OVHcloud VPS vs ZAP-Hosting

OVHcloud VPS9.1Visit ZAP-Hosting8.0Visit

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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ZAP-Hosting #8 in Gaming VPS 8.0/10 Lifetime option · price varies by game ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit ZAP-Hosting

• OVHcloud VPS fits best

  Modded servers that need lots of RAM cheaply

• ZAP-Hosting fits best

  One box for several game and voice servers

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Side by side

Feature	OVHcloud VPS 9.1/10 Visit ↗	ZAP-Hosting 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.1	8.0
Ranking	#2 in Gaming VPS	#8 in Gaming VPS
Best for	Modded servers that need lots of RAM cheaply	One box for several game and voice servers
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$12.32/mo	$9.08/mo (best)
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Features OVHcloud VPS 3/3 · ZAP-Hosting 3/3
Game panel	✓	✓
DDoS protection	✓	✓
Root access	✓	✓
Specs
RAM	12 GB	Not checked yet
vCPU	6 vCPU	Not checked yet
Storage	100 GB	Not checked yet
Operating systems	Both	Both
Locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Refund window	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Processor	Not checked yet	AMD EPYC Milan
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	Free game server and TeamSpeak web interface on Debian/Ubuntu Linux or Windows with RDP in the same VPS product Lifetime VPS option from $73.60 one-off
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	Entry configuration specs are not shown next to the price VPS locations centre on Germany EPYC Milan server cores, not high-clock desktop chips
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 →	ZAP-Hosting's VPS is a general KVM server that doubles as a game host: on Debian or Ubuntu, ZAP's own Game Server and TeamSpeak 3 web interface is included at no extra cost, so you can install game and voice servers with one click and… 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

• ZAP-Hosting — where it wins

  • Free game server and TeamSpeak web interface on Debian/Ubuntu
  • Linux or Windows with RDP in the same VPS product
  • Lifetime VPS option from $73.60 one-off

  Where it doesn't

  • Entry configuration specs are not shown next to the price
  • VPS locations centre on Germany
  • EPYC Milan server cores, not high-clock desktop chips

• 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 →
• ZAP-Hosting8.0/10 · Lifetime option · price varies by game

  Linux or Windows VPS from $9.08 on AMD EPYC Milan, with a free game server web panel on Debian or Ubuntu.

  Visit ZAP-HostingFull verdict →