OVHcloud VPS vs PebbleHost

OVHcloud VPS9.1Visit PebbleHost8.2Visit

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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PebbleHost #7 in Gaming VPS 8.2/10 Paid plans · price varies by game ✓ 2 of 3 features Visit PebbleHost

• OVHcloud VPS fits best

  Modded servers that need lots of RAM cheaply

• PebbleHost fits best

  North American or European players on a budget

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Side by side

Feature	OVHcloud VPS 9.1/10 Visit ↗	PebbleHost 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.2
Ranking	#2 in Gaming VPS	#7 in Gaming VPS
Best for	Modded servers that need lots of RAM cheaply	North American or European players on a budget
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$12.32/mo	$10/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Features OVHcloud VPS 3/3 · PebbleHost 2/3
Game panel	✓ (best)	—
DDoS protection	✓	✓
Root access	✓	✓
Specs
RAM	12 GB (best)	4 GB
vCPU	6 vCPU (best)	1 vCPU
Storage	100 GB (best)	40 GB
Operating systems	Both	Not checked yet
Locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Refund window	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Processor	Not checked yet	AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (Pro tier)
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	Pro-4 VPS: 1 vCore, 4 GB, 40 GB NVMe and 10 TB for $10.00 Max tier moves to Ryzen 9 7950X with DDR5 and Gen4 NVMe Built-in backups, NoVNC console and instant OS reloads
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	Only North American and European locations The entry plan has a single vCore No game panel comes with the VPS
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 →	PebbleHost, the UK budget Minecraft host, markets its VPS range at gamers and offers it in two hardware tiers. Pro VPS runs on AMD Ryzen 7 5700X (or an Intel Xeon E-2388G) with DDR4 and NVMe; its smallest configuration, Pro-4, has 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

• PebbleHost — where it wins

  • Pro-4 VPS: 1 vCore, 4 GB, 40 GB NVMe and 10 TB for $10.00
  • Max tier moves to Ryzen 9 7950X with DDR5 and Gen4 NVMe
  • Built-in backups, NoVNC console and instant OS reloads

  Where it doesn't

  • Only North American and European locations
  • The entry plan has a single vCore
  • No game panel comes with the VPS

• 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 →
• PebbleHost8.2/10 · Paid plans · price varies by game

  Ryzen 7 5700X Pro VPS from $10 for 4 GB, or Ryzen 9 7950X Max VPS, with built-in backups and KVM access.

  Visit PebbleHostFull verdict →