Scaleway Elastic Metal vs OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers

Scaleway Elastic Metal9.3Visit OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers8.9Visit

Higher score Scaleway Elastic Metal #1 in Cloud Dedicated Server Hosting 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Scaleway

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OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers #4 in Cloud Dedicated Server Hosting 8.9/10 Paid ✓ 3 of 3 features Visit OVHcloud

• Scaleway Elastic Metal fits best

  Budget-conscious dedicated server users

• OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers fits best

  Established users needing flexible metal options

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Side by side

Feature	Scaleway Elastic Metal 9.3/10 Visit ↗	OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.9
Ranking	#1 in Cloud Dedicated Server Hosting	#4 in Cloud Dedicated Server Hosting
Best for	Budget-conscious dedicated server users	Established users needing flexible metal options
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	€27.99/device/mo	$189/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux, Windows	Web
Support	Tickets, Phone, Docs · 24/7	Live chat, Email, Docs, Community
Compliance	ISO 27001, GDPR	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR, PCI DSS
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Scaleway Elastic Metal 0/3 · OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers 3/3
NVMe storage	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
GPU instances	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Hourly billing	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
CPU architecture	Not checked yet	X86
Entry-plan RAM	Not checked yet	32 GB
Network uplink	Not checked yet	1 Gbps
Our review
Pros	Hypervisor-free dedicated servers from €27.99 per month Hourly or monthly billing with console OS installation API, CLI, SDK, Terraform, and private networking support	Monthly dedicated servers and hourly Metal Instances NVMe storage, private networking, and anti-DDoS protection Linux, Windows, GPU, IPMI/KVM, control-panel, and API options
Cons	Backups are customer-managed through Object Storage Public bandwidth on the listed plan is capped at 1 Gb/s The listed EM-A116X-SSD plan has 4 CPU cores and 32 GiB RAM	Pricing and availability vary by region and configuration Some listed plans do not show a published price Dedicated infrastructure requires more operational expertise than shared hosting
Our verdict	Scaleway Elastic Metal provides dedicated physical servers without a hypervisor for teams that want bare-metal resources alongside cloud management tools. It supports Linux and Windows Server installations through the Scaleway console,… Read the review →	OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers provide dedicated physical machines with exclusive CPU, memory, and storage resources. The service is aimed at websites, business applications, databases, game servers, and resilient infrastructure that need… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Scaleway Elastic Metal — where it wins

  • Hypervisor-free dedicated servers from €27.99 per month
  • Hourly or monthly billing with console OS installation
  • API, CLI, SDK, Terraform, and private networking support

  Where it doesn't

  • Backups are customer-managed through Object Storage
  • Public bandwidth on the listed plan is capped at 1 Gb/s
  • The listed EM-A116X-SSD plan has 4 CPU cores and 32 GiB RAM

• OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers — where it wins

  • Monthly dedicated servers and hourly Metal Instances
  • NVMe storage, private networking, and anti-DDoS protection
  • Linux, Windows, GPU, IPMI/KVM, control-panel, and API options

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing and availability vary by region and configuration
  • Some listed plans do not show a published price
  • Dedicated infrastructure requires more operational expertise than shared hosting

• Scaleway Elastic Metal9.3/10 · Paid

  Affordable bare metal with flexible billing, automation, and private networking.

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• OVHcloud Bare Metal Servers8.9/10 · Paid

  Flexible monthly and hourly bare-metal hosting with NVMe, networking, and GPU options.

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