Vultr Cloud Compute vs Liquid Web VPS

Vultr Cloud Compute9.0Visit Liquid Web VPS8.6Visit

Higher score Vultr Cloud Compute #3 in DDoS-Protected VPS Hosting 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Vultr

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Liquid Web VPS #4 in DDoS-Protected VPS Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit Liquid Web

• Vultr Cloud Compute fits best

  Teams wanting a mature cloud platform with DDoS options

• Liquid Web VPS fits best

  Businesses seeking managed VPS and 24/7 support

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Side by side

Feature	Vultr Cloud Compute 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Liquid Web VPS 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.6
Ranking	#3 in DDoS-Protected VPS Hosting	#4 in DDoS-Protected VPS Hosting
Best for	Teams wanting a mature cloud platform with DDoS options	Businesses seeking managed VPS and 24/7 support
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not checked yet	—
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Email, Tickets	Phone, Live chat, Email · 24/7
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Vultr Cloud Compute 0/3 · Liquid Web VPS 1/3
Root access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Managed option	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Hourly billing	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
DDoS protection	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
vCPU count	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
RAM	Not checked yet	1 GB
Storage type	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Deploy through the console, API, CLI, or Terraform. Choose among 32 regions, instance plans, and operating system or app images. Configure firewalls, VPC connectivity, startup scripts, and optional backups.	Choose self-managed or fully managed VPS service levels. Includes DDoS protection and a 10 Gbps network. 24/7 support is available by phone, chat and email.
Cons	DDoS protection is optional rather than included by default. Shared-CPU instances may not suit workloads needing dedicated compute. Autoscaling is not available for Cloud Compute.	There is no free plan. The 1 GB RAM tier includes Linux, not Windows. The smallest listed plan has 1 vCPU and 30 GB SSD storage.
Our verdict	Vultr Cloud Compute offers shared-CPU virtual machines for general-purpose cloud workloads, including websites, blogs, content management systems, development and test environments, and small databases. Buyers choose a location and… Read the review →	Liquid Web VPS provides virtual private servers for websites, applications, databases and other workloads. Businesses can select self-managed or fully managed service, with dedicated vCPU, RAM, SSD storage and bandwidth allocations. Linux… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Vultr Cloud Compute — where it wins

  • Deploy through the console, API, CLI, or Terraform.
  • Choose among 32 regions, instance plans, and operating system or app images.
  • Configure firewalls, VPC connectivity, startup scripts, and optional backups.

  Where it doesn't

  • DDoS protection is optional rather than included by default.
  • Shared-CPU instances may not suit workloads needing dedicated compute.
  • Autoscaling is not available for Cloud Compute.

• Liquid Web VPS — where it wins

  • Choose self-managed or fully managed VPS service levels.
  • Includes DDoS protection and a 10 Gbps network.
  • 24/7 support is available by phone, chat and email.

  Where it doesn't

  • There is no free plan.
  • The 1 GB RAM tier includes Linux, not Windows.
  • The smallest listed plan has 1 vCPU and 30 GB SSD storage.

• Vultr Cloud Compute9.0/10 · Paid

  A flexible cloud VPS with broad deployment controls and optional DDoS protection.

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• Liquid Web VPS8.6/10 · Paid

  Managed options, DDoS protection and dedicated server resources, with Linux and Windows choices.

  Visit Liquid WebFull verdict →