Bloom.host vs Kamatera Cloud VPS

Bloom.host8.5Visit Kamatera Cloud VPS7.6Visit

Higher score Bloom.host #5 in Gaming VPS 8.5/10 Paid plans · price varies by game ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Bloom.host

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Kamatera Cloud VPS #9 in Gaming VPS 7.6/10 From $4/mo · 30-day trial ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Kamatera

• Bloom.host fits best

  Experienced admins who want dedicated CPU cores

• Kamatera Cloud VPS fits best

  Admins building their own Pterodactyl game panel

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Side by side

Feature	Bloom.host 8.5/10 Visit ↗	Kamatera Cloud VPS 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.5	7.6
Ranking	#5 in Gaming VPS	#9 in Gaming VPS
Best for	Experienced admins who want dedicated CPU cores	Admins building their own Pterodactyl game panel
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Paid plans · price varies by game	From $4/mo · 30-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Features Bloom.host 2/3 · Kamatera Cloud VPS 2/3
Game panel	—	✓ (best)
DDoS protection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Root access	✓	✓
Specs
RAM	4 GB	Not checked yet
vCPU	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Operating systems	Linux	Not checked yet
Locations	6 locations	20 locations (best)
Refund window	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Processor	AMD Ryzen 9, up to 9950X	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Dedicated KVM cores with no CPU fair-usage policy Cloudflare Magic Transit filtering rated at 400+ Tbps Up to Ryzen 9 9950X CPUs, depending on location	One-click Pterodactyl image on Ubuntu 24.04 30-day free trial for one server worth up to $100 20+ data centres and per-minute hourly billing
Cons	Linux command line only; no game panel on the VPS Several locations showed restocking waitlists Entry prices only appear after you pick a location	Its own FAQ puts Pterodactyl setup at one to three hours Traffic beyond the included allowance costs extra General-purpose cloud, not tuned for games out of the box
Our verdict	Bloom.host's VPS range is pitched at people who want to run game servers themselves on proper hardware. Every plan uses KVM with dedicated CPU cores and, unusually, no fair-usage policy on CPU; processors go up to AMD Ryzen 9 9950X,… Read the review →	Kamatera does not sell game servers, but it markets its cloud VPS as a home for Pterodactyl, the open-source panel many game hosts use themselves. Its application page deploys a Pterodactyl image on Ubuntu 24.04, and the price calculator… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Bloom.host — where it wins

  • Dedicated KVM cores with no CPU fair-usage policy
  • Cloudflare Magic Transit filtering rated at 400+ Tbps
  • Up to Ryzen 9 9950X CPUs, depending on location

  Where it doesn't

  • Linux command line only; no game panel on the VPS
  • Several locations showed restocking waitlists
  • Entry prices only appear after you pick a location

• Kamatera Cloud VPS — where it wins

  • One-click Pterodactyl image on Ubuntu 24.04
  • 30-day free trial for one server worth up to $100
  • 20+ data centres and per-minute hourly billing

  Where it doesn't

  • Its own FAQ puts Pterodactyl setup at one to three hours
  • Traffic beyond the included allowance costs extra
  • General-purpose cloud, not tuned for games out of the box

• Bloom.host8.5/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

  Ryzen 9 VPS with dedicated cores, no CPU fair-use policy and Cloudflare Magic Transit DDoS filtering.

  Visit Bloom.hostFull verdict →
• Kamatera Cloud VPS7.6/10 · From $4/mo · 30-day trial

  Cloud VPS with a ready Pterodactyl game panel image, 20+ data centres, hourly billing and a 30-day free trial.

  Visit KamateraFull verdict →