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OVERALL73 Vultr · High Performance 12vCPU 24GB (AMD) $5,184.00 · 36-month total Get plan
Budget67 Vultr · Cloud Compute 4vCPU 8GB $1,440.00 · 36-month total Get plan
No surprises63 Vultr · High Frequency 3vCPU 8GB $1,728.00 · 36-month total Get plan

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Prices last checked: 25 Sep 2026 · ranked by 3-year real cost · scores use the balanced profile

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Vultr · Cloud Compute 4vCPU 8GB First term $40.00/mo · monthly
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$40.00/mo
Renewal
$1,440.00
36-month total
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4 vCPU 8 GB RAM Storage 160 GB SSD Bandwidth 4 TB Root access Hourly billing

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27 more plans from Vultr
High Frequency 3vCPU 8GB $48.00/mo Renewal Get plan
High Performance 4vCPU 8GB (AMD) $48.00/mo Renewal Get plan
High Performance 4vCPU 8GB (Intel) $48.00/mo Renewal Get plan
Optimized General 2vCPU 8GB (AMD) $60.00/mo Renewal Get plan
High Performance 4vCPU 12GB (AMD) $72.00/mo Renewal Get plan
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  • The default order is the score; the renewal price, not the promo price, is what counts.
  • Each provider shows its single best plan for the chosen order; the rest sit under the card.
  • Payment, partnership or coupons never change the order.
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The decision, from the data
For the long run, the cheapest known renewal is Vultr Cloud Compute 1vCPU 0.5GB (IPv6-only) at $2.50/mo.
If only the first term matters, Vultr Cloud Compute 1vCPU 0.5GB (IPv6-only) starts at $2.50/mo.
Watch out for Hostinger KVM 4 — its renewal jumps to ×2.2 of the promo price.
Which plan has the lowest renewal price here?
Vultr Cloud Compute 1vCPU 0.5GB (IPv6-only), at $2.50/mo renewal — the promo price is excluded from this answer on purpose.
How much do renewals typically jump in this category?
Across the 222 plans we track, the median renewal is ×1.0 of the first-term price.
How fresh are these prices?
The newest record on this page is 4 days old; every row carries its own date.
How many plans have 8 GB+ RAM?
126 of the 222 plans have 8 GB or more RAM. You can narrow with the RAM filter; plans without spec data are not counted.