So You Start vs ColoCrossing
A detailed comparison to help you choose between So You Start and ColoCrossing.
Quick Verdict
3.6/5
So You Start
0 reviews
3.6/5
ColoCrossing
0 reviews
Both So You Start and ColoCrossing are equally rated at 3.6/5. So You Start is OVH's mid-tier dedicated server brand — between Kimsufi budget and OVHcloud premium. Faster hardware, more RAM, anti-DDoS. Datacenters in France and Canada. ColoCrossing provides dedicated servers and colocation services with owned fiber infrastructure. Built for businesses needing high-performance computing, gaming, or content delivery with minimal network hops.
So You Start OVH mid-range dedicated from €26.99 | ColoCrossing Bare metal servers with direct fiber access and low latency routing | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.6 (0 reviews) | 3.6 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $33.2/mo✓ | From $34.95/mo |
| Best for | Developers, homelabbers, and small businesses wanting dedicated servers with large RAM and disk at mid-range prices, who are comfortable managing Linux themselves | Sysadmin-literate teams wanting US or North-Atlantic bare metal at near-VPS prices, plus colocation customers who need 1U-to-cage space with a real backbone. |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | 4 vCPU |
| RAM | — | 32 GB |
| Storage | — | 1,000 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | 40 TB/mo |
| SLA uptime | 99.9% | 100%✓ |
| Data-center count | 5 | 10✓ |
| €/vCPU/mo | — | €8.74 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | — | €1.09 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ✓ | |
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | — | Buffalo, New York City, Dallas, Atlanta, Chicago, Seattle, Los Angeles, San Jose, Dublin, Toronto |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacenterus datacenter | nvme storageipv6ddos protectionus datacenterwindows available |
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So You Start
Pros
- + Dedicated metal with 32 GB ECC from around the price of a small VPS elsewhere
- + Anti-DDoS (VAC), backup storage slot, and 16 included IPs on every server
- + Wide configuration ladder: Xeon D/E3 up to 24-core EPYC with 256 GB RAM
- + OVH backbone network with multiple Tier 1 carriers and a 99.9% SLA
- + Game line with latency-tolerant anti-DDoS for game hosting
Cons
- - Previous-generation hardware by design (DDR3-heavy entry line, modest single-thread speed)
- - Unmanaged: business-hours email/phone support, you run the OS and RAID yourself
- - France and Canada only — no US or APAC datacenter for this brand
- - OVH single-operator risk (2021 SBG fire) — take off-site backups despite the included slot
- - Pricing is currency-dependent across storefronts; setup fees on some configurations
ColoCrossing
Pros
- + Strong hardware-per-dollar: 4 cores, 32 GB RAM, 1 TB SSD and 40 TB transfer at $34.95/month list price
- + Ten owned or operated data centers across the US plus Dublin and Toronto for location choice
- + 100% network uptime SLA with dual-stack IPv6 network-wide and basic DDoS protection included
- + Transparent per-configuration pricing with published PassMark scores and full IPMI access
- + Colocation from single 1U to full cages with 24/7 operations center and remote hands
Cons
- - Heavy promotional-code churn means renewal pricing can step up well above the deal price
- - Backups, snapshots and managed services are paid add-ons, not included
- - No APAC data center presence
- - Thin public documentation and no modern self-service cloud control panel
- - GPU catalog uses older-generation Tesla/Radeon hardware
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