Vultr vs DigitalOcean (2026): which cloud VPS for India?
Price for 2 vCPU and 4 GB, India regions, bandwidth, backups and ratings, side by side.
By Pritam SononePrices checked 28 Oct 2026Reviewed by Pritam SononePrices re-checked regularly against the brand’s own website.How we test →Affiliate links: we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. It never changes our verdicts.
Vultr is cheaper and closer: $20 a month (₹2,241 with GST) for 2 vCPU and 4 GB, with regions in Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi NCR. DigitalOcean costs $24 (₹2,689) and has only Bangalore, but bills per second and is far better rated (4.6 against 1.5 on Trustpilot).
Vultr vs DigitalOcean at a glance
From both official pricing pages, 28 Oct 2026. Converted at the 16 Oct 2026 ECB rate (US$1 = ₹94.96, €1 = ₹106.864) with 18% GST.
| Vultr | DigitalOcean | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU, 4 GB plan | Regular: 80 GB SSD, 3 TB | Basic: 80 GiB SSD, 4,000 GiB |
| Price | $20/mo | $24/mo |
| With 18% GST | ₹2,241 | ₹2,689 |
| NVMe version | High Performance: $24/mo, 100 GB, 5 TB | Premium Droplets cost more |
| India regions | Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi NCR | Bangalore |
| Price same in India? | Some locations differ; check the panel | Yes |
| Billing | Hourly | Per second, monthly cap |
| Backups | +20% | +20% weekly, +30% daily |
| Extra bandwidth | $0.01 per GB | $0.01 per GiB, pooled |
| Refund | Not stated on the pricing page | No refunds |
| Trustpilot | 1.5 (589) | 4.6 (2,617) |
Which should you choose?
Choose Vultr if
- You want a server in Mumbai or Delhi NCR
- You want the lowest price for 2 vCPU and 4 GB
- You want NVMe at $24
Choose DigitalOcean if
- You value support ratings and documentation
- You want per-second billing
- Bangalore is close enough for your visitors
If you only want a WordPress site
Both Vultr and DigitalOcean sell unmanaged servers. If you do not want to run Linux yourself, use Cloudways, which runs WordPress for you on DigitalOcean, Vultr, Linode, AWS or Google Cloud, or a VPS with an India location and one-click templates such as Hostinger VPS.
Related: best VPS hosting in India, DigitalOcean VPS in India, Hostinger VPS, Cloudways review and our free Hosting Checker, which shows which host or cloud any site runs on.
What users say
Trustpilot ratings, read on 28 Oct 2026.
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Official pricing pages
Captured on 28 Oct 2026.
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Vultr vs DigitalOcean: FAQ
Vultr vs DigitalOcean: which is better for India?
On regions, Vultr: Mumbai, Bangalore and Delhi NCR against DigitalOcean’s Bangalore. On reputation and documentation, DigitalOcean, which has a 4.6 Trustpilot score against Vultr’s 1.5.
Which is cheaper?
For 2 vCPU and 4 GB, Vultr Regular is $20 a month (₹2,241 with GST) against $24 (₹2,689) for DigitalOcean. Vultr’s NVMe High Performance plan is also $24. Vultr says some locations are priced differently.
Which charges less for extra bandwidth?
Both charge about a cent: $0.01 per GB on Vultr, $0.01 per GiB on DigitalOcean.
Which has cheaper backups?
Both add 20% of the server price for automatic backups; DigitalOcean’s daily backups are 30%.
Can I use either with Cloudways?
Yes. Cloudways offers both DigitalOcean and Vultr as server providers.
About this page
Pritam Sonone
Founder of Digital Pritam. WordPress developer and designer, WordCamp Kolhapur 2025 speaker. Builds WordPress sites for clients.
How we checked
- Plans, billing rules and regions read on each official pricing page on 28 Oct 2026
- Regions for Linode and Vultr read from their public APIs the same day
- Dollar and euro prices converted at the ECB rate used across the site, with 18% GST
- User ratings from Trustpilot, read the same day; not yet hosted on our own sites, so no star scores
Sources: Hetzner Cloud · OVHcloud India VPS · DigitalOcean Droplets · Akamai Cloud (Linode) · Vultr · Trustpilot
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