Iotamine vs Vultr
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One simple product, not four to decode.
Regular Performance, High Frequency, High Performance, VX1 — Vultr sells the same basic idea under four different product names, each priced differently. Iotamine is one product: pick your exact vCPU, RAM, disk, and IP, and deploy.
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The real difference
Which one is the "real" Vultr product?
Four different names for the same basic idea, each with its own pricing to learn.
Four product lines
Regular Performance, High Frequency, High Performance, and the newer VX1 line each price and spec the same idea differently — you have to know which one you're quoting.
Same spec, different price
A 4 vCPU / 8 GB VM costs a different amount depending which of Vultr's four lines you pick — the product name alone doesn't explain why.
One product, always
Iotamine has one product: a VM you size yourself. There's no "which line is this actually on" question to answer before you can compare prices.
Four real tiers, side by side
From entry-level to high-spec
Vultr's Cloud Compute (Regular Performance) line — its standard, most-advertised product. Vultr publishes one global price list, so the India side is a currency conversion of the same rate, not a different one.
| Tier | Spec | Vultr (monthly / hourly) | Iotamine (monthly / hourly) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheapest | 1 vCPU / 2 GB / 55 GB | ₹835~₹1.25/hr | ₹623₹0.87/hr |
| Mid | 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB | ₹1,670~₹2.51/hr | ₹1,090₹1.51/hr |
| Avg (popular) | 4 vCPU / 8 GB / 160 GB | ₹3,340~₹5.01/hr | ₹2,079₹2.89/hr |
| High | 6 vCPU / 16 GB / 320 GB | ₹6,680~₹10.02/hr | ₹3,338₹4.64/hr |
Vultr's Mumbai/Bangalore/Delhi NCR rate, converted at ₹83.5/$1 — Vultr doesn't charge extra for its India locations. Hourly figures follow Vultr's published monthly-to-hourly ratio (~667-hour basis); not independently re-confirmed on a live pricing page this pass, hence "~". Iotamine: live calculator rate, ÷720, New Delhi. Approximate — check current published rates.
How the mid-tier number breaks down
Billed hourly, shown here as a monthly total — one product, every size, nothing else to decode.
None of these four are fixed plans. They're just common reference points — on Iotamine, every VM is custom-built. Pick any vCPU, RAM, disk, and IP combination in the calculator below and deploy that exact spec, not the closest product line that happens to fit.
Full comparison
Iotamine vs Vultr, feature by feature
| Feature | Iotamine | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Product simplicity | One product, fully custom | Four separate named product lines |
| Resource sizing | vCPU, RAM, disk, IP — independent | Fixed bundles per plan |
| India regions | New Delhi (node del-2) | Mumbai, Bangalore, Delhi NCR |
| Storage model | Standalone, swappable boot volumes | Block storage add-on, not bootable |
| Bandwidth overage | Bundled allowance | $0.01/GB after included egress |
| Billing | Hourly, no plan-line confusion | Hourly, capped at 672 hrs/month |
| OS options | Any Linux distro, or Windows Server (BYOL) | Linux distros, Windows Server available |
To be fair to Vultr: its global footprint is genuinely wide — 32+ locations, including three in India alone (Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi NCR), more Indian coverage than most independent clouds offer. The gap isn't reach, it's that "Vultr pricing" means different things depending which of its four compute product lines you're actually looking at.
Pricing
One tier. Price it your way
The calculator's into you — it reacts to every move you make.
These sliders show every value we support — what you can actually deploy right now depends on your account's own tier. See tiers & limits →
₹1089.58/mo
≈ ₹1.5133/hr · billed hourly, rounded up
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FAQ
Common questions
Regular Performance, High Frequency, High Performance, and VX1 represent different hardware generations and price points sold in parallel — the same basic spec can cost a different amount depending which line it's listed under.
At matched specs on Vultr's own published Cloud Compute (Regular Performance) rates, yes — Iotamine comes out lower across the tiers shown above. Use the calculator for your own exact numbers.
Yes — genuinely more than most independent clouds, with data centers in Mumbai, Bangalore, and Delhi NCR. This isn't a region-availability argument; it's about not having to decode four product lines to find the right price.
Yes — vCPU, RAM, disk, and IP are all independently adjustable on the same product, so there's no "which line" decision to revisit as you scale.
Any major Linux distribution, or Windows Server — BYOL (bring your own license).
Every resource — vCPU, RAM, disk, IP — is metered hourly, one consistent rate regardless of spec. Billing starts the moment you deploy and keeps running until you destroy it (stopping it isn't enough, since it still holds its reserved resources). All the hours across the month combine into a single invoice at month end: run a VM continuously from the 1st through the end of the month and that's roughly 720 hours billed as one line item, not separate charges. ₹800 signup bonus once KYC verification is complete.
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