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Head-to-head · Infrastructure as a Service

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC vs VEXXHOST Public Cloud

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 3 checks side by side
Higher score IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC #3 in Infrastructure as a Service 7.7/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit IBM Cloud
VEXXHOST Public Cloud #7 in Infrastructure as a Service 6.6/10 From $7.50/mo ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit VEXXHOST

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC leads on 1 check, VEXXHOST Public Cloud on 1, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 3 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreIBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC · 7.7/10

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC scores higher on our rubric for infrastructure as a service: 7.7 against 6.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #7.

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC offers object storage; VEXXHOST Public Cloud doesn't publish it. VEXXHOST Public Cloud offers gpu instances; IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC doesn't publish it.

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC is the better fit for teams needing VPC servers with flexible profiles. VEXXHOST Public Cloud is the better fit for teams seeking OpenStack with broad infrastructure options.

  • IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC fits best

    Teams needing VPC servers with flexible profiles

  • VEXXHOST Public Cloud fits best

    Teams seeking OpenStack with broad infrastructure options

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Side by side

Feature IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC 7.7/10 Visit ↗ VEXXHOST Public Cloud 6.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 7.7 6.6
Ranking #3 in Infrastructure as a Service #7 in Infrastructure as a Service
Best for Teams needing VPC servers with flexible profiles Teams seeking OpenStack with broad infrastructure options
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Not published $7.5/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Docs, Community, Phone, Live chat, Tickets · 24/7 Tickets · 24/7
Integrations 4 integrations 4 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC 1/4 · VEXXHOST Public Cloud 1/4
Object storage ✓ (best) Not published
GPU instances Not published ✓ (best)
Managed Kubernetes Not published Not published
Block storage Not published Not published
Specs
Cloud regions Not published Not published
Max instance vCPUs Not published Not published
Our review
Pros
  • Profiles cover compute, memory, storage optimization, GPU/AI, and flex options
  • Choose public multi-tenant or dedicated single-tenant deployment
  • Auto Scale groups and optional load balancers support changing traffic
  • OpenStack VMs, bare metal, GPU, and vGPU instances
  • Terraform, Ansible, OpenStack API, and Kubernetes integrations
  • Object, block, file, and image storage across three regions
Cons
  • Paid service with no free plan
  • Pricing is pay-as-you-use or reserved, with no base instance price published
  • VPC and related services require choosing profiles, regions, and network components
  • No free plan is available
  • Support is provided through tickets only
  • Three regions may limit geographic placement options
Our verdict

IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC provides configurable virtual machines within IBM Cloud’s software-defined VPC. Developers and organizations running workloads such as SAP or AI can choose predefined profiles and shared or dedicated…

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VEXXHOST Public Cloud is a hosted, multi-region OpenStack environment for teams deploying infrastructure through a web dashboard or OpenStack-compatible APIs. It supports virtual machines, Kubernetes clusters, bare-metal servers, GPU and…

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  1. IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPCInfrastructure as a Service 7.7Paid
  2. VEXXHOST Public CloudInfrastructure as a Service 6.6From $7.50/mo

Strengths and trade-offs

  • IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC — where it wins

    • Profiles cover compute, memory, storage optimization, GPU/AI, and flex options
    • Choose public multi-tenant or dedicated single-tenant deployment
    • Auto Scale groups and optional load balancers support changing traffic

    Where it doesn't

    • Paid service with no free plan
    • Pricing is pay-as-you-use or reserved, with no base instance price published
    • VPC and related services require choosing profiles, regions, and network components

  • VEXXHOST Public Cloud — where it wins

    • OpenStack VMs, bare metal, GPU, and vGPU instances
    • Terraform, Ansible, OpenStack API, and Kubernetes integrations
    • Object, block, file, and image storage across three regions

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is available
    • Support is provided through tickets only
    • Three regions may limit geographic placement options
  • IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC7.7/10 · Paid

    Configurable VPC virtual servers with shared or dedicated capacity and autoscaling.

    Visit IBM CloudFull verdict →
  • VEXXHOST Public Cloud6.6/10 · From $7.50/mo

    Broad OpenStack infrastructure with per-minute billing, automation, and multi-region deployment.

    Visit VEXXHOSTFull verdict →

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