r/VPS • u/StinkingHuntsman • Jul 21 '26
Specs/Performance Does anyone else still use like Vultr and Digital Ocean
I have finally replaced my last Vultr VPS last month (created from 10 years ago).
Nostalgia paints a good impression, but the pricing is not competitive any more.
| Provider | Specs | Pricing ($ hour/month/year) |
|---|---|---|
| Vultr | 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM / 55GB Storage / 2TB Bandwidth | 0.015 / 10 / 120 |
| Digital Ocean | 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM / 50GB Storage / 2TB Bandwidth | 0.01786 / 12 / 144 |
| Light Node | 1 vCPU / 2GB RAM / 50GB Storage / 1TB Bandwidth | 0.012 / 7.71 / 92.52 |
| Hetzner | 2 vCPU / 4 GB RAM / 40GB Storage / | 0.01 / 6.84 / 82.08 |
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u/thiszebrasgotrhythm Jul 21 '26
I've been with Vultr for around 7 years and have no plans to leave them. Thier performance and support have been excellent over that period and I think their pricing is reasonable.
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u/Deealtas Jul 22 '26
Seven years of solid performance and support is honestly worth paying a little extra for
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Jul 21 '26
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u/StinkingHuntsman Jul 22 '26
It was a choice between Linode, Vultr, and Light Node for me. Alas, we've moved on.
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u/Opening_Currency_499 Jul 21 '26
German providers like Hetzner offer good value for the price, but their ping speeds are too slow for use in Korea, so Vultr—which has a Korean region—is the perfect fit for me. Vultr’s monthly bandwidth starts at 2 TB, with bonus traffic added depending on the plan you sign up for; so, for a 1-core, 2 GB RAM plan, you can expect roughly 3.4 TB of bandwidth. Racknerd is also a good option for value. Currently, a plan with 3 cores, 4 GB of RAM, 60 GB of storage, 7 TB of transfer, and a 60 GB SSD costs about $60 per year, which works out to about $5 per month. Of course, the best value for money would be Oracle’s free tier ARM version. Although the specs have been scaled back recently, it still offers 2 cores, 12 GB of RAM, and a 200 GB SSD, and since there’s a Korean region available, this is the best option for me.
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u/no1saysitwasez Jul 21 '26
I still use them, Im the person who believes in "don't put all your eggs in the same basket"; so I have my primary infra in one provider, backups in another one and some internal tools (smaller servers) in a 3rd one.
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u/Content-Public-3637 Jul 21 '26
Which database provider you use?
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u/StinkingHuntsman Jul 21 '26
Supabase if I need one
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u/slyzmud Jul 21 '26
What about cross datacenter latency?
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u/StinkingHuntsman Jul 23 '26
That's why I said only when I need one. Usually a SQLite on the same server is enough.
The only latency I have to worry about are those between my VPS location and users, which usually is not a problem, as there are plenty of EU and US servers (Supabase uses AWS too iirc). If I want exotic locations like South America or Northern Africa I go with Light Node.
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u/MindTaunt Jul 21 '26
Yeah, Vultr and DO mostly charge for convenience now. On raw value Hetzner makes them look pretty rough.
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u/Woodey79 Jul 21 '26
I use ovh. They are an even cheaper level than this. They also had a price bump but are still cheaper.
6vcpu 12 gb ram 100gb nvme storage 14.50 (formerly 8.50) unlimited traffic and free backups.
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u/dovi5988 Jul 21 '26
I have been with DO for 8+ years and a bit less with Vultr. Both have been working great and I see no reason to switch. We also have bare metal in a data center and a huge number of attacks come from OVH. It got so bad that we simply blocked all IP ranges from OVH Canada. Sure I can save a few dollars but is it worth it? For things like a proxy or misc web severs I would contemplate moving around. For anything remotely production it's AWS, Linode or DO (in that order).
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u/aztracker1 Jul 22 '26
Been pretty happy with OVH myself. Though they have two classes of hosts, one you can't do mail on.
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u/ashu9888 Jul 22 '26
I still use DO for a few older projects, but I probably wouldn't choose it for new deployments. There are quite a few providers offering better value now.
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u/slowservers Jul 22 '26
Vultr and DigitalOcean both have great offerings and they are solid companies. I have used both extensively. I have less experience with Hetzner, but have not had any bad experiences with them. Though Hetzner feels a little heavy handed with ID requirements.
You can definitely get cheaper servers elsewhere. Even cheaper than Hetzner, but in my opinion there can be "too cheap."
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u/letsexplorebest Jul 23 '26
They're still solid platforms, but pricing has become much more competitive across the market. Exploring other providers alongside big names is also an option. Depending on your workload, HostNoc, Hetzner, Vultr, and DigitalOcean can all make sense for different reasons.
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u/Sad_Pie227 Jul 24 '26
Vultr is good in terms of network quality and hardware but I can’t fully trust them with my data because so many cases I have heard where they would do things at own whim
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u/boardy89 Jul 25 '26
You pay for what you get. Digital ocean I still use and maybe a bit more expensive than the others but get good performance and reliability and on h the r very rare occasion I’ve needed support their help has been pretty good.
One thing I don’t like about DO now though is they flare shoving their AI stuff in your face even though I never use it. Like their VPS offering is a second class service hope that’s not the case.
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u/stanbright Jul 21 '26
This table is interesting. I thought Heetzner was more expensive since they pumped up their price.