Hivelocity vs Vultr: Which Is Better?
We track Hivelocity and Vultr prices, uptime and specs 24/7. Here's the live head-to-head for September 2026 — no paid rankings, just the data.
About HivelocityHivelocity is a Tampa, Florida-based infrastructure provider (est. 2002) running 40+ data centers across 6 continents on a 2+ Tbps multi-carrier network. Instant-deploy bare metal, VPS/VDS, GPU servers, colocation and managed services — with 24/7/365 human support (NPS 79), a 99.99% uptime SLA and SOC 2 / PCI DSS certifications.
About VultrVultr, operated by Constant Company LLC, is a US-based cloud provider with the largest global footprint of any independent cloud (32 locations across 6 continents). Founded in 2014 with a focus on simplicity and global reach, Vultr competes directly with DigitalOcean and Linode, offering cloud compute, bare metal, GPU instances, block storage, and Kubernetes.
Comparison Table
| Feature | Hivelocity | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Price / mo | $10.00 | $2.50 win |
| Renewal price | Promo pricing (up to 50% off) | Same as initial |
| Datacenters | 42 win | 32 |
| NVMe storage | ✓ Yes | ✓ Yes |
| Free domain | ✗ No | ✗ No |
| Backups | — | Paid |
| CDN | ✗ No | ✓ Yes win |
| Support | — | 24/7 chat |
| Uptime · 30d | 99.07% | — |
Price History
Hivelocity · pro.sm.amd (Virtual Shared)Collecting price history — the trend fills in as we track this plan.
Vultr · Cloud Compute 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (IPv6-only)Collecting price history — the trend fills in as we track this plan.
Uptime & Performance
Hivelocity 99.07% Vultr —Daily uptime appears once our monitor has collected enough data.
Pros & Cons
Hivelocity- 40+ data centers across 6 continents (US-heavy: Tampa, Miami, NYC, LA, Dallas, Atlanta…)
- Instant deployment — servers online in minutes, hourly billing available
- 99.99% uptime SLA on a 2+ Tbps multi-carrier network
- 24/7/365 human support by phone, live chat and tickets (NPS 79)
- No setup fee on instant-deploy servers; up to /29 IPv4 included
- SOC 2 and PCI DSS certified data centers
- US-centric pricing and footprint — EU/Asia edge stock is limited
- Most instant-deploy configs are limited stock; custom builds take days
- No shared web hosting or domain services
- Colocation and private cloud pricing only on request (quote-based)
- Managed services and backups are paid add-ons
Vultr- Industry-leading 32 data center locations worldwide
- Deploy in under 60 seconds with custom ISOs
- GPU instances (NVIDIA A100, A40, L40S) for AI/ML
- Bare metal dedicated servers with root access
- Simple hourly billing тАФ spin up and destroy anytime
- Free $250 credit for new users to test the platform
- No live chat support on basic plans
- No managed databases or managed Kubernetes
- No free domain or email hosting addons
- Backups and snapshots are paid addons
- Windows Server licenses are expensive addons ($23.50+/mo)
The Verdict
On the data we track, Vultr wins more rows in the comparison table above (2 vs 1). That said, the right pick depends on which rows matter most for your use case — price, uptime, datacenters or backups.
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FAQ
Right now Vultr has the lower entry price across the plans we track. Prices update every few hours — the live snapshot above always shows the current starting price for both.
Yes. Both run standard KVM virtualization, so you can snapshot your server, export the image, and import it on the other provider. For most stacks a fresh deploy plus a data copy is simpler.
It depends on your priority: pick the one that wins on the rows that matter most to you in the table above (price, uptime, datacenters, backups). For latency-sensitive apps favour uptime and network; for value favour price and specs.