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Cloud instance comparison · Prices checked July 2026

GCP n2-standard-2 vs Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb

GCP n2-standard-2 is cheaper than Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb by $3.28/month (5.5% less), at matching specs of 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory. GCP n2-standard-2 runs $56.72/mo on-demand versus $60.00/mo for Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb, based on GCP's us-central1 and Vultr's ewr baseline on-demand Linux pricing.

Specs & pricing side by side

SpecGCP n2-standard-2Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb
vCPU22
Memory8 GiB8 GiB
Region (baseline)us-central1ewr
Hourly (on-demand)$0.0777$0.0822
Monthly (730 hrs)$56.72$60.00
Price differenceGCP n2-standard-2 is $3.28/mo cheaper than Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb (5.5% less)

What to know before comparing Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb prices

Bundled outbound transfer. The table above is VM price only — egress is excluded for both providers. But Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb includes 5,120 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-2 if price is your primary constraint — it's $3.28/mo cheaper for the same 2 vCPU / 8 GiB profile, which adds up to $39.40/year at steady utilization.

Pick Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb 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-2 cheaper than Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb?

GCP n2-standard-2 is cheaper. It costs $56.72/mo on-demand versus $60.00/mo for Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb — a difference of $3.28/mo (5.5%). Both instances offer 2 vCPU and roughly 8 GiB of memory, so the comparison is apples-to-apples on specs.

What are the specs of GCP n2-standard-2?

GCP n2-standard-2 provides 2 vCPU and 8 GiB of memory, priced at $0.0777/hour on-demand ($56.72/month at 730 hours) in the us-central1 baseline region.

How much does GCP n2-standard-2 cost per month compared to Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb?

At 730 hours/month, GCP n2-standard-2 costs $56.72 and Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb costs $60.00. That is a monthly difference of $3.28, or $39.40/year.

Does the Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb price include bandwidth?

The table price is VM-only and excludes egress for both providers. However, Vultr bundles 5,120 GB/month of pooled outbound transfer into the Vultr voc-g-2c-8gb 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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