Leaseweb vs Kimsufi
A detailed comparison to help you choose between Leaseweb and Kimsufi.
Quick Verdict
3.6/5
Leaseweb
0 reviews
4.0/5
Kimsufi
0 reviews
Kimsufi is rated higher (4.0 vs 3.6). Leaseweb is a Dutch network provider with one of the largest bandwidth capacities in Europe — 19Tbps. Dedicated servers, VPS, and cloud in 16 locations globally. Popular for high-bandwidth CDN and media delivery. 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.
Leaseweb Dutch IaaS provider with 10+ Tbps network capacity and 25 data centers | Kimsufi Budget dedicated from OVH family from €7.99 | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.6 (0 reviews) | 4.0 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $60.13/mo | From $9.99/mo✓ |
| Best for | High-bandwidth and multi-continent workloads — CDN, media delivery, gaming, regulated industries — that value network reach and operational track record over entry-level price. | 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. |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 4 vCPU | 4 vCPU |
| RAM | 32 GB✓ | 16 GB |
| Storage | 4,000 GB✓ | 120 GB |
| Bandwidth | 30 TB/mo | — |
| SLA uptime | 99.999%✓ | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 25 | — |
| €/vCPU/mo | €15.03 | €2.50✓ |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €1.88 | €0.62✓ |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | [25 sites: NL x2, DE x2, UK x2, US x8, CA x3, HK, SG x3, JP, AU x2] | ["France","Germany","United Kingdom","Poland","Canada","United States","Australia","Singapore","India"] |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacenterus datacenterapac datacenterprivate networking | nvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacenterus datacenter |
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Leaseweb
Pros
- + One of the largest networks in the market: 2,000+ ISPs peered, 29 IX points, 99.999% core uptime
- + 25 data centers across Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia
- + 30 TB of included traffic on featured dedicated servers with ports up to 200 Gbps
- + Free standard DDoS IP Protection and a /112 IPv6 range per server
- + Month-to-month contracts, published delivery times, portal and API control
Cons
- - Entry catalogue runs on dated silicon (Xeon E3-1230v2) at prices budget hosts beat
- - High-bandwidth configurations are quoted per server rather than published
- - Backups, firewalls, and Advanced DDoS are paid add-ons
- - Control panel is dated and less beginner-friendly than modern rivals
- - Support responsiveness tracks contract level; managed options limited on dedicated
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
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