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DO vs Vultr: Pricing Comparison (2026)

Updated Apr 4, 2026DOVultr
Overall Winner
Vultr
DO Wins
3
Vultr Wins
4
Ties
5

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)
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Best for Droplets workloads
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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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CategoryDO DOVultr VultrDiffCheapest
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)
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Monthly Cost Examples

Droplets - Basic (Shared CPU) - 1 vCPU, 0.5 GB RAM
DO s-1vcpu-512mb-10gb$4.34/mo
Vultr vc2-1c-0.5gb-v6$2.48/mo
Volumes - Block Storage - 4000 GB Volume
DO vol-4000gb$400.00/mo
Vultr vultr-block-10000gb$1,000.03/mo
Load Balancers - Load Balancer - Regional HTTP LB
DO lb-regional-http$12.00/mo
Vultr vultr-lb-standard$10.00/mo
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