So You Start vs Database Mart
A detailed comparison to help you choose between So You Start and Database Mart.
Quick Verdict
3.6/5
So You Start
0 reviews
3.3/5
Database Mart
0 reviews
So You Start is rated higher (3.6 vs 3.3). 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. US host (since 2005) selling low-cost VPS, dedicated and NVIDIA GPU servers from its own US data centres. VPS from $2.99, GPU servers from $21 per month.
So You Start OVH mid-range dedicated from €26.99 | Database Mart Dedicated & GPU server provider | |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| Rating | 3.6 (0 reviews)✓ | 3.3 (0 reviews) |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $33.2/mo | From $2.99/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 | Budget-conscious US workloads: Windows/RDP desktops and MSSQL boxes, always-on GPU inference or rendering on flat monthly rates, and small businesses wanting whole dedicated machines without colocation contracts. |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | — | 1 vCPU |
| RAM | — | 2 GB |
| Storage | — | 40 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | 1 TB/mo |
| SLA uptime | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 5✓ | 2 |
| €/vCPU/mo | — | €2.99 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | — | €1.50 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ✓ | |
| Automated backups | ||
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ✓ | |
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | — | Dallas, Texas, United StatesKansas City, Missouri, United States |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | nvme storageipv6ddos protectioneu datacenterus datacenter | — |
| Visit So You Start → | Visit Database Mart → | |
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
Database Mart
Pros
- + Genuinely low published prices: VPS from $2.99/mo, bare metal from $49/mo, GPU VPS from $85/mo
- + Windows Server licensing included in plan price instead of a $16-$52/mo add-on
- + Flat-rate GPU servers with unmetered bandwidth and zero egress fees suit always-on inference
- + 99.9% uptime SLA with 3x downtime service credits, plus automated backups
- + Two decades in business (since 2005) with its own US data centres and 24/7 human support
Cons
- - US-only footprint — Dallas and Kansas City, no European or Asia-Pacific locations
- - Entry plans (1 vCPU, 2 GB) are too thin for production workloads
- - Promotional pricing rotates constantly, so headline rates need checking against list prices
- - Heavy affiliate-marketing ecosystem makes independent reviews hard to find; company claims (customer counts) are unverified
- - Windows Desktop VPS runs evaluation Windows images, not licensed production Windows
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