Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
LXD
Score 9.7 out of 10
N/A
LXD is a system container and virtual machine manager. It offers a unified user experience around full Linux systems running inside containers or virtual machines. LXD is image based and provides images for a wide number of Linux distributions. It supports various use cases, with support for different storage backends and network types and the option to install on hardware ranging from an individual laptop or cloud instance to a full server rack. LXD is written in Go. It is free software…N/A
Vultr
Score 5.3 out of 10
N/A
Vultr is an independent cloud computing platform on a mission to provide businesses and developers around the world with unrivaled ease of use, price-to-performance, and global reach.
$2.50
per month
Pricing
Linux Containers LXDVultr
Editions & Modules
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Block Storage
$1
per month
Cloud Compute
$2.50
per month
Object Storage
$5
per month
Kubernetes Engine
$10
per month
Load Balancers
$10
per month
Managed Databases
$15
per month
Optimized Cloud Compute
$28
per month
Cloud GPU
$90
per month
Bare Metal
$120
per month
Offerings
Pricing Offerings
LXDVultr
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
YesNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPricing is based on specifications chosen in each product category. Bandwidth is also included up to a certain amount per month.
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Community Pulse
Linux Containers LXDVultr
Top Pros

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Features
Linux Containers LXDVultr
Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS)
Comparison of Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) features of Product A and Product B
Linux Containers LXD
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Ratings
Vultr
5.6
14 Ratings
37% below category average
Service-level Agreement (SLA) uptime00 Ratings6.113 Ratings
Dynamic scaling00 Ratings4.611 Ratings
Elastic load balancing00 Ratings5.410 Ratings
Pre-configured templates00 Ratings6.012 Ratings
Monitoring tools00 Ratings5.312 Ratings
Pre-defined machine images00 Ratings5.513 Ratings
Operating system support00 Ratings6.714 Ratings
Security controls00 Ratings5.712 Ratings
Automation00 Ratings4.811 Ratings
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User Ratings
Linux Containers LXDVultr
Likelihood to Recommend
6.4
(2 ratings)
5.5
(17 ratings)
User Testimonials
Linux Containers LXDVultr
Likelihood to Recommend
Open Source
Linux Containers LXD works very well when you, as a software developer using Linux, need to spin up a development environment to build and work on a specific piece of software. For example, you need to build some software that is tested and developed target Ubuntu 18.04. You're able to quickly create a container for Ubuntu 18.04 and log into it to run commands and build your software. This is easier to do than setting a virtual machine - e.g - via Virtual Box, but is a lot clunkier than doing it via Docker containers which give you a much more flexible configuration of the environment and are easier to start, stop, connect and share with other developers.
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Vultr
Vultr is best suited to deploy classic web applications, web services, and websites. It's well suited for mid-level traffic but has a wonderful option of expanding the disk storage, making it very well suited to run applications and services that need to consume a lot of data but don't need a lot of computing power. It may not be well suited to run applications that rely on a vast number of web services and require a vast number of data centers.
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Pros
Open Source
  • GIT repositories.
  • Authentication servers.
  • Application instances.
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Vultr
  • Cloud Computing
  • SSD VPS computing
  • Access controlling
  • Dashboard
  • monitoring
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Cons
Open Source
  • Ease of use.
  • Copying containers from one machine to another.
  • Creation of containers with config files similar to Docker.
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Vultr
  • Price
  • Bandwidth
  • Tiers (more)
  • Remove redundancy. Why have 3 things with 1 CPU and 2 GB of RAM? Just let them pick intel or AMD at the end.
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Alternatives Considered
Open Source
Linux Containers LXD feels like a more primitive version of docker, docker-compose and similar projects from the docker ecosystem. The Dockerfile and docker-compose.yml methods of specifying a container setup, as well as the network and file configurations afforded by Docker make working with containers much easier and more reproducible than with Linux Containers LXD.
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Vultr
Vultr started out primarily as a VM-only provider, but has since expanded offerings and locations to be a serious alternative for a lot of businesses currently using a large, expensive cloud provider. Vultr may not be for everyone or every workload, but there are many businesses and individuals that are adding way too much complexity and cost to their projects by using large cloud platforms they do not really need. Update to review: Vultr's new Optimized Compute offerings are a game changer. They are designed to accommodate a more diverse or resource-intensive workload
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Return on Investment
Open Source
  • Save workload.
  • Save time.
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Vultr
  • My Business achieved more Returns on Investment since the servers are more affordable and highly available than what I've used before.
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ScreenShots

Vultr Screenshots

Screenshot of Vultr's control panel helps users spend less time managing infrastructure.Screenshot of Vultr's services offer additional configuration and inside of the simplified control panel.Screenshot of Displays when peak activity happens on an application. The server health graphs provide insight from the moment the server is created.Screenshot of Vultr's interface allows users to deploy high performance servers worldwide from any device.Screenshot of 24/7/365 technical support team available through Vultr's ticketing system.