OVHcloud Windows VPS vs IONOS Windows VPS

OVHcloud Windows VPS9.2Visit IONOS Windows VPS9.0Visit

Higher score OVHcloud Windows VPS #1 in Windows VPS Hosting 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit OVHcloud

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IONOS Windows VPS #2 in Windows VPS Hosting 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit IONOS

• OVHcloud Windows VPS fits best

  High-resource VPS buyers needing backups

• IONOS Windows VPS fits best

  High-capacity Windows VPS users

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Side by side

Feature	OVHcloud Windows VPS 9.2/10 Visit ↗	IONOS Windows VPS 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Windows VPS Hosting	#2 in Windows VPS Hosting
Best for	High-resource VPS buyers needing backups	High-capacity Windows VPS users
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	£6.29/mo	$25/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows	Web, Windows
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Phone, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	GDPR, ISO 27001	ISO 27001
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features OVHcloud Windows VPS 1/2 · IONOS Windows VPS 1/2
RDP access	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Backups included	✓ (best)	—
Specs
vCPUs	4 vCPU (best)	2 vCPU
RAM	8 GB (best)	4 GB
Storage	75 GB	120 GB (best)
Windows Server versions	Windows server 2025	Not checked yet
Management level	Unmanaged	Unmanaged
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	Dedicated vCores, RAM, and NVMe storage across four plans Root access, RDP, firewall controls, and DDoS protection Unlimited traffic with up to a 1 Gbps connection
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	Plans require annual billing Backups are an optional paid service Unmanaged administration requires server expertise
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 →	IONOS Windows VPS provides virtual private servers for web servers, mail servers, shop servers, development environments, and other commercial or non-commercial projects. Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025 environments are… 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

• IONOS Windows VPS — where it wins

  • Dedicated vCores, RAM, and NVMe storage across four plans
  • Root access, RDP, firewall controls, and DDoS protection
  • Unlimited traffic with up to a 1 Gbps connection

  Where it doesn't

  • Plans require annual billing
  • Backups are an optional paid service
  • Unmanaged administration requires server expertise

• OVHcloud Windows VPS9.2/10 · Paid

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

  Visit OVHcloudFull verdict →
• IONOS Windows VPS9.0/10 · Paid

  A high-capacity Windows VPS with strong infrastructure controls but paid backups.

  Visit IONOSFull verdict →