Vultr Cloud Compute vs Octopus VPS

Vultr Cloud Compute9.0Visit Octopus VPS7.2Visit

Higher score Vultr Cloud Compute #1 in VPS Hosting in United Kingdom 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Vultr

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Octopus VPS #8 in VPS Hosting in United Kingdom 7.2/10 From £11.52/mo ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Octopus VPS

• Vultr Cloud Compute fits best

  Teams needing established, API-driven cloud VPS

• Octopus VPS fits best

  Businesses needing Windows/Linux London VPS

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Side by side

Feature	Vultr Cloud Compute 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Octopus VPS 7.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	7.2
Ranking	#1 in VPS Hosting in United Kingdom	#8 in VPS Hosting in United Kingdom
Best for	Teams needing established, API-driven cloud VPS	Businesses needing Windows/Linux London VPS
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Linux, Windows
Support	Email, Tickets	Email, Phone
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features Vultr Cloud Compute 0/2 · Octopus VPS 2/2
Root access	Not published	✓ (best)
Managed option	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
vCPU cores	Not published	2 cores
RAM	Not published	4 GB
NVMe storage	Not published	Not published
Bandwidth	Not published	Not published
UK locations	Not published	1 locations
Our review
Pros	Provision across 32 regions using console, API, CLI, or Terraform Choose operating systems, Marketplace apps, ISOs, backups, or snapshots VPC connectivity, firewall groups, optional backups, and DDoS protection	Unlimited traffic and a dedicated static IP on every listed plan Full root access with KVM virtualization and customizable resources London hosting with both Linux and Windows operating system options
Cons	Shared-CPU instances may not suit consistently high-compute workloads Cloud Compute does not provide autoscaling Support is limited to email and ticket channels	No free plan; service is paid from £11.52 per month The listed UK hosting location is a single London data centre Management is optional, so standard plans suit self-managed deployments
Our verdict	Vultr Cloud Compute provides shared-CPU virtual machines for general-purpose cloud workloads. It suits teams running websites, blogs, content management systems, development and test environments, and small databases. Deployment starts… Read the review →	Octopus VPS provides cloud-based virtual private servers from a London data centre for websites, applications, development environments and other self-managed services. It supports Linux and Windows deployments, with full root access, KVM… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Vultr Cloud Compute — where it wins

  • Provision across 32 regions using console, API, CLI, or Terraform
  • Choose operating systems, Marketplace apps, ISOs, backups, or snapshots
  • VPC connectivity, firewall groups, optional backups, and DDoS protection

  Where it doesn't

  • Shared-CPU instances may not suit consistently high-compute workloads
  • Cloud Compute does not provide autoscaling
  • Support is limited to email and ticket channels

• Octopus VPS — where it wins

  • Unlimited traffic and a dedicated static IP on every listed plan
  • Full root access with KVM virtualization and customizable resources
  • London hosting with both Linux and Windows operating system options

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; service is paid from £11.52 per month
  • The listed UK hosting location is a single London data centre
  • Management is optional, so standard plans suit self-managed deployments

• Vultr Cloud Compute9.0/10 · Paid

  API-driven shared-CPU VPS with 32 regions and flexible provisioning.

  Visit VultrFull verdict →
• Octopus VPS7.2/10 · From £11.52/mo

  A London-hosted VPS with clear resource tiers, root access and Windows or Linux support.

  Visit Octopus VPSFull verdict →