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Has anyone used Vultr.com? I ask because they have all the same features as DO + way more (e.g. dedicated hosting w/ same great panel, BYO ISO, etc).

by alberth 11y ago

username 11y ago
I am also curious about this. The fact that Vultr accepts Bitcoin as payment further piques my interest. Can anyone shed some light on their performance and convenience vs. DigitalOcean? Edit: Found this http://blog.due.io/2014/linode-digitalocean-and-vultr-comparison http://blog.due.io/2014/linode-digitalocean-and-vultr-compar..., which seems to portray it quite favorably.
- alberth 11y ago
  This doesn't compare against DO but it does compare performance against Rackspace and AWS. https://www.vultr.com/benchmarks/ https://www.vultr.com/benchmarks/
  - grigev07 11y ago
    Slightly objective performance comparison if you ask me. Obviously Vultr is going to say they're better than the competition.
dubcanada 11y ago
I've used them. Their control panel is not as pretty, and their community is not as large. But the product is arguably better, they offer things that DO doesn't offer like DYO ISO, daily backups for the same cost as DO's weekly (seriously DO, only weekly backups???), and a ton more.
- alberth 11y ago
  So if you had to choose between using DO or Vultr, which would it be and why?
  - dubcanada 11y ago
    I use DO and silently complain about the lack of daily backups. I don't really have a need for the other stuff, and Vultr is cheaper (when I last looked). But for some reason I always end up just using DO.
kentor 11y ago
I've switched from DO to Vultr back when DO did not offer FreeBSD and DO's SFO network was pretty bad. I'm back on DO now because I've got my hands on some credits, but I would switch back to Vultr when I run out. DO's SFO network has improved I think, but for the $5 plan you get 50% more memory at Vultr (512mb vs 768mb).
nly 11y ago
I actually dislike DO's new control panel.
Veratyr 11y ago
I've used them and love them. I did some benchmarks a while ago (standard unixbench and such) and they outperformed DO on every metric. The extra features they have (particularly custom ISOs) are also really nice. Definitely recommend them, although I use DO exclusively for the Github student credit. Benchmarks: Vultr: https://gist.github.com/bobobo1618/0972fc51f49d90fb37af https://gist.github.com/bobobo1618/0972fc51f49d90fb37af DigitalOcean: https://gist.github.com/bobobo1618/81aa3f413b99aaab1f0d https://gist.github.com/bobobo1618/81aa3f413b99aaab1f0d
api 11y ago
I have, with absolutely zero problems. I recommend them often. Not sure I'd trust them with PCI compliance requirements or something that heavy but I'd certainly use them for commodity VPSes over many others. They seem to offer a lot better performance/cost than DO. Vultr is a brand of this company -- https://www.choopa.com https://www.choopa.com -- and they've been around for a while.
x0 11y ago
I have, I found their Sydney instances to lag for seconds at a time, completely randomly, while SSH'd in (I also live in Sydney, so it's not distance). I now have an instance with Digital Ocean in Singapore and I much prefer it.
- inlinevoid 11y ago
  Quick question: How's your ping from Sydney to Singapore?
corford 11y ago
I'm a heavy Linode, DO and Vultr user. All three are great (with Linode being my preferred choice if cost isn't the overriding factor). I've got Vultr instances in all of their EU locations and haven't had any issues (connectivity wise or uptime wise). One note for Vultr: new accounts are limited to max 5 VPS instances by default until you open a support ticket and request the limit be raised (which they were happy to do, at least for me).
tomassre 11y ago
I have used them for a side project, no issues. The big reason for me moving from DO to them that I didn't see mentioned is because they have actual private networking. And also the option for servers with HDD instead of SSD.
worklogin 11y ago
Their ANTISPAM policy is draconian, but I like their interface. I like that root passwords are in the web interface instead of going through email. Finally, their presence in more datacenters is useful for someone in the middle of the country.

Has anyone used Vultr.com? I ask because they have all the same features as DO + way more (e.g. dedicated hosting w/ same great panel, BYO ISO, etc).

by alberth 11y ago

Has anyone used Vultr.com? I ask because they have all the same features as DO + way more (e.g. dedicated hosting w/ same great panel, BYO ISO, etc).

username 11y ago

I am also curious about this. The fact that Vultr accepts Bitcoin as payment further piques my interest. Can anyone shed some light on their performance and convenience vs. DigitalOcean? Edit: Found this http://blog.due.io/2014/linode-digitalocean-and-vultr-comparison http://blog.due.io/2014/linode-digitalocean-and-vultr-compar..., which seems to portray it quite favorably.

alberth 11y ago
This doesn't compare against DO but it does compare performance against Rackspace and AWS. https://www.vultr.com/benchmarks/ https://www.vultr.com/benchmarks/
- grigev07 11y ago
  Slightly objective performance comparison if you ask me. Obviously Vultr is going to say they're better than the competition.

dubcanada 11y ago

I've used them. Their control panel is not as pretty, and their community is not as large. But the product is arguably better, they offer things that DO doesn't offer like DYO ISO, daily backups for the same cost as DO's weekly (seriously DO, only weekly backups???), and a ton more.

alberth 11y ago
So if you had to choose between using DO or Vultr, which would it be and why?
- dubcanada 11y ago
  I use DO and silently complain about the lack of daily backups. I don't really have a need for the other stuff, and Vultr is cheaper (when I last looked). But for some reason I always end up just using DO.

kentor 11y ago

I've switched from DO to Vultr back when DO did not offer FreeBSD and DO's SFO network was pretty bad. I'm back on DO now because I've got my hands on some credits, but I would switch back to Vultr when I run out. DO's SFO network has improved I think, but for the $5 plan you get 50% more memory at Vultr (512mb vs 768mb).

nly 11y ago

I actually dislike DO's new control panel.

Veratyr 11y ago

I've used them and love them. I did some benchmarks a while ago (standard unixbench and such) and they outperformed DO on every metric. The extra features they have (particularly custom ISOs) are also really nice. Definitely recommend them, although I use DO exclusively for the Github student credit. Benchmarks: Vultr: https://gist.github.com/bobobo1618/0972fc51f49d90fb37af https://gist.github.com/bobobo1618/0972fc51f49d90fb37af DigitalOcean: https://gist.github.com/bobobo1618/81aa3f413b99aaab1f0d https://gist.github.com/bobobo1618/81aa3f413b99aaab1f0d

api 11y ago

I have, with absolutely zero problems. I recommend them often. Not sure I'd trust them with PCI compliance requirements or something that heavy but I'd certainly use them for commodity VPSes over many others. They seem to offer a lot better performance/cost than DO. Vultr is a brand of this company -- https://www.choopa.com https://www.choopa.com -- and they've been around for a while.

x0 11y ago

I have, I found their Sydney instances to lag for seconds at a time, completely randomly, while SSH'd in (I also live in Sydney, so it's not distance). I now have an instance with Digital Ocean in Singapore and I much prefer it.

inlinevoid 11y ago
Quick question: How's your ping from Sydney to Singapore?

corford 11y ago

I'm a heavy Linode, DO and Vultr user. All three are great (with Linode being my preferred choice if cost isn't the overriding factor). I've got Vultr instances in all of their EU locations and haven't had any issues (connectivity wise or uptime wise). One note for Vultr: new accounts are limited to max 5 VPS instances by default until you open a support ticket and request the limit be raised (which they were happy to do, at least for me).

tomassre 11y ago

I have used them for a side project, no issues. The big reason for me moving from DO to them that I didn't see mentioned is because they have actual private networking. And also the option for servers with HDD instead of SSD.

worklogin 11y ago

Their ANTISPAM policy is draconian, but I like their interface. I like that root passwords are in the web interface instead of going through email. Finally, their presence in more datacenters is useful for someone in the middle of the country.