OVHcloud VPS vs Kamatera Cloud VPS

OVHcloud VPS9.1Visit Kamatera Cloud VPS7.6Visit

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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Kamatera Cloud VPS #9 in Gaming VPS 7.6/10 From $4/mo · 30-day trial ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit Kamatera

• OVHcloud VPS fits best

  Modded servers that need lots of RAM cheaply

• Kamatera Cloud VPS fits best

  Admins building their own Pterodactyl game panel

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Side by side

Feature	OVHcloud VPS 9.1/10 Visit ↗	Kamatera Cloud VPS 7.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	7.6
Ranking	#2 in Gaming VPS	#9 in Gaming VPS
Best for	Modded servers that need lots of RAM cheaply	Admins building their own Pterodactyl game panel
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$12.32/mo	From $4/mo · 30-day trial
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Features OVHcloud VPS 3/3 · Kamatera Cloud VPS 2/3
Game panel	✓	✓
DDoS protection	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Root access	✓	✓
Specs
RAM	12 GB	Not checked yet
vCPU	6 vCPU	Not checked yet
Storage	100 GB	Not checked yet
Operating systems	Both	Not checked yet
Locations	Not checked yet	20 locations
Refund window	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Processor	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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	One-click Pterodactyl image on Ubuntu 24.04 30-day free trial for one server worth up to $100 20+ data centres and per-minute hourly billing
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	Its own FAQ puts Pterodactyl setup at one to three hours Traffic beyond the included allowance costs extra General-purpose cloud, not tuned for games out of the box
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 →	Kamatera does not sell game servers, but it markets its cloud VPS as a home for Pterodactyl, the open-source panel many game hosts use themselves. Its application page deploys a Pterodactyl image on Ubuntu 24.04, and the price calculator… 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

• Kamatera Cloud VPS — where it wins

  • One-click Pterodactyl image on Ubuntu 24.04
  • 30-day free trial for one server worth up to $100
  • 20+ data centres and per-minute hourly billing

  Where it doesn't

  • Its own FAQ puts Pterodactyl setup at one to three hours
  • Traffic beyond the included allowance costs extra
  • General-purpose cloud, not tuned for games out of the box

• 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 →
• Kamatera Cloud VPS7.6/10 · From $4/mo · 30-day trial

  Cloud VPS with a ready Pterodactyl game panel image, 20+ data centres, hourly billing and a 30-day free trial.

  Visit KamateraFull verdict →