service.
Yes, but it's unmanaged. Vultr offers WordPress one-click installs, but you're responsible for security updates, optimization, and maintenance.
Vultr guarantees 100% uptime SLA for host nodes and network. If uptime falls below this, you receive account credits up to your monthly cost.
Yes, Vultr uses pay-as-you-go hourly billing with no contracts. You can destroy instances anytime and only pay for usage. No money-back guarantee needed.
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