Azure Virtual Machines vs Vultr Cloud Compute

Azure Virtual Machines8.2Visit Vultr Cloud Compute6.9Visit

Higher score Azure Virtual Machines #2 in Ubuntu VPS Hosting 8.2/10 Paid Visit Azure

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Vultr Cloud Compute #6 in Ubuntu VPS Hosting 6.9/10 Paid Visit Vultr

• Azure Virtual Machines fits best

  Enterprise Ubuntu deployments on Azure

• Vultr Cloud Compute fits best

  Developers wanting flexible cloud-based Ubuntu servers

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Side by side

Feature	Azure Virtual Machines 8.2/10 Visit ↗	Vultr Cloud Compute 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.2	6.9
Ranking	#2 in Ubuntu VPS Hosting	#6 in Ubuntu VPS Hosting
Best for	Enterprise Ubuntu deployments on Azure	Developers wanting flexible cloud-based Ubuntu servers
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	Not published
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Tickets
Integrations	7 integrations	1 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Specs
vCPU cores	Not published	Not published
RAM	Not published	Not published
NVMe storage	Not published	Not published
Bandwidth	Not published	Not published
Server locations	Not published	Not published
Managed support	Not published	Not published
DDoS protection	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Choose Linux or Windows VM series, sizes and Azure regions. Scale VM instance counts with Virtual Machine Scale Sets. Connect VMs to Azure monitoring, backup and load balancing.	Deploy across 32 regions with selectable instance plans and images. Provision through console, API, CLI, or Terraform. Cloud-init, SSH keys, firewalls, VPC, backups, and DDoS options.
Cons	Costs vary by VM configuration, operating system, region and usage. No ongoing free plan is available. VMs depend on the broader Azure cloud ecosystem.	Shared CPU can limit consistently intensive workloads. Autoscaling is not part of Cloud Compute. Automatic backups and DDoS protection are optional settings.
Our verdict	Azure Virtual Machines provides configurable Linux and Windows virtual machines on Microsoft Azure. It suits teams hosting applications, databases or high-performance computing workloads that need to select VM sizes and regions, with… Read the review →	Vultr Cloud Compute provides shared-CPU virtual machines for general-purpose cloud workloads. It fits developers and teams running websites, blogs, content management systems, development and test environments, and small databases.… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Azure Virtual Machines — where it wins

  • Choose Linux or Windows VM series, sizes and Azure regions.
  • Scale VM instance counts with Virtual Machine Scale Sets.
  • Connect VMs to Azure monitoring, backup and load balancing.

  Where it doesn't

  • Costs vary by VM configuration, operating system, region and usage.
  • No ongoing free plan is available.
  • VMs depend on the broader Azure cloud ecosystem.

• Vultr Cloud Compute — where it wins

  • Deploy across 32 regions with selectable instance plans and images.
  • Provision through console, API, CLI, or Terraform.
  • Cloud-init, SSH keys, firewalls, VPC, backups, and DDoS options.

  Where it doesn't

  • Shared CPU can limit consistently intensive workloads.
  • Autoscaling is not part of Cloud Compute.
  • Automatic backups and DDoS protection are optional settings.

• Azure Virtual Machines8.2/10 · Paid

  A flexible Azure VM service for teams that need scaling, monitoring and backup options.

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• Vultr Cloud Compute6.9/10 · Paid

  A location-flexible Ubuntu VPS foundation with broad provisioning controls and shared CPU.

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