OVHcloud Windows VPS vs Contabo Windows VPS

OVHcloud Windows VPS9.2Visit Contabo Windows VPS7.4Visit

Higher score OVHcloud Windows VPS #1 in Windows VPS Hosting 9.2/10 From £6.29/mo ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit OVHcloud

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Contabo Windows VPS #4 in Windows VPS Hosting 7.4/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Contabo

• OVHcloud Windows VPS fits best

  High-resource VPS buyers needing backups

• Contabo Windows VPS fits best

  Resource-heavy Windows deployments

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Side by side

Feature	OVHcloud Windows VPS 9.2/10 Visit ↗	Contabo Windows VPS 7.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.4
Ranking	#1 in Windows VPS Hosting	#4 in Windows VPS Hosting
Best for	High-resource VPS buyers needing backups	Resource-heavy Windows deployments
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows	Windows, Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Docs
Compliance	GDPR, ISO 27001	GDPR
Integrations	3 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features OVHcloud Windows VPS 1/2 · Contabo Windows VPS 1/2
RDP access	Not published	✓ (best)
Backups included	✓ (best)	—
Specs
vCPUs	4 vCPU	4 vCPU
RAM	8 GB	8 GB
Storage	75 GB	100 GB (best)
Windows Server versions	Windows server 2025	Not published
Management level	Unmanaged	Optional
Our review
Pros	4 vCores and 8 GB RAM from £6.29 per month Daily backups, snapshots, and a 99.9% SLA Full root access with OVHcloud API, Plesk, and cPanel support	Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 images Dedicated CPU, RAM, SSD allocations with snapshots Unlimited traffic, DDoS protection, and firewall
Cons	Windows configuration may cost more than the plan starting price Plans are unmanaged, so customers handle server administration Prices exclude VAT on the UK site	Windows licensing is a separate paid add-on Automated off-server backups are optional Self-managed by default, requiring technical administration
Our verdict	OVHcloud Windows VPS provides dedicated virtual server environments with a pre-installed Windows operating system, scalable configurations, and full root access. It is aimed at customers running websites, applications, development… Read the review →	Contabo Windows VPS provides virtual machines running Windows Server for developers, businesses, and technical users. Remote Desktop access and dedicated virtual CPU, RAM, and SSD allocations support Windows applications, .NET and ASP.NET… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OVHcloud Windows VPS — where it wins

  • 4 vCores and 8 GB RAM from £6.29 per month
  • Daily backups, snapshots, and a 99.9% SLA
  • Full root access with OVHcloud API, Plesk, and cPanel support

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows configuration may cost more than the plan starting price
  • Plans are unmanaged, so customers handle server administration
  • Prices exclude VAT on the UK site

• Contabo Windows VPS — where it wins

  • Windows Server 2019, 2022, and 2025 images
  • Dedicated CPU, RAM, SSD allocations with snapshots
  • Unlimited traffic, DDoS protection, and firewall

  Where it doesn't

  • Windows licensing is a separate paid add-on
  • Automated off-server backups are optional
  • Self-managed by default, requiring technical administration

• OVHcloud Windows VPS9.2/10 · From £6.29/mo

  A high-resource, unmanaged Windows VPS with backups, snapshots, and flexible scaling.

  Visit OVHcloudFull verdict →
• Contabo Windows VPS7.4/10 · Paid

  A self-managed Windows VPS range for resource-heavy applications and technical workloads.

  Visit ContaboFull verdict →