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Vultr vs Cloudways
Cheapest entry plan: Vultr at $0.00/mo,
versus Cloudways at $14.00/mo.
Quick verdict
| Vultr | Cloudways |
|---|
| Cheapest plan | $0.00/mo | $14.00/mo |
| Entry RAM | 0.5 GB | 1 GB |
| Entry bandwidth | unmetered | 1 TB |
| Regions | 30 | 10 |
| Free credit | $100 | - |
| HQ | US | MT |
| Founded | 2014 | 2011 |
| Best for | Hobby projects, Geographic redundancy, Hourly burst workloads | WordPress agencies, WooCommerce stores, Managed Laravel apps |
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Vultr plans
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Bandwidth | Monthly | $/GB RAM |
| VC2 1C 0.5GB | 1 | 0.5 GB | 10 GB NVMe | unmetered | $0.00 | $0.00 |
| VC2 1C 0.5GB | 1 | 0.5 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 0.5 TB | $2.50 | $5.00 |
| VC2 1C 0.5GB | 1 | 0.5 GB | 10 GB NVMe | 0.5 TB | $3.50 | $7.00 |
| VC2 1C 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $5.00 | $5.00 |
| VHF 1C 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 32 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| VHP 1C 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| VHP 1C 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $6.00 | $6.00 |
| VC2 1C 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 55 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $10.00 | $5.00 |
| VHF 1C 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 64 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $12.00 | $6.00 |
| VHP 1C 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB NVMe | 3.1 TB | $12.00 | $6.00 |
Cloudways plans
| Plan | vCPU | RAM | Storage | Bandwidth | Monthly | $/GB RAM |
| DO Standard 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 25 GB SSD | 1 TB | $14.00 | $14.00 |
| DO Standard 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 50 GB SSD | 2 TB | $28.00 | $14.00 |
| Vultr HF 1GB | 1 | 1 GB | 32 GB NVMe | 1 TB | $16.00 | $16.00 |
| Vultr HF 2GB | 1 | 2 GB | 64 GB NVMe | 2 TB | $28.00 | $14.00 |
| DO Standard 4GB | 2 | 4 GB | 80 GB SSD | 4 TB | $50.00 | $12.50 |
Vultr pros
- Per-hour billing with no long-term commitment
- 30+ regions worldwide including Tokyo and Osaka
- $2.50/mo IPv6-only entry plan undercuts most competitors
- Public Plans API makes price tracking trivial
Cloudways pros
- Managed WordPress on top of any of 5 IaaS providers
- Free SSL, staging, automated backups
- Object cache, Redis, ElasticSearch one-click
- Highest-paying VPS affiliate in the agency space
Vultr cons
- Bandwidth allowances are smaller than Hetzner
- Cheapest plan is IPv6 only
- Egress fees apply once allowance is exceeded
Cloudways cons
- Markup over raw IaaS pricing
- DO/Vultr nodes only, no Hetzner
- Vendor lock-in via custom control panel
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