Spend less. Get more.
Enjoy a broader global footprint with three times the number of global regions, more affordable pricing, and a robust compliance posture on Vultr. Harness Vultr’s partner ecosystem and composable infrastructure to develop and scale workloads without fearing lock-in.
See how savings add up when
switching from DigitalOcean to Vultr
Mid-size user base SaaS application
More regions, lower latency
Nothing affects perceived latency more than proximity to servers. Vultr is available in 32 global regions, while DigitalOcean only has 10. Give your users the fastest experience possible.
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Global regions
Toronto | Canada
Mexico City | Mexico
São Paulo | Brazil
Warsaw | Poland
Atlanta | Georgia
Honolulu | Hawaii
Chicago | Illinois
Dallas | Texas
Los Angeles | California
Miami | Florida
New York Area |
San Francisco Bay Area | California
Seattle | Washington
Amsterdam | Netherlands
London | United Kingdom
Frankfurt | Germany
Paris | France
Madrid | Spain
Stockholm | Sweden
Tokyo | Japan
Seoul | Korea, Republic of
Singapore | Singapore
Bangalore | India
Sydney | Australia
Melbourne | Australia
Mumbai | India
Delhi NCR | India
Santiago | Chile
Tel Aviv-Yafo | Isreal
Johannesburg | South Africa
Osaka | Japan
Manchester | United Kingdom
The support you need
Receive full access to Vultr’s support resources at no additional cost.
Vultr vs DigitalOcean
Full support offered at no additional cost
Requires paid plans for full support
100% uptime SLA
99.0%-99.99% uptime SLA depending on the product
Compute for every use case
Some workloads need bare metal servers, high frequency compute, or the power of GPUs.
Vultr vs DigitalOcean
Virtual Private Servers
High Frequency Compute
Bare Metal CPU
Globally available GPUs
GPUs only available in four locations worldwide
Advanced networking tools
A wider range of networking tools gives you the options you need for your cloud, all with predictable, transparent pricing.
Vultr vs DigitalOcean
Cloud Firewalls
Advanced CDN with manual control over push and pull zones
Basic CDN with no manual control over push or pull zones
Bare Metal CPU
Powerful, affordable cloud infrastructure
Full-stack cloud infrastructure delivered with agility, performance, and reliability.
Global compute, on demand
Launch high-performance VMs and bare metal across six continents. Scale instantly with enterprise-grade reliability and leading price-to-performance.
Explore Vultr Cloud ComputeAlways-on, secure networking
Connect workloads with confidence. Vultr’s multicloud-ready global networking delivers low-latency performance and a 100% uptime SLA.
Explore Vultr Cloud NetworkingDeploy storage at global scale
Harness object, block, and file system storage at affordable rates. Enterprise-grade encryption keeps data secure.
Explore Vultr Cloud StorageVultr VX1™: the most cost-efficient cloud compute for cloud-native workloads
Vultr VX1™ Cloud Compute plans provide virtual machines engineered to deliver market-leading affordability for core enterprise and business workloads. Built for the web, app, and data tier, Vultr VX1 Cloud Compute instances excel at delivering workloads such as SaaS platforms, databases, web servers, business applications, and more. Leverage General Purpose or Memory Optimized plans employing dedicated resources at rates up to 47% more affordable per vCPU compared to equivalent DigitalOcean plans.
Vultr VX1 is up to 47% more affordable per vCPU compared to equivalent DigitalOcean offerings.
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FAQ
Vultr’s coverage is far broader than DigitalOcean’s. Whereas DigitalOcean has 10 data center regions worldwide, Vultr has more than three times as many, with 32 cloud data center regions reaching six continents (compared to DigitalOcean’s four). Vultr reaches 90% of the world’s population in as little as 2-40 milliseconds.
Vultr’s prices are on average 20-40% lower than DigitalOcean’s, without sacrificing performance. Savings can go even higher: Switching from DigitalOcean to Vultr VX1™ Cloud Compute can cut customers’ cloud compute bills in half while boosting performance for web apps, APIs, databases, and SaaS workloads.
Vultr and DigitalOcean both offer Virtual Private Servers, but that’s where the similarities end. DigitalOcean does not offer High Frequency Compute or Bare Metal CPU and, while Vultr offers globally available GPUs, DigitalOcean only has GPUs available in four locations worldwide.
How does Vultr’s coverage compare to DigitalOcean’s?
Vultr’s coverage is far broader than DigitalOcean’s. Whereas DigitalOcean has 10 data center regions worldwide, Vultr has more than three times as many, with 32 cloud data center regions reaching six continents (compared to DigitalOcean’s four). Vultr reaches 90% of the world’s population in as little as 2-40 milliseconds.