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Cloud instance comparison · Prices checked July 2026

GCP n2-standard-16 vs Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb

GCP n2-standard-16 is cheaper than Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb by $26.26/month (5.5% less), at matching specs of 16 vCPU and 64 GiB of memory. GCP n2-standard-16 runs $453.74/mo on-demand versus $480.00/mo for Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb, based on GCP's us-central1 and Vultr's ewr baseline on-demand Linux pricing.

Specs & pricing side by side

SpecGCP n2-standard-16Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb
vCPU1616
Memory64 GiB64 GiB
Region (baseline)us-central1ewr
Hourly (on-demand)$0.6216$0.6575
Monthly (730 hrs)$453.74$480.00
Price differenceGCP n2-standard-16 is $26.26/mo cheaper than Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb (5.5% less)

What to know before comparing Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb prices

Bundled outbound transfer. The table above is VM price only — egress is excluded for both providers. But Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb includes 8,192 GB/month of pooled outbound transfer in its price (overage: $0.01/GB), while GCP meters egress at roughly $0.09/GB beyond a small free tier. If your workload pushes serious traffic, factor that in — it often matters more than the VM list-price gap.

Which one should you pick?

Pick GCP n2-standard-16 if price is your primary constraint — it's $26.26/mo cheaper for the same 16 vCPU / 64 GiB profile, which adds up to $315.18/year at steady utilization.

Pick Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb if you're already committed to the Vultr ecosystem — existing VPC/network setup, IAM policies, reserved capacity, or team expertise on Vultr usually outweighs a 5% list-price gap on a single instance. Cross-provider migration cost rarely pays for itself on compute pricing alone.

Either way, this is a single-instance, on-demand comparison. Reserved/committed-use discounts (up to ~72% on both platforms) and your actual utilization pattern will move the real numbers — model your full workload with the calculator before deciding.

Frequently asked questions

Is GCP n2-standard-16 cheaper than Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb?

GCP n2-standard-16 is cheaper. It costs $453.74/mo on-demand versus $480.00/mo for Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb — a difference of $26.26/mo (5.5%). Both instances offer 16 vCPU and roughly 64 GiB of memory, so the comparison is apples-to-apples on specs.

What are the specs of GCP n2-standard-16?

GCP n2-standard-16 provides 16 vCPU and 64 GiB of memory, priced at $0.6216/hour on-demand ($453.74/month at 730 hours) in the us-central1 baseline region.

How much does GCP n2-standard-16 cost per month compared to Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb?

At 730 hours/month, GCP n2-standard-16 costs $453.74 and Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb costs $480.00. That is a monthly difference of $26.26, or $315.18/year.

Does the Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb price include bandwidth?

The table price is VM-only and excludes egress for both providers. However, Vultr bundles 8,192 GB/month of pooled outbound transfer into the Vultr voc-g-16c-64gb price, with overage at just $0.01/GB. GCP bills outbound transfer separately at roughly $0.09/GB beyond a small free tier, so for egress-heavy workloads the real-world gap can be much larger than the VM prices suggest.

Prices checked July 2026. Baseline regions: GCP pricing uses us-central1, Vultr uses ewr. All prices are on-demand Linux, list rate, before reserved/committed-use discounts. Vultr prices exclude the bundled outbound transfer discussed above. See our methodology for pricing sources, update cadence, and mapping rules.

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