OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers vs IONOS Dedicated Servers

OBOVHcloud Bare Metal Servers3.8Visit IONOS Dedicated Servers3.8Visit

OB OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers #5 in Bare Metal Server Hosting 3.8/10 From $189/mo ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit OVHcloud

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IONOS Dedicated Servers #8 in Bare Metal Server Hosting 3.8/10 From $47/mo ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit IONOS

• OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers fits best

  Cloud teams wanting hourly or GPU bare metal

• IONOS Dedicated Servers fits best

  Businesses wanting flexible dedicated configurations

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Side by side

Feature	OBOVHcloud Bare Metal Servers 3.8/10 Visit ↗	IONOS Dedicated Servers 3.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	3.8	3.8
Ranking	#5 in Bare Metal Server Hosting	#8 in Bare Metal Server Hosting
Best for	Cloud teams wanting hourly or GPU bare metal	Businesses wanting flexible dedicated configurations
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$189/mo	$47/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Live chat, Email, Docs, Community	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS	ISO 27001, GDPR
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers 0/3 · IONOS Dedicated Servers 0/3
GPU servers	Not published	Not published
Managed service	Not published	Not published
Custom OS support	Not published	Not published
Specs
Maximum RAM	Not published	Not published
Network speed	Not published	Not published
Bandwidth policy	Not published	Not published
Server locations	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Hourly Metal Instances support dedicated physical server deployments. GPU configurations include NVIDIA L4 options and NVMe storage. Anti-DDoS, IPMI/KVM, API and private networking are included.	Dedicated hardware with full root access and Linux or Windows options HDD, SSD, and NVMe plans with RAID protection DDoS shielding, firewall management, KVM/VNC, and REST API access
Cons	Monthly entry pricing starts at $189. GPU plan prices are not shown in the published plan details. Pricing and availability vary by region, taxes and configuration.	No free plan; service starts at $47 per server per month Backup service is optional rather than included Plan availability and pricing can vary by country and configuration
Our verdict	OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers provide dedicated physical machines with exclusive CPU, memory and storage resources. They are aimed at teams running websites, business applications, databases, game servers and infrastructure that requires… Read the review →	IONOS Dedicated Servers provide single-tenant physical hardware for businesses, developers, and organizations running websites, databases, applications, game servers, streaming platforms, development environments, and AI workloads. The… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers — where it wins

  • Hourly Metal Instances support dedicated physical server deployments.
  • GPU configurations include NVIDIA L4 options and NVMe storage.
  • Anti-DDoS, IPMI/KVM, API and private networking are included.

  Where it doesn't

  • Monthly entry pricing starts at $189.
  • GPU plan prices are not shown in the published plan details.
  • Pricing and availability vary by region, taxes and configuration.

• IONOS Dedicated Servers — where it wins

  • Dedicated hardware with full root access and Linux or Windows options
  • HDD, SSD, and NVMe plans with RAID protection
  • DDoS shielding, firewall management, KVM/VNC, and REST API access

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; service starts at $47 per server per month
  • Backup service is optional rather than included
  • Plan availability and pricing can vary by country and configuration

• OBOVHcloud Bare Metal Servers3.8/10 · From $189/mo

  Dedicated servers with hourly instances, GPU options, NVMe storage and private networking.

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• IONOS Dedicated Servers3.8/10 · From $47/mo

  Flexible single-tenant servers with RAID, root access, and HDD, SSD, or NVMe storage.

  Visit IONOSFull verdict →