Best Vps Hosting · head-to-head
DigitalOcean vs Vultr
A sourced, side-by-side comparison for vps hosting. Vultr has the lower entry price. Every figure links to the public page it was captured from — the vendor's own wherever the vendor publishes the number, otherwise the named public source — with the date we captured it.
Vultr has the lower entry price — DigitalOcean starts at $6/mo, Vultr at $5/mo. Free tier: DigitalOcean No, Vultr No. HIPAA: DigitalOcean Yes, Vultr Yes.
As of 2026-09-03 · figures link to their source below
Side by side
DigitalOcean
$6/mo entryVultr
$5/mo entrySources — DigitalOcean: digitalocean.com (verified 2026-09-03) · Vultr: vultr.com (verified 2026-09-03)
Key features
DigitalOcean: SOC 2 Type II, SOC 3 Type II, HIPAA-eligible workloads, PCI-DSS SAQ-A, ISO 27001 (data centers), Global PRP, and CSA STAR Level 1; 99.99% uptime SLA on Droplets with per-second billing (60s minimum); DORA-eligible workloads; One-click app marketplace; GPU Droplets for AI/ML
Vultr: HIPAA compliance achieved through SOC 2+ with Business Associate Agreements (BAAs); also SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, ISO 27017/27018, ISO 20000, PCI DSS, CSA STAR Level 1, GDPR (controller and processor); Managed Kubernetes with free control plane (vs. paid control planes at some competitors); Independent cloud with 33 regions; Cloud Compute entry price from $2.50/month (IPv6-only)