VM6 Networks VPS vs Octopus VPS

VM6 Networks VPS7.5Visit Octopus VPS7.2Visit

Higher score VM6 Networks VPS #6 in VPS Hosting in United Kingdom 7.5/10 From £1.75/mo ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit VM6 Networks

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Octopus VPS #8 in VPS Hosting in United Kingdom 7.2/10 From £11.52/mo ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Octopus VPS

• VM6 Networks VPS fits best

  Budget users who want UK hosting and managed options

• Octopus VPS fits best

  Businesses needing Windows/Linux London VPS

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Side by side

Feature	VM6 Networks VPS 7.5/10 Visit ↗	Octopus VPS 7.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.5	7.2
Ranking	#6 in VPS Hosting in United Kingdom	#8 in VPS Hosting in United Kingdom
Best for	Budget users who want UK hosting and managed options	Businesses needing Windows/Linux London VPS
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Linux, Windows
Support	Tickets · 24/7	Email, Phone
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market	Small business, Mid-market
Features VM6 Networks VPS 2/2 · Octopus VPS 2/2
Root access	✓	✓
Managed option	✓	✓
Specs
vCPU cores	1 cores	2 cores (best)
RAM	1 GB	4 GB (best)
NVMe storage	20 GB	Not published
Bandwidth	2 TB/mo	Not published
UK locations	Not published	1 locations
Our review
Pros	KVM isolation, NVMe storage and root access on the listed plans Entry plan starts at £1.75 per month with monthly billing Optional semi-managed or fully managed VPS support	Unlimited traffic and a dedicated static IP on every listed plan Full root access with KVM virtualization and customizable resources London hosting with both Linux and Windows operating system options
Cons	Entry resources are limited to 1 vCPU and 1GB RAM Windows Server templates require customers to bring their own licence Support is ticket-based	No free plan; service is paid from £11.52 per month The listed UK hosting location is a single London data centre Management is optional, so standard plans suit self-managed deployments
Our verdict	VM6 Networks VPS offers virtual private servers hosted in UK datacentres, aimed at people running personal projects, websites, applications, development environments, agencies or small SaaS workloads. Its entry plan is priced for tight… Read the review →	Octopus VPS provides cloud-based virtual private servers from a London data centre for websites, applications, development environments and other self-managed services. It supports Linux and Windows deployments, with full root access, KVM… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• VM6 Networks VPS — where it wins

  • KVM isolation, NVMe storage and root access on the listed plans
  • Entry plan starts at £1.75 per month with monthly billing
  • Optional semi-managed or fully managed VPS support

  Where it doesn't

  • Entry resources are limited to 1 vCPU and 1GB RAM
  • Windows Server templates require customers to bring their own licence
  • Support is ticket-based

• Octopus VPS — where it wins

  • Unlimited traffic and a dedicated static IP on every listed plan
  • Full root access with KVM virtualization and customizable resources
  • London hosting with both Linux and Windows operating system options

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; service is paid from £11.52 per month
  • The listed UK hosting location is a single London data centre
  • Management is optional, so standard plans suit self-managed deployments

• VM6 Networks VPS7.5/10 · From £1.75/mo

  Low-cost UK VPS hosting with root access, DDoS protection and optional managed support.

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• Octopus VPS7.2/10 · From £11.52/mo

  A London-hosted VPS with clear resource tiers, root access and Windows or Linux support.

  Visit Octopus VPSFull verdict →