Google Compute Engine vs Vultr Cloud Compute

Google Compute Engine9.3Visit Vultr Cloud Compute8.7Visit

Higher score Google Compute Engine #2 in Ubuntu VPS Hosting 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan Visit Google Cloud

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Vultr Cloud Compute #7 in Ubuntu VPS Hosting 8.7/10 Paid Visit Vultr

• Google Compute Engine fits best

  Ubuntu workloads needing a scalable cloud platform

• Vultr Cloud Compute fits best

  Developers wanting flexible cloud-based Ubuntu servers

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Side by side

Feature	Google Compute Engine 9.3/10 Visit ↗	Vultr Cloud Compute 8.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.7
Ranking	#2 in Ubuntu VPS Hosting	#7 in Ubuntu VPS Hosting
Best for	Ubuntu workloads needing a scalable cloud platform	Developers wanting flexible cloud-based Ubuntu servers
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	Not checked yet
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs, Community · 24/7	Email, Tickets
Integrations	4 integrations	1 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Specs
vCPU cores	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
RAM	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
NVMe storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Bandwidth	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Server locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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Our review
Pros	Autoscaling and load balancing support changing VM workloads Preset or custom machine types suit varied compute requirements Broad regions, zones and storage options support distributed deployments	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	Usage-based pricing varies by machine type and configuration Cloud-only deployment limits infrastructure placement choices Proprietary platform rather than an open-source VM service	Shared CPU can limit consistently intensive workloads. Autoscaling is not part of Cloud Compute. Automatic backups and DDoS protection are optional settings.
Our verdict	Google Compute Engine is Google Cloud’s infrastructure-as-a-service offering for creating and running virtual machines. It fits teams managing Linux workloads such as web servers, application servers, databases, containers, analytics and… 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

• Google Compute Engine — where it wins

  • Autoscaling and load balancing support changing VM workloads
  • Preset or custom machine types suit varied compute requirements
  • Broad regions, zones and storage options support distributed deployments

  Where it doesn't

  • Usage-based pricing varies by machine type and configuration
  • Cloud-only deployment limits infrastructure placement choices
  • Proprietary platform rather than an open-source VM service

• 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.

• Google Compute Engine9.3/10 · Free plan

  A scalable Google Cloud VM platform with autoscaling, load balancing and a free tier.

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• Vultr Cloud Compute8.7/10 · Paid

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

  Visit VultrFull verdict →