# Vultr alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 218 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Vultr holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/vultr/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Amazon Web Services: 69
- Microsoft Azure: 35
- DigitalOcean Droplets: 19
- Azure: 7
- Hostinger: 7
- Cloudways: 5

## Cloud hosting

**Small business**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Vultr (Vultr is #5 of 14 at 5%).

- DigitalOcean Droplets: first choice in 16 of those 64
- Amazon Web Services: first choice in 9 of those 64
- Cloudways: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Hostinger: first choice in 4 of those 64
- Microsoft Azure: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Render: first choice in 3 of those 64
- Akamai Connected Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Atlantic.Net: first choice in 2 of those 64

**Mid-market**: 70 of 84 answers did not name Vultr (Vultr is #5 of 12 at 4%).

- Amazon Web Services: first choice in 23 of those 70
- Microsoft Azure: first choice in 11 of those 70
- Hostinger: first choice in 3 of those 70
- Azure: first choice in 2 of those 70
- DigitalOcean Droplets: first choice in 2 of those 70
- Google Cloud: first choice in 2 of those 70
- DreamHost: first choice in 1 of those 70
- Hyve Managed Hosting: first choice in 1 of those 70

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name Vultr.

- Amazon Web Services: first choice in 37 of those 84
- Microsoft Azure: first choice in 21 of those 84
- Azure: first choice in 5 of those 84
- Google Cloud: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Oracle Cloud Infrastructure: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Cloudflare: first choice in 1 of those 84
- DigitalOcean Droplets: first choice in 1 of those 84
- Microsoft Azure with an Enterprise Agreement: first choice in 1 of those 84

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