Web Runs Tests: Amazon EC2 vs Vultr

This page compares the results of Web Run tests on the selected VPS plans.

A load test tool sends HTTP requests at a controlled rate to a web application. The Web Load tests measure latency, CPU usage and maximum server capacity for serving web requests.

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Plans

Provider Plan Cost Number of CPU cores Trial
Vultr Regular 1GB 1 core $5.00 1 Mar 11 2023 Web Run details
Vultr High Frequency 1GB $6.00 1 Jun 16 2023 Web Run details
Vultr High Performance 1GB $6.00 1 Jul 24 2022 Web Run details
Vultr Regular 2GB 1 core $10.00 1 Sep 16 2023 Web Run details
Vultr High Frequency 2GB $12.00 1 Aug 06 2024 Web Run details
Vultr High Performance 2GB $12.00 1 Feb 06 2024 Web Run details
Vultr Regular 4GB 2 cores $20.00 2 Jun 21 2024 Web Run details
Vultr High Frequency 4GB $24.00 2 May 06 2024 Web Run details
Vultr High Performance 4GB $24.00 2 Nov 02 2023 Web Run details
Amazon EC2 c7g.medium $27.74 1 Jun 30 2022 Web Run details
Vultr CPU Optimized 1-2-25 $28.00 1 Oct 17 2024 Web Run details
Amazon EC2 m7g.medium $30.98 1 Jul 28 2023 Web Run details
Vultr CPU Optimized 2-4-50 $40.00 2 Dec 17 2023 Web Run details
Amazon EC2 m7a.medium $43.33 1 Mar 18 2024 Web Run details
Vultr High Performance 8GB $48.00 4 Jul 31 2023 Web Run details
Amazon EC2 m6a.large $65.12 2 Nov 06 2022 Web Run details
Amazon EC2 c7i.large $71.06 2 Sep 10 2024 Web Run details
Amazon EC2 m5d.large (Off rankings) $81.36 2 Aug 24 2022 Web Run details
Vultr High Frequency 16GB $96.00 4 Apr 29 2023 Web Run details
Vultr High Performance 16GB $96.00 8 Mar 21 2024 Web Run details
Amazon EC2 m5d.xlarge (Off rankings) $162.72 4 Aug 24 2022 Web Run details
Amazon EC2 m7i.2xlarge $293.90 8 Oct 28 2024 Web Run details
Amazon EC2 m5d.2xlarge (Off rankings) $325.44 8 Aug 24 2022 Web Run details

Web Runs Tests Results

Web Server Latency

These are the web server response times when it's operating under the max load level that doesn't cause it to return errors or time out.

A lower number means the VPS is faster.


Web Runs

Web Server Average Latency, Web Server P99 Latency


Web Server Capacity

This is the maximum number of requests per second that the web application can sustain without producing errors.

A higher number means the VPS is faster.


Web Runs

Web Server Max Request Rate


CPU Idle

This chart shows the CPU Idle observed on the VPS while the web application is serving 10 requests per second.

A higher CPU idle number means the VPS is consuming less CPU.


Web Runs

CPU Idle


CPU Steal

This chart shows the CPU Steal observed on the VPS while the web application is serving 10 requests per second.

A higher CPU Steal means the hypervisor is forcing the VPS to share more CPU resources with other VPS running on the same host.


Web Runs

CPU Steal

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