OVHcloud VPS vs Bloom.host

OVHcloud VPS9.1Visit Bloom.host8.5Visit

Higher score OVHcloud VPS #2 in Gaming VPS 9.1/10 From $4.54/mo ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit OVHcloud

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

• OVHcloud VPS fits best

  Modded servers that need lots of RAM cheaply

• Bloom.host fits best

  Experienced admins who want dedicated CPU cores

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Side by side

Feature	OVHcloud VPS 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Bloom.host 8.5/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.5
Ranking	#2 in Gaming VPS	#5 in Gaming VPS
Best for	Modded servers that need lots of RAM cheaply	Experienced admins who want dedicated CPU cores
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$12.32/mo	Paid plans · price varies by game
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Features OVHcloud VPS 3/3 · Bloom.host 2/3
Game panel	✓ (best)	—
DDoS protection	✓	✓
Root access	✓	✓
Specs
RAM	12 GB (best)	4 GB
vCPU	6 vCPU	Not checked yet
Storage	100 GB	Not checked yet
Operating systems	Both	Linux
Locations	Not checked yet	6 locations
Refund window	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Processor	Not checked yet	AMD Ryzen 9, up to 9950X
Our review
Pros	VPS-3 gives 6 vCores, 12 GB and 100 GB NVMe for $12.32 Free Game Panel based on LinuxGSM supports 140+ games Windows or Linux, daily backups and Anti-DDoS by default	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
Cons	Asia-Pacific plans cap traffic, then drop to 10 Mbps The gaming page names no processor model Self-managed: running and securing the server is on you	Linux command line only; no game panel on the VPS Several locations showed restocking waitlists Entry prices only appear after you pick a location
Our verdict	OVHcloud markets its VPS range directly for game hosting, and the numbers are hard to argue with. The plan its gaming page recommends first, VPS-3, has 6 vCores, 12 GB of RAM, 100 GB of NVMe storage, unlimited traffic on a 2 Gbps port and… Read the review →	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 →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OVHcloud VPS — where it wins

  • VPS-3 gives 6 vCores, 12 GB and 100 GB NVMe for $12.32
  • Free Game Panel based on LinuxGSM supports 140+ games
  • Windows or Linux, daily backups and Anti-DDoS by default

  Where it doesn't

  • Asia-Pacific plans cap traffic, then drop to 10 Mbps
  • The gaming page names no processor model
  • Self-managed: running and securing the server is on you

• 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

• OVHcloud VPS9.1/10 · From $4.54/mo

  The best-value game VPS we found: 6 vCores and 12 GB for $12.32, a free 140-game panel and Anti-DDoS.

  Visit OVHcloudFull verdict →
• 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 →