Which is cheaper, DO or Vultr?

Vultr is cheaper in 4 of 12 comparable categories, with an average price difference of 16.4%.

How do DO and Vultr compare for general purpose workloads?

For general purpose workloads: DO: $68.44/mo, Vultr: $60.01/mo. Vultr is cheaper.

DO vs Vultr: Pricing Comparison (2026)

Updated Apr 4, 2026DOVultr

Overall Winner

Vultr

DO Wins

Vultr Wins

Ties

Pricing Analysis

vultr wins 4 of 12 price comparisons, averaging 16.4% lower prices in categories where it leads.

Prices range from $0.001370/hr to $1.97/hr across comparable tiers.

●vultr leads in Droplets (3/3 tiers, avg 23% difference)
●DigitalOcean leads in Volumes (1/3 tiers, avg 21% difference)
●DigitalOcean leads in Managed Databases (1/3 tiers, avg 11% difference)

Choose vultr

Best for Droplets workloads

Choose DigitalOcean

Best for Spaces workloads

Side-by-Side Pricing

Comparing DO and Vultr across 12 equivalent tiers. On-demand hourly rates are shown in USD for the default region.

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Category	DO DO	Vultr Vultr	Diff	Cheapest
Droplets - Basic (Shared CPU) - 1 vCPU, 0.5 GB RAM	$0.0060/hr s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb ($4.34/mo)	$0.0034/hr vc2-1c-0.5gb-v6 ($2.48/mo)	+42.9%	Vultr
Droplets - General Purpose - 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM	$0.0938/hr g-2vcpu-8gb ($68.44/mo)	$0.0822/hr voc-g-2c-8gb-50s-amd ($60.01/mo)	+12.3%	Vultr
Droplets - Memory-Optimized - 4 vCPU, 32 GB RAM	$0.2500/hr m-4vcpu-32gb ($182.50/mo)	$0.2192/hr voc-m-4c-32gb-200s-amd ($160.02/mo)	+12.3%	Vultr
Spaces - Object Storage - Spaces Subscription	$0.0068/hr spaces-base ($5.00/mo)	$0.0082/hr vultr-obj-standard ($5.99/mo)	+16.5%	DO
Volumes - Block Storage - 10 GB Volume	$0.0014/hr vol-10gb ($1.00/mo)	$0.0014/hr vultr-block-10gb ($1.02/mo)	+2.2%	Tie
Volumes - Block Storage - 500 GB Volume	$0.0685/hr vol-500gb ($50.00/mo)	$0.0685/hr vultr-block-500gb ($50.01/mo)	0.0%	Tie
Volumes - Block Storage - 4000 GB Volume	$0.5479/hr vol-4000gb ($400.00/mo)	$1.3699/hr vultr-block-10000gb ($1,000.03/mo)	+60.0%	DO
Managed Databases - Basic - 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM	$0.0205/hr db-s-1vcpu-1gb ($15.00/mo)	$0.0205/hr vultr-db-hp-1c1g ($14.96/mo)	+0.2%	Tie
Managed Databases - General Purpose - 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM	$0.1644/hr db-s-4vcpu-8gb ($120.00/mo)	$0.1644/hr vultr-db-hp-4c8g ($120.01/mo)	0.0%	Tie
Managed Databases - General Purpose - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM	$1.3151/hr db-s-16vcpu-64gb ($960.00/mo)	$1.9726/hr vultr-db-occ-16c64g ($1,440.00/mo)	+33.3%	DO
DOKS - Kubernetes - HA Control Plane	$0.0548/hr doks-ha ($40.00/mo)	$0.0548/hr vultr-vke-ha ($40.00/mo)	0.0%	Tie
Load Balancers - Load Balancer - Regional HTTP LB	$0.0164/hr lb-regional-http ($12.00/mo)	$0.0137/hr vultr-lb-standard ($10.00/mo)	+16.7%	Vultr

When to Choose DO DO

✓Spaces - Object Storage - Spaces Subscription - saves $1.02/mo (16.5% cheaper)
✓Volumes - Block Storage - 4000 GB Volume - saves $600.06/mo (60% cheaper)
✓Managed Databases - General Purpose - 16 vCPU, 64 GB RAM - saves $479.97/mo (33.3% cheaper)

When to Choose Vultr Vultr

✓Droplets - Basic (Shared CPU) - 1 vCPU, 0.5 GB RAM - saves $1.90/mo (42.9% cheaper)
✓Droplets - General Purpose - 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM - saves $8.47/mo (12.3% cheaper)
✓Droplets - Memory-Optimized - 4 vCPU, 32 GB RAM - saves $22.48/mo (12.3% cheaper)
✓Load Balancers - Load Balancer - Regional HTTP LB - saves $1.97/mo (16.7% cheaper)