The verdict
OVHcloud takes it, 6–2 on rounds.
On the published figures and the independent review sites, OVHcloud takes 6 of 8 rounds. Treat that as a starting point and check the current figures on both pages, because prices and plans move.
Choose Vultr if…
- • You want Vultr's edge on what the cheapest plan costs and the uptime promise
Choose OVHcloud if…
- • You want OVHcloud's edge on what the entry plan includes and how much data you can move
Round by round
- Round 1What the cheapest plan costsVultr wins
Vultr wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 2What the entry plan includesOVHcloud wins
OVHcloud wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 3How much data you can moveOVHcloud winsVultr5/10
0.5 TB
included bandwidth on the $3.50 plan
- 0.5 TB, against Unlimited traffic
Source: vultr.com ↗
OVHcloud wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 4The uptime promiseVultr winsOVHcloud5/10
99.9%
service level agreement for VPS hardware availability
- 99.9%, against 100%
Source: ovhcloud.com ↗
Vultr wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 5How much memory a dollar buysOVHcloud winsVultr5/10
0.14 GB per $1
0.5 GB RAM for $3.50 a month
- 0.14 GB per $1, against 0.88 GB per $1
Source: vultr.com ↗
OVHcloud wins this round on what the company itself publishes.
- Round 6What customers say on TrustpilotOVHcloud winsVultr5/10
1.6 out of 5
TrustScore from 584 reviews on Trustpilot
- 1.6 out of 5, against 3.8 out of 5
Source: trustpilot.com ↗
OVHcloud wins this round on independent review-site data, not on its own claims.
- Round 7How many CPU cores you getOVHcloud winsVultr5/10
1 vCPU
Regular Performance $3.50 (0.5 GB, with IPv4)
- 1 vCPU, against 2 vCores
Source: vultr.com ↗
OVHcloud wins this round on what the published sources say.
- Round 8How much disk space you getOVHcloud winsVultr5/10
10 GB SSD
Regular Performance $3.50 (0.5 GB, with IPv4)
- 10 GB SSD, against 40 GB NVMe
Source: vultr.com ↗
OVHcloud wins this round on what the published sources say.
Side by side
- datacentres the VPS range can be placed in
- 1.6 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
- DDoS protection +$10/mo, against Free DDoS protection
- 0.5 GB RAM, against 4 GB RAM
- 0.5 TB, against 20 TB
- $4.54, against $4
- 99.9%, against 99.99%
- 3.8 out of 5, against 4.6 out of 5
- $4.54, against $3.50