OVHcloud VPS vs Host Havoc

OVHcloud VPS9.1Visit Host Havoc8.6Visit

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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Host Havoc #4 in Gaming VPS 8.6/10 Per slot · 72-hour guarantee ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Host Havoc

• OVHcloud VPS fits best

  Modded servers that need lots of RAM cheaply

• Host Havoc fits best

  Windows game servers and voice servers on a VPS

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Side by side

Feature	OVHcloud VPS 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Host Havoc 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.6
Ranking	#2 in Gaming VPS	#4 in Gaming VPS
Best for	Modded servers that need lots of RAM cheaply	Windows game servers and voice servers on a VPS
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$12.32/mo	$5/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Features OVHcloud VPS 3/3 · Host Havoc 2/3
Game panel	✓ (best)	—
DDoS protection	✓	✓
Root access	✓	✓
Specs
RAM	12 GB (best)	1 GB
vCPU	6 vCPU (best)	1 vCPU
Storage	100 GB (best)	20 GB
Operating systems	Both	Both
Locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Refund window	Not checked yet	3 days
Processor	Not checked yet	AMD Ryzen, 3.4-4.9 GHz
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	Ryzen cores at 3.4 to 4.9 GHz from $5.00 a month Windows Server ready, plus seven Linux distributions Unmetered bandwidth and upstream DDoS filtering
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	Port speed is 250 Mbps on plans up to 6 GB No game panel; you install and run the game yourself Money-back window lasts 72 hours
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 →	Host Havoc's Ryzen VPS line is aimed squarely at latency-sensitive workloads, and its page calls it game server and VoIP friendly. Plans run on Ryzen CPUs clocked at 3.4 to 4.9 GHz with NVMe storage and unmetered bandwidth: 1 GB with one… 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

• Host Havoc — where it wins

  • Ryzen cores at 3.4 to 4.9 GHz from $5.00 a month
  • Windows Server ready, plus seven Linux distributions
  • Unmetered bandwidth and upstream DDoS filtering

  Where it doesn't

  • Port speed is 250 Mbps on plans up to 6 GB
  • No game panel; you install and run the game yourself
  • Money-back window lasts 72 hours

• 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 →
• Host Havoc8.6/10 · Per slot · 72-hour guarantee

  Ryzen VPS at 3.4 to 4.9 GHz from $5 for 1 GB, Windows-ready, DDoS-protected and pitched at game servers.

  Visit Host HavocFull verdict →