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Independent comparison of the best Game Server and VPS hosting providers. Pricing, Anti-DDoS, datacenters and support analyzed point by point.
HelloServ: Minecraft server from €3.98 incl. VAT/month (4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU), anti-DDoS included, 7-day support and datacenter in France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes). VPS from €5.82 excl. VAT/month.
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HelloServ at a glance
The game server and French VPS hosting markets have moved a lot in 2026. Between the OVH VPS 2026 price hike, low-cost offers from Hetzner and Contabo, historic gaming specialists like Verygames and OMGServ, and international players like ZAP-Hosting and Nitrado, knowing where to turn is getting harder. This comparator objectively analyzes pricing, performance, Anti-DDoS, datacenter location and support quality of the leading providers.
HelloServ stands out with its proprietary infrastructure in France (Flexicore SASU, AS215124), 24 Tbps+ Anti-DDoS included on all services, and expert French support available 24/7. Whether you need a FiveM server, a modded Minecraft server, a Linux VPS, a Windows VPS or an OVH alternative, this hub points you to the right comparison.
Gaming
HelloServ vs FiveM, Minecraft, Rust and ARK specialists. Entry pricing, Anti-DDoS, datacenter and support compared.
The game server hosting market in France has around ten visible players: French specialists (mTxServ, OneHeberge, OuiHeberg, OMGServ, Verygames) and international ones (Hostinger, ZAP-Hosting, Nitrado). As of 7 September 2026, Minecraft entry prices range from €1.99 to €6.99/mo, with clear differences in DDoS protection, datacenter location and support.
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| Criterion | HelloServ | OneHeberge | OuiHeberg | OMGServ | ZAP-Hosting | Verygames | mTxServ | Hostinger | Nitrado |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| From | €3.98 incl. VAT/month | €1.99/mo | €1.99/mo incl. VAT | €4.17/mo | €2.76/mo | €5.49/mo | €6.99/mo (promo, €9.99 regular) | €5.99/mo | €12.00/mo |
| Anti-DDoS | 24 Tbps+ | Included (Gaming) | 3 Tbps+ included | 480 Gbps | 1 Tbps | 2 Tbps | Included (CosmicGuard) | Included | Included |
| FR Datacenter | France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) | Paris, London, Frankfurt | Marseille, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, New York | France | Germany | Europe/US | London and Dallas | Worldwide, incl. France | Germany |
| Support | 7-day support, reply within 24 h | FR included | FR | Ticket FR | Ticket | Ticket | Ticket and Discord | Chat 24/7, AI first | Ticket |
| Rating | 4.7/5 | 4.7/5 | 4.6/5 | No rating | No rating | No rating | 3.9/5 | 4.6/5 | No rating |
Competitor prices as of 07/09/2026, excluding promotions.
OneHeberge and OuiHeberg show a lower entry price. HelloServ starts at €3.98 incl. VAT/month with 4 GB RAM, anti-DDoS, 7-day support and servers in France: the best balance of price, protection and latency for players in France.
Deep dives into FiveM, Minecraft and Rust
Gaming (FiveM, Minecraft, CS2)
Verygames is a well-established provider with a good reputation. On FiveM/Minecraft, HelloServ offers similar or lower pricing, with Anti-DDoS protection 12x higher (24 Tbps+ vs 2 Tbps) and a 100% French infrastructure, while Verygames uses third-party datacenters in Europe and the US. For a French player, latency and protection clearly favor HelloServ.
Minecraft and modded servers
OMGServ is a reliable French Minecraft player, with an unlimited offer starting at €4.17/month. HelloServ starts at €3.98/month with Anti-DDoS 50x higher (24 Tbps+ vs 480 Gbps), recent Ryzen 9 hardware and a modern panel. Both have French datacenters, but HelloServ covers many more games (FiveM, Rust, ARK, Palworld...) with 1-click templates.
International gaming (FiveM, Rust)
ZAP-Hosting works well for an international audience, but its German datacenters add 20 to 30 ms of latency for a French player. On FiveM, HelloServ starts at €3.98/month (vs ~€8.60 on ZAP), offers 24x stronger Anti-DDoS (24 Tbps+ vs 1 Tbps) and native French support, without translated tickets.
At OVHcloud, "Game" is a range of dedicated servers, not a ready-to-play game server. GAME-1 (AMD Ryzen 7 9800X3D, 64 GB DDR5 ECC, 2 × 960 GB NVMe, 1 Gbps) costs €279.99/month excl. VAT (€335.99 incl. French VAT), plus €279.99 excl. VAT setup fee. GAME-2 (Ryzen 9 9950X3D) is €313.99/month excl. VAT. The range includes Game DDoS Protection, with profiles for more than 35 games and protocols.
On a smaller budget, OVHcloud offers its VPS (VPS-1: 2 vCores, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, 500 Mbps, €3.81/month excl. VAT, €4.57 incl. French VAT) and its Game Panel, which installs a game server in one click on an OVHcloud VPS or dedicated server. The machine is unmanaged: the OS and updates are up to you.
A game host rents you the game server itself: version and mods installed from the panel, resources sized for the game, support that knows the game. At HelloServ, a Minecraft server starts at €3.98/month incl. VAT, with 24 Tbps+ Anti-DDoS included. GAME-1 makes sense for a network of several servers or a large Rust or FiveM community, with someone to run the machine. For a single server, a game host costs less and takes less time.
OVHcloud prices taken from ovhcloud.com/fr on 06/10/2026, excluding options and promotions.
VPS
HelloServ vs OVHcloud, Scaleway, Hostinger, Ionos, Hetzner and Contabo. Entry price, resources, Anti-DDoS and datacenter location.
The French VPS market has two profiles: national players (OVHcloud, Scaleway) and low-cost international providers (Hetzner, Contabo, Ionos, Hostinger). Since the VPS 2026 price hike at OVH, the search for an OVH alternative has exploded. HelloServ stands in the middle: competitive pricing, 100% France infrastructure, 24 Tbps+ Anti-DDoS included.
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| Criterion | HelloServ | Hetzner | IONOS | Contabo | OVHcloud | Hostinger | Scaleway |
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| From | €5.82 excl. VAT/month | €3.49/mo | €3.60/mo incl. VAT (3 months, then €9 excl. VAT) | €4.40/mo | €4.57/mo incl. VAT (€3.81 excl. VAT) | €5.49/mo | €6.42/mo |
| Configuration | 4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · NVMe | 2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe | 1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB SSD | 4 vCPU · 6 GB RAM · 100 GB SSD | 2 vCore · 4 GB RAM · 40 GB NVMe | 1 vCPU · 4 GB RAM · 50 GB NVMe | 2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 20 GB NVMe |
| Anti-DDoS | 24 Tbps+ | Basic | Basic | Basic | 3 Tbps | Basic | Basic |
| FR Datacenter | France (Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes) | Germany | Germany | Germany | France | France | Paris |
| Support | 7-day support, reply within 24 h | Phone | Ticket | 24/7 ticket | 24/7 chat |
Competitor prices as of 07/09/2026, excluding promotions.
Hetzner and OVHcloud remain cheaper on the smallest VPS, but both raised their prices in 2026 (OVHcloud on 1 April, Hetzner on 15 June). At HelloServ, your service keeps the price you ordered it at, with no increase at renewal. VPS from €5.82 excl. VAT/month with anti-DDoS included, a datacenter in France and 7-day support.
Deep dives into Linux, Windows and Cloud VPS
Linux & Windows VPS
OVHcloud is still a benchmark in general cloud, but the VPS 2026 lineup has seen a strong price hike. For a simple VPS running a bot, a website or a hobby project, HelloServ starts at €5.82 excl. VAT/month with 24 Tbps+ Anti-DDoS included, responsive French support and no overselling. OVH still leads on the ecosystem (Public Cloud, Object Storage, Kubernetes), but for a one-shot VPS, HelloServ is simpler and often cheaper at renewal.
French VPS & Cloud
Scaleway excels at developer-oriented advanced cloud (managed Kubernetes, Serverless, Object Storage, hourly billing). For a simple VPS with human support needs, HelloServ is more accessible: prices from €5.82 excl. VAT/month, 24/7 French ticket/chat support, 24 Tbps+ Anti-DDoS included. Scaleway stays relevant for cloud-native, HelloServ for simple managed VPS and gaming.
Consumer-grade KVM VPS
Hostinger offers a compelling consumer-grade KVM product with hPanel and AI assistant, at €5.49/month on promo (renewal ~€12/month). HelloServ starts at €5.82 excl. VAT/month without hidden renewal price hikes, with 100% France infrastructure, 24 Tbps+ Anti-DDoS included and native FR support. Hostinger stays relevant for beginners drawn to a guided panel, HelloServ for users who want transparent pricing and French network performance.
Promo vs renewal pricing: The prices shown are the introductory prices advertised by each provider (often conditional on long-term commitment). With some providers (Hostinger, Ionos), renewal pricing can be 2 to 3 times higher: always check the terms before ordering.
Essential criteria to make the right choice
A datacenter in France reduces latency by 20 to 50 ms for French users compared to servers in Germany or the Netherlands. Critical for gaming, also important for SaaS VPS.
DDoS attacks are common on game servers and increasingly on exposed VPS. Check the mitigation capacity (in Tbps) and especially whether it's included or charged as an option.
An issue at 2 am during a gaming session or in production? 7-day support with French-speaking experts means the difference between 10 minutes and 48 hours of waiting.
The cheapest advertised is not always the cheapest long-term. Some providers double or triple prices at renewal: always read the commitment terms.
High-frequency CPU (Ryzen 9, recent Intel Xeon), NVMe Gen4, DDR5: hardware changes everything for FiveM or modded Minecraft. Beware of cheap VPS on old CPUs with high overselling ratios.
A modern panel (Pterodactyl, txAdmin, KVM web) with deployment in under 60 seconds avoids endless manual configuration. Check that templates exist for your use case.
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Reviews in French
"Service irréprochable, rien à redire. L'équipe fait preuve d'efficacité, de réactivité et d'une véritable attention portée au client."
"Hébergeur compétent, capable de s'adapter aux besoins spécifiques. Équipe rapide et efficace. Très satisfait, je recommande."
"Prestations de qualité à des tarifs raisonnables, avec des performances conformes aux promesses. Support compétent et rapide."
HelloServ positions itself as the best gaming host in France thanks to its proprietary infrastructure, 24 Tbps+ Anti-DDoS included, 24/7 French expert support and Ryzen 9 processors up to 5 GHz. Prices start at €3.98/month for an 8-slot FiveM server. Verygames and OMGServ remain solid historical French alternatives.
For FiveM, HelloServ offers entry pricing at €3.98/month for 8 slots on Ryzen 9 up to 5 GHz. Verygames switched to DediGames Box (€2.49/month minimum, but you must dimension RAM yourself). HelloServ's Anti-DDoS is 12x stronger (24 Tbps+ vs 2 Tbps) and the infrastructure is 100% French, versus third-party Europe/US datacenters at Verygames.
OVHcloud remains excellent for general cloud (Public Cloud, Kubernetes, Object Storage) and has French datacenters. However, the VPS 2026 lineup got a significant price hike (VPS-1 around €6/month), pushing more users toward alternatives like HelloServ (from €5.82), Hetzner or Contabo.
For a 100% French VPS with included Anti-DDoS and native FR support, HelloServ is the best direct OVH alternative. For non-French low-cost, Hetzner (Germany, €3.49/month) offers the best performance/price ratio. For big resources at a low price, Contabo is still relevant. Hostinger suits beginners thanks to its hPanel.
A French datacenter reduces latency by 20 to 50 ms for French players or users compared to servers in Germany or the Netherlands. In gaming, every millisecond counts for smooth gameplay (FiveM, CS2, Minecraft PvP). For a SaaS VPS, lower latency means better perceived response time.
Yes, HelloServ offers free and complete migration. Our team transfers your configurations, data, mods and plugins (game servers) or your snapshots and disk images (VPS). The process takes 24 to 48 hours with full testing before going live.
For a public game server, aim for at least 1 Tbps of mitigated protection. HelloServ includes 24 Tbps+ with behavioral mitigation on all services, vs 2 Tbps at Verygames, 1 Tbps at ZAP-Hosting and 480 Gbps at OMGServ. It is the strongest protection in this comparison.
Hetzner offers the best performance/price ratio (CX23 at €3.49/month, AMD/Intel, NVMe, hourly billing) and fits technical users. Contabo gives more RAM and storage for the same price but with weaker CPU performance and slower provisioning. For a VPS in France with Anti-DDoS, HelloServ is preferable to both German options.
A VPS is a Linux or Windows virtual machine where you install the software yourself (web server, bot, database, or even a manual game server). A HelloServ game server is a pre-configured environment with a dedicated panel (Pterodactyl, txAdmin), 1-click game installation, auto-backups and specialized support. Simpler and optimized but less flexible than a VPS.
The prices shown match the introductory rates advertised by each provider, often conditional on commitment. Warning: some players (Hostinger, Ionos) renew at 2x or 3x the initial price. HelloServ shows identical prices at order and at renewal, with no surprise.
