Vultr Bare Metal review
A strong fit for API-driven bare-metal deployments, with unmanaged operations and no included backups.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Vultr Bare Metal provides single-tenant physical servers for developers, businesses, and enterprises running demanding workloads. Each server uses dedicated physical hardware without a virtualization layer, with web, API, and self-hosted access. The service suits teams that want direct control over operating-system images, marketplace applications, boot configuration, networking, and software RAID rather than a managed hosting environment.
The published Bare Metal plan shows a starting price of $120 per server per month, with monthly pricing displayed for comparison and billing described hourly. The plan includes a single-tenant dedicated physical server and no virtualization layer. Pricing and hardware availability may vary by region. Because the service is unmanaged, organizations should choose it when they have the operational capacity to administer the server and its software environment. It is less suitable for teams seeking a managed dedicated-hosting service.
Vultr’s strongest fit is API-first infrastructure automation. Provisioning is available through the console, API, CLI, or Terraform, while SSH keys and startup scripts support repeatable deployment workflows. Operating-system images, marketplace applications, iPXE boot support, firewall groups, VPC networking, public or private connectivity, IPv4 and IPv6 options, and software RAID provide useful control across the server lifecycle. Bare Metal backup snapshots are not supported, so external or application-level backups are recommended. Choose Vultr Bare Metal when dedicated hardware and programmable provisioning matter most; consider another option if included backups or managed operations are central requirements.
Vultr Bare Metal pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Provision through the console, API, CLI, or Terraform
- Single-tenant physical hardware without a virtualization layer
- Firewall, VPC, iPXE, RAID, and private connectivity options
- Where it doesn't
- Unmanaged service requires customers to handle server operations
- Backup snapshots are not supported
- Starting price is $120 per server per month
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