Leaseweb Public Cloud vs TakeHost VPS

Leaseweb Public Cloud7.7Visit TakeHost VPS7.2Visit

Higher score Leaseweb Public Cloud #4 in VPS Hosting in Europe 7.7/10 30-day trial ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Leaseweb

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

• Leaseweb Public Cloud fits best

  Businesses needing flexible cloud compute

• TakeHost VPS fits best

  Developers and businesses seeking configurable European VPS

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Side by side

Feature	Leaseweb Public Cloud 7.7/10 Visit ↗	TakeHost VPS 7.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.7	7.2
Ranking	#4 in VPS Hosting in Europe	#5 in VPS Hosting in Europe
Best for	Businesses needing flexible cloud compute	Developers and businesses seeking configurable European VPS
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Live chat, Email	Tickets, Community, Docs, Email · 24/7
Integrations	2 integrations	12 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Leaseweb Public Cloud 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	Four instance families, including GPU-optimized compute Autoscaling, load balancing, private networking and security groups REST API, CLI, Terraform provider and AWS EC2-compatible APIs	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	Instances are multi-tenant rather than dedicated by default No managed database service is included Trial access excludes instances in the Netherlands and Japan	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	Leaseweb Public Cloud provides virtual machines for businesses running web applications, application hosting, databases, development and testing, and machine-learning workloads. It supports general-purpose, compute-optimized,… 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

• Leaseweb Public Cloud — where it wins

  • Four instance families, including GPU-optimized compute
  • Autoscaling, load balancing, private networking and security groups
  • REST API, CLI, Terraform provider and AWS EC2-compatible APIs

  Where it doesn't

  • Instances are multi-tenant rather than dedicated by default
  • No managed database service is included
  • Trial access excludes instances in the Netherlands and Japan

• 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

• Leaseweb Public Cloud7.7/10 · 30-day trial

  Flexible European cloud compute with autoscaling, APIs and hourly or monthly billing.

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

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

  Visit TakeHostFull verdict →