{
  "slug": "vultr",
  "category": "server-hosting",
  "name": "Vultr",
  "description": "US cloud provider of virtual machines, bare metal servers and GPUs in many locations worldwide.",
  "website": "https://www.vultr.com",
  "license": null,
  "platforms": [],
  "jurisdiction": {
    "code": "US",
    "name": "United States",
    "eyes": "Five Eyes",
    "eu": false,
    "gdpr": false,
    "cloud_act": "provider"
  },
  "pick": false,
  "pick_reason": null,
  "disclosure": null,
  "grade": "F",
  "score": 38,
  "coverage": 100,
  "summary": "Vultr scores 38 out of 100 (grade F) on the server hosting criteria. It meets 4 of 12 criteria: TLS configuration, Reverse DNS, IPv6 and anonymous payment. It partly meets no ads or data sales, independent audit and mail-friendly (port 25). It does not meet open source, no trackers or telemetry, transparency report, tells users about requests and security headers. It is based in the United States: Five Eyes member; subject to the US CLOUD Act. Automated tests: SSL Labs grade A and Mozilla HTTP Observatory grade C+.",
  "url": "https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/vultr/",
  "markdown": "https://privacyratings.com/server-hosting/vultr/index.md",
  "answers": {
    "open_source": {
      "title": "Open source",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Closed source."
    },
    "no_trackers": {
      "title": "No trackers or telemetry",
      "weight": 3,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://www.vultr.com/legal/privacy/",
      "note": "The privacy policy lists Google Analytics and third-party targeting cookies."
    },
    "no_ads": {
      "title": "No ads or data sales",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.vultr.com/legal/privacy/",
      "note": "Information is shared with third-party advertising partners for targeted advertising."
    },
    "independent_audit": {
      "title": "Independent audit",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://www.vultr.com/legal/compliance/",
      "note": "SOC 2 and ISO 27001 audit documents are only available to customers in the control panel."
    },
    "transparency_report": {
      "title": "Transparency report",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No transparency report or government request policy is published."
    },
    "user_notice": {
      "title": "Tells users about requests",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "No published policy on notifying users about data requests."
    },
    "tls": {
      "title": "TLS configuration",
      "weight": 2,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://www.ssllabs.com/ssltest/analyze.html?d=www.vultr.com&hideResults=on",
      "note": "Grade A"
    },
    "security_headers": {
      "title": "Security headers",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "no",
      "evidence": "https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/observatory/analyze?host=www.vultr.com",
      "note": "Grade C+ (60/100+)"
    },
    "web_standards": {
      "title": "Modern web standards",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "pending",
      "evidence": null,
      "note": "Not tested yet."
    },
    "port_25": {
      "title": "Mail-friendly (port 25)",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "partial",
      "evidence": "https://docs.vultr.com/support/products/compute/why-is-smtp-blocked",
      "note": "Port 25 is blocked by default, and unblocking is reviewed case by case on request."
    },
    "reverse_dns": {
      "title": "Reverse DNS",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://docs.vultr.com/support/products/network/how-do-i-configure-reverse-dns-for-my-vultr-instance",
      "note": "Reverse DNS for IPv4 and IPv6 is set in the Vultr Console."
    },
    "ipv6": {
      "title": "IPv6",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://docs.vultr.com/products/compute/instances/cloud-compute/networking/ipv6",
      "note": "IPv6 can be enabled on Cloud Compute instances."
    },
    "anonymous_payment": {
      "title": "Anonymous payment",
      "weight": 1,
      "answer": "yes",
      "evidence": "https://docs.vultr.com/support/platform/billing/what-payment-methods-do-you-accept",
      "note": "Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies are accepted through BitPay."
    }
  },
  "tests": {
    "ssllabs": "A",
    "observatory": "C+",
    "internetnl_web": null,
    "internetnl_mail": null,
    "trackers": null,
    "tested_at": "2026-10-01T07:01:36.221Z"
  },
  "last_modified": "2026-10-01T07:44:20Z"
}