Comparison · OVHcloud
An OVH alternative for teams that want bare metal without a 12-month commitment: Server Room rents dedicated servers month to month in New York, Miami and San Francisco, plus Amsterdam and Bucharest, on its own network, AS19624. OVHcloud adds a setup fee equal to one month's rent to its US dedicated servers unless you sign for 12 or 24 months.
On this page: what the first year costs on each side, three of our machines next to the nearest OVHcloud model, OVHcloud's current price list, and the cases where OVHcloud is the better choice.
Setup fees and terms
OVHcloud gives you two ways to pay for a dedicated server in the US. Go month to month and the first invoice carries a setup fee equal to a month's rent. Sign for 12 or 24 months and the fee goes away, but the server is yours to pay for until the term ends.
We bill every server by the month. A ready server ordered as listed has no setup fee, apart from $13 on the smallest cartridge. A server you configure pays $29 once. The table counts that fee on our side, so the comparison is the worst case for us.
| OVHcloud model and our nearest machine | OVHcloud, month to month | OVHcloud, 12-month term | Server Room, month to month |
|---|---|---|---|
| RISE-1↔ Intel Xeon E3-1585L v5 | $910 | $840 | $779.96 |
| Advance-1 2024↔ Intel Xeon Silver / Gold | $1,911 | $1,764 | $1,033.04 |
| SCALE-a2↔ AMD EPYC | $9,620 | $8,880 | $2,640.08 |
OVHcloud side: twelve months at the list price, plus one month's rent as setup when there is no term. Our side: twelve months of the cheapest complete build of the machine, plus the one-time fee for a configured build. Prices are the entry configuration on each side; the machines are not identical, so read the specifications below before you decide.
Hardware and price
Three of our machines, each above the OVHcloud model closest to it in class. Our side is the cheapest complete build of that machine, read live from the order form. Memory, disks and port speed can all be raised before you pay. Their side is OVHcloud's own US list.
Small server
In New York, Bucharest, San Francisco, Amsterdam and Miami; ports up to 10 Gbps.
$62.58 a month; $29 setup once on a configured build
Configure this servervs
US and Canada.
$70 a month, plus $70 setup without a term
Rack server
In New York, Bucharest, San Francisco, Miami and Amsterdam; ports up to 100 Gbps.
$83.67 a month; $29 setup once on a configured build
Configure this servervs
US and Canada.
$147 a month, plus $147 setup without a term
Many cores
In New York and Bucharest; ports up to 20 Gbps.
$217.59 a month; $29 setup once on a configured build
Configure this servervs
US and Canada.
$740 a month, plus $740 setup without a term
Our prices are in US dollars. A ready server ordered exactly as it stands pays no setup fee except on the smallest cartridge line; any change to it makes it a configured build, which pays the one-time fee shown. OVHcloud's machines start with more memory or storage in some classes, and its newer chips run faster per core. Ours start lower and can be raised on the order form, so price the build you actually need.
Their list
OVHcloud sells dedicated servers in the US under four names: Kimsufi and Rise at the low end, Advance in the middle, Scale for large builds. Every model below lists a setup fee equal to its first month.
| Model | Processor | Per month | Setup, once |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kimsufi KS-1 | Xeon-D 1520, 4 cores, 32 GB | $20 | $20 |
| Kimsufi KS-4 | Xeon-E3 1230 v6, 4 cores | $20 | $20 |
| RISE-1 | Xeon-E 2386G, 6 cores, 32 GB | $70 | $70 |
| RISE-S | Ryzen 7 9700X, 8 cores, 64 GB | $77 | $77 |
| RISE-2 | Xeon-E 2388G, 8 cores, 32 GB | $80 | $80 |
| Advance-1 2024 | EPYC 4244P, 6 cores, 32 GB | $147 | $147 |
| Advance-2 2024 | EPYC 4344P, 8 cores, 64 GB | $198 | $198 |
| SCALE-a1 | EPYC 9124, 16 cores, 128 GB | $689 | $689 |
| SCALE-a2 | EPYC 9254, 24 cores, 128 GB | $740 | $740 |
Source: OVHcloud's US product pages for Kimsufi, Rise, Advance and Scale, read on 3 October 2026. Entry configurations; some models cost more in some data centers. The setup fee is waived on a 12 or 24 month term. Check OVHcloud's site for today's figures.
Low end
The cheapest OVHcloud server you can order in North America today is a Kimsufi at $20 a month, with a $20 setup fee on top. Our smallest machine is $5 a month with $13 setup: a real server, not a virtual slice, with root access and its own port.
It is a low-power cartridge, right for a VPN endpoint, a small web or mail server, a build runner or a lab box. For heavier work, our value servers page lists every machine by price.
Beyond the hardware
The server is one line on the invoice. These are the others that decide a move.
The other side
Some workloads belong at OVHcloud. If yours is one of these, stay.
If you already know the machine stays for two years, the term waives the setup fee and the newer EPYC and Ryzen models give a lot of DDR5 and NVMe per dollar.
OVHcloud has dedicated servers in Canada, across Europe and in Asia Pacific. We rent servers in five: New York, Miami, San Francisco, Amsterdam and Bucharest.
OVHcloud sells public cloud, storage and dedicated servers under one account. We sell dedicated machines first; our cloud servers are a separate line.
Moving
If you are on a term, check when it ends first. Then run both servers side by side until the new one passes every check.
Look at what the OVHcloud server really uses in cores, memory and disk, then size ours to that. Pick the city closest to your users.
Install the same OS, sync your data over the unmetered port and test on the new IP while the old server keeps serving.
Lower the DNS TTL a day early, run a final sync, switch the records, then cancel at OVHcloud. Our server migration plan lists each step and what we help with at no charge.
Answers
Server Room rents dedicated servers month to month in New York, Miami, San Francisco, Amsterdam and Bucharest, on its own network, AS19624. Most ready servers have no setup fee and go live in about 30 minutes after payment clears, and ports are unmetered at every speed.
On OVHcloud's US site in October 2026, Kimsufi servers start at $20 a month, RISE-1 at $70, Advance-1 at $147 and SCALE-a1 at $689. Each adds a setup fee equal to one month unless you take a 12 or 24 month term.
Yes, on its US dedicated servers the setup fee equals the first month's price. It is waived if you commit for 12 or 24 months, and on a term you owe the rest of it if you cancel early.
The Kimsufi KS-1 and KS-4 at $20 a month plus $20 setup were the cheapest you could order in North America on 3 October 2026. Our smallest dedicated server is $5 a month plus $13 setup.
Yes. Every port we sell is unmetered, from the smallest machine to 100 Gbps, so a busy month costs the same as a quiet one. A 10 Gbps port is $529 a month on top of the server.
Yes. cPanel Premier for up to 100 domains is $49.50 a month on the order form, and we install it for $29.99 once. ISPConfig has no monthly fee.
A ready server is live about 30 minutes after payment is approved. A machine built to your specification ships within 24 hours.
Open the chat and an AI assistant replies within seconds. It can look at your account and your server, and a person from our team steps in whenever you ask.
Pick a city, size the machine and keep it as long as it earns its place. Want to know which build replaces your OVHcloud server? Paste its spec into the chat.
