Kimsufi vs OVHcloud
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Kimsufi and OVHcloud.
Quick Verdict
4.0/5
Kimsufi
0 reviews
4.1/5
OVHcloud
0 reviews
OVHcloud is rated higher (4.1 vs 4.0). Kimsufi is OVHcloud's budget dedicated server brand (OVHcloud Eco range) — bare metal from around €9.99/month in the EU/CA market and $11.10/month excl. VAT in the US, plus a setup fee equal to one month. Limited configuration options and scarce stock but unbeatable price. Datacenters in France, Germany, the UK, Poland, Canada, the US, Australia, Singapore and India. Popular for dev/staging environments. French cloud giant with 400,000+ servers globally. Offers some of the cheapest dedicated servers available. Strong in Europe with bare metal speed and anti-DDoS on every server.
Kimsufi Budget dedicated from OVH family from €7.99 | OVHcloud European cloud infrastructure with transparent pricing and no hidden fees | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.0 (0 reviews) | 4.1 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $9.99/mo | From $4.54/mo✓ |
| Best for | Developers, students, homelabbers and small projects that want the cheapest possible dedicated server for dev, staging, game servers or backup targets and are comfortable managing Linux themselves. | European businesses, agencies and developers who want VPS or bare metal value with data-residency guarantees and can manage their own stack. |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 4 vCPU✓ | 2 vCPU |
| RAM | 16 GB✓ | 4 GB |
| Storage | 120 GB✓ | 40 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | — | 43 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €2.50 | €2.27✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €0.62✓ | €1.14 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | ["France","Germany","United Kingdom","Poland","Canada","United States","Australia","Singapore","India"] | FranceGermanyUnited KingdomPolandCanadaAustralia+2 |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacenterus datacenter | hourly billingipv6ddos protectionbackups includedmanaged optionbare metalgpu availables3 compatibleeu datacenterus datacenterapac datacentergdpr compliantapi access |
| Visit Kimsufi → | Visit OVHcloud → | |
Kimsufi
Pros
- + Cheapest route to real bare metal on OVHcloud infrastructure — dedicated CPU, RAM and disk at VPS-level prices
- + Anti-DDoS VAC always on with no scrubbed-traffic limit, plus 1 IPv4 and 1 IPv6 /64 per server
- + Unmetered traffic at 500 Mbps on KS; no per-GB bandwidth charges
- + 99.9% monthly availability commitment with defined 10/30/100% service credits
- + Wide OVH datacenter choice across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific
Cons
- - Lifecycle-extended hardware — older Xeon/AMD generations with no custom configuration
- - Chronic stock scarcity: popular configurations sell out fast and restocks are irregular
- - Setup fee equal to one month's cost; no prepay discount on the KS series
- - Self-managed only — no managed OS tier and no backups bundled
- - Kimsufi brand is being absorbed into OVHcloud Eco; storefronts and naming are in flux
OVHcloud
Pros
- + Entry VPS pricing undercuts nearly every comparable provider for the specs
- + Anti-DDoS and daily automatic backup included on all VPS tiers
- + EU data residency with GDPR, HDS and SecNumCloud options
- + 43 data centers across four continents with Local Zones
- + Own hardware, network and data centers — few middlemen in the chain
Cons
- - Standard support is ticket-based and inconsistent by region
- - Snapshots and premium backups are paid add-ons
- - Control panel is dense and dated next to newer hosts
- - Web hosting renewals jump to several times the introductory price
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