DigitalOcean Droplets vs TakeHost VPS

DigitalOcean Droplets8.8Visit TakeHost VPS7.2Visit

Higher score DigitalOcean Droplets #1 in VPS Hosting in Europe 8.8/10 From $4/mo ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit DigitalOcean

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TakeHost VPS #5 in VPS Hosting in Europe 7.2/10 From €4/mo ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit TakeHost

• DigitalOcean Droplets fits best

  Teams wanting established, scalable cloud VPS

• TakeHost VPS fits best

  Developers and businesses seeking configurable European VPS

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Side by side

Feature	DigitalOcean Droplets 8.8/10 Visit ↗	TakeHost VPS 7.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	7.2
Ranking	#1 in VPS Hosting in Europe	#5 in VPS Hosting in Europe
Best for	Teams wanting established, scalable cloud VPS	Developers and businesses seeking configurable European VPS
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$4/mo	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Tickets · 24/7	Tickets, Community, Docs, Email · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, PCI DSS	GDPR, 2FA
Integrations	2 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DigitalOcean Droplets 0/1 · TakeHost VPS 1/1
Root access	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
vCPU cores	Not published	2 vCPU
RAM	Not published	2 GB
NVMe storage	Not published	25 GB
Bandwidth	Not published	Not published
European locations	Not published	12 locations
Managed service	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Scales Droplets horizontally with autoscale pools Control panel, CLI, API, and Terraform management Multiple compute families plus 500 GiB transfer on Basic	Root access, OS choice and KVM virtualization for configurable VPS instances NVMe storage, included DDoS protection and unlimited bandwidth on France plans One-click installs include WordPress, Docker, GitLab and MariaDB
Cons	Backups and snapshots cost extra as add-ons Linux-based workloads only Load balancing, storage, and databases are separate products	The advertised €4/month France option was marked sold out The France 1 GB plan is billed annually as a €14 one-time charge The refund period is one day
Our verdict	DigitalOcean Droplets are Linux-based virtual machines for websites, applications, databases, development environments, and other cloud workloads. They suit solo developers through enterprise teams that want several compute profiles and… Read the review →	TakeHost VPS offers KVM-based virtual private servers in European datacenters, including France, Poland, Germany and the Netherlands. It suits developers and businesses that want root-level control over configurable Linux or other… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• DigitalOcean Droplets — where it wins

  • Scales Droplets horizontally with autoscale pools
  • Control panel, CLI, API, and Terraform management
  • Multiple compute families plus 500 GiB transfer on Basic

  Where it doesn't

  • Backups and snapshots cost extra as add-ons
  • Linux-based workloads only
  • Load balancing, storage, and databases are separate products

• TakeHost VPS — where it wins

  • Root access, OS choice and KVM virtualization for configurable VPS instances
  • NVMe storage, included DDoS protection and unlimited bandwidth on France plans
  • One-click installs include WordPress, Docker, GitLab and MariaDB

  Where it doesn't

  • The advertised €4/month France option was marked sold out
  • The France 1 GB plan is billed annually as a €14 one-time charge
  • The refund period is one day

• DigitalOcean Droplets8.8/10 · From $4/mo

  A scalable Linux VPS with broad management options and a $4 monthly entry point.

  Visit DigitalOceanFull verdict →
• TakeHost VPS7.2/10 · From €4/mo

  European KVM VPS with root access, NVMe storage and one-click app installs.

  Visit TakeHostFull verdict →