Amazon Web Services (AWS) vs Vultr

Name: Vultr
Brand: Vultr
Availability: OnlineOnly
Rating: 2.8 (24 reviews)

Cloud Infrastructure pricing comparison · 2026

Amazon Web Services (AWS) pricing ranges from $0–$50000/month, while Vultr ranges from $2.5–$640/month. These products use different pricing models ( vs Per-seat subscription), so a direct price comparison isn't meaningful — costs depend on usage volume and mix.

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Amazon Web Services (AWS)

Amazon Web Services (AWS) offers pay-as-you-go cloud infrastructure with no upfront commit

verified 5d ago

$379 $398

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Vultr

Vultr is an independent cloud infrastructure provider known for affordable, high-performan

verified 7w ago

$379 $398

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Verdict · Vendr median · year 1

Vultr saves $19 vs Amazon · 25 seats

Cheapest $379

Spread 5%

Estimated license cost

at 25 seats

List price × seats. Click a tier below to lock it.

On-Demand — t3.medium

$9.1K/yr

year 1 license · $30/seat

High Performance (1 GB)

$1.8K/yr

year 1 license · $6/seat

What buyers actually pay

median, annual

Vendr deal-flow data. The real benchmark, not list price.

Median annual

$398/yr

Vendr · n=164

↓ Lowest median

Median annual

$379/yr

Vendr · n=130

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Sources & confidence

Every dollar amount and contract clause below traces back to a sourced fact. We don't manufacture composite scores.

Where this data comes from

Vendr · TrustRadius · Reddit · BBB · official docs

Sources 4 sourced facts

2 contract · Vendr median · 1 review platform

Last verified 5d ago

Confidence Medium confidence

Sources 8 sourced facts

5 hidden-cost · Vendr median · 2 review platforms

Last verified 1mo ago

Confidence High confidence

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Plans at a glance

Every tier per product. Lock one to drive the cost row above and reveal a tier-specific outbound CTA.

Tier ladder

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Hidden costs

Each cost is severity-ranked, with the dollar range quoted from its source (Vendr, Reddit, TrustRadius, BBB, official docs) — never our estimate.

Beyond the sticker

Severity-ranked, sourced

No hidden costs documented

3 documented

Bandwidth Overage Charges

$0.02-$0.10/GB

2 sources
CPU Throttling Without Warning

Performance reduced to minimum for 48+ hours

2 sources
Kubernetes Node Creation Limits

Limited to 5 nodes per day

1 source

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What users say

Aggregated, with sample sizes. We use whichever review platform has data.

User reviews

TrustRadius · Trustpilot · G2

TrustRadius

7.6/5 (735)

Best for

Developers learning AWS, small experiments, and proof-of-concept projects

Watch out

Customer support described as 'terrible' with 24-hour outages and no resolution

TrustRadius

9.3/5 (6)

Trustpilot

2.8/5 (24)

Best for

Personal projects, small websites, and test environments

Watch out

CPU throttling without warning on production servers

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License cost is computed from publicly listed plans (real math, list price × seats). Median annual cost is from Vendr's deal flow when available — see source badges. Hidden costs and contract terms each cite their own sources. We do not invent composite scores.

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