it's the budget AWS/Azure/googlecloud/ctl.io (speaking of ctl.io, 'Sign up for a CenturyLink Cloud account and receive a 30 day free trial or $2,500 in services.' hoho). linode in the middle somewhere.
like the other fellow said, digitalocean clone probably describes it best. i prefer it over DO due to ++ locations myself.
$28 is insane price, though.
If you've never heard of Vultr, you should just make your own trial acct.
here, go ahead and (don't) use my referral link:
https://www.vultr.com/freetrial then you will get $50 free. probably have to put in a credit card or paypal acct.