Cherry Servers vs OVHcloud (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, OVHcloud grades higher than Cherry Servers: 2.0 against 1.8 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
OVHcloud grades higher on features. They get the same grade on value for money, the free plan, ease of use and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Cherry Servers
Bare-metal and virtual servers billed hourly or on fixed terms
Which one is for you
Pick Cherry Servers if
- Fits if you want hourly bare metal or a small VPS
- Works for developers who automate servers by API
Look elsewhere if
- Not for you if you want a managed server, as self-service plans are unmanaged
- Watch out: prices exclude VAT, and the hourly dedicated start differs between pages
- Tight if you need storage, extra IPs or load balancers, all priced separately
- Skip it if you want a trial, as nothing is free
Pick OVHcloud if
- Fits if you want inexpensive VPS and unlimited traffic
- Works for people who want cloud storage and Kubernetes from a European provider
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want to administer a server
- Watch out: VPSs in Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney have a monthly traffic quota (1 TB on VPS-1), then 10 Mbps
- Watch out: Plesk, cPanel and advanced backup cost extra
- Watch out: the dollar prices are 'starting at' figures from the US site and other regions differ
- Not for you if you want a free plan
How we grade them
| 1.8GPACherry ServersWeak | 2.0GPAOVHcloudFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BA 1 vCore Cloud VPS is $3.50 a month ex. VAT, inside the cheaper quarter. | BVPS-1 is $4.54 a month and up, inside the cheaper quarter ($5.28), but the page states no billing term. |
| Free plan and trial | FNothing free and no trial on the pages read, so you pay from day one. | FNothing free on record. The site mentions a Public Cloud trial, with no terms on the listing. |
| Features | CBare-metal and virtual servers, hourly billing, add-ons and an API. Monthly dedicated prices were not readable. | BFour VPS sizes, anti-DDoS, daily backup, Kubernetes, object storage, databases and AI services. No core gap is named. |
| Ease of use | DUnmanaged servers that you set up and secure yourself. | DNo store rating on record. A VPS is a server you set up and look after yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb portal with an API and automation, but no phone or desktop app. | BWeb only, managed from the control panel and an API, with no integrations listed. |
| Best for | bare-metal and virtual servers billed hourly | cheap VPS with unlimited traffic |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Cherry Servers and OVHcloud. How we grade
Price against what you get
Cherry Servers starts at $3.50 a month and scores 2.0 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. OVHcloud starts at $4.54 a month and scores 2.3.
OVHcloud scores higher, and starts $1.04 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 10 score higher than Cherry Servers for less, and 1 scores higher than OVHcloud for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Cherry Servers also covers workflow automation.
- OVHcloud also covers databases.
At a glance
| Cherry Servers | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Paid | Paid |
| Starts at | $3.5 per month for a 1 vCore Cloud VPS, or $0.018 per hour | $4.54 per month and up (VPS-1) |
| Free plan | None | None |
| Free trial | None listed | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | Cherry Servers | OVH SAS |
| Price read from | cherryservers.com | us.ovhcloud.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Cherry Servers
- Prices are quoted in US dollars excluding VAT, and the dedicated server hourly start differs slightly between pages ($0.091 in an FAQ, $0.098 on the overview).
- The self-service plans are unmanaged infrastructure; the site points to sales engineers for custom setups.
- Backup Storage is free for dedicated servers; other storage, IPs and load balancers are priced separately.
- Monthly dedicated-server prices were not readable on the pages we checked.
OVHcloud
- The $ prices are 'starting at' figures from the US site, and the page does not state a billing term, so confirm at checkout.
- VPSs in Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney have a monthly traffic quota (1 TB on VPS-1) and are capped at 10 Mbps beyond it.
- Advanced backup, Plesk and cPanel are optional paid extras.
- The roster URL is the Asia site; this record reads the US VPS page, and other regions may show different currencies and prices.
Key features
Cherry Servers
- Bare-metal servers
- Dedicated, instant, custom and GPU servers are offered, with an average deployment time of 12 minutes listed.
- Virtual servers
- Cloud VPS, storage VPS, Cloud VDS, ARM VDS and Premium and Performance VDS plans deploy in about 3 minutes.
- Flexible billing
- Hourly, fixed-term and spot billing are listed, with 20+ payment methods including cryptocurrency.
- Storage and network add-ons
- Elastic block storage from $0.077 per GB a month, backup storage, floating IPs, public subnets and load balancers are sold separately.
- API and automation
- Servers can be managed through a UI or API, and a developer automation section is listed.
- Locations
- Servers can be deployed in Lithuania, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Stockholm, Chicago and Singapore for virtual servers.
OVHcloud
- VPS range
- Four VPS models, VPS-1 to VPS-4, with NVMe storage in standard regions and one-click scaling with a reboot.
- Anti-DDoS and backups
- Anti-DDoS protection and a daily automatic backup are included; seven daily restore points are an optional upgrade.
- Public cloud services
- The site lists Managed Kubernetes, Object Storage, Databases, a private registry and a Public Cloud free trial.
- AI services
- AI Notebooks, AI Training and AI Deploy are listed under AI and Machine Learning.
- Control panels
- Plesk and cPanel can be added to a VPS as optional extras, and the VPS is managed from the OVHcloud Control Panel and an API.
- Local Zone VPS
- VPS-2 Local Zone is offered in more than 15 cities for lower latency, using different storage than standard regions.
Plans
Cherry Servers
Virtual servers$3.5
per month and up, for 1 vCore Cloud VPS, excluding VAT
VPS and VDS plans billed hourly (from $0.018 an hour) or on monthly to annual terms. Dedicated-core VDS plans reach 16 vCores and 72 GB RAM; 1 to 35 TB of free traffic.
Dedicated servers$0.098
per hour and up, billed hourly, excluding VAT
Bare-metal servers from $0.098 an hour on the pricing overview, managed by UI or API. A 15-day money-back guarantee applies to dedicated server plans.
OVHcloud
VPS-1$4.54
per month and up
2 vCores, 4GB RAM, 40GB SSD NVMe, daily backup of the previous 24 hours, unlimited traffic and 500 Mbps public bandwidth.
VPS-2$8.50
per month and up
4 vCores, 8GB RAM, 75GB SSD NVMe, unlimited traffic and 1 Gbps public bandwidth.
VPS-3$12.32
per month and up
6 vCores, 12GB RAM, 100GB SSD NVMe, unlimited traffic and 2 Gbps public bandwidth.
VPS-4$23.37
per month and up
8 vCores, 24GB RAM, 200GB SSD NVMe, unlimited traffic and 3 Gbps public bandwidth.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Cherry Servers or OVHcloud?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Cherry Servers is cheaper to start with: $3.50 a month, against $4.54 a month for OVHcloud. Cherry Servers starts at $3.5 per month for a 1 vCore Cloud VPS, or $0.018 per hour, and OVHcloud starts at $4.54 per month and up (VPS-1).
Which has a free plan, Cherry Servers or OVHcloud?
As of Nov 13, 2026, neither Cherry Servers nor OVHcloud has a free plan.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.