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X-ZoneServers face aux alternatives
Fifteen dated side-by-side comparisons between X-ZoneServers and the hosts our customers most often shortlist against us, plus five guides to the alternatives for a given provider. Every figure is quoted from the other provider's own public pages, carries the date we read it, and each page says clearly where the other provider is the better choice.
Quick guide — start with the constraint that made you look
- 1Paying per GB for egress and want that line gone: read the DigitalOcean, Vultr or Akamai Cloud comparison.
- 2Cheapest per-core CPU in Germany or Finland: read the Hetzner comparison.
- 3Most RAM and disk per euro: read the Contabo comparison, or netcup if you want ECC memory with it.
- 4Stuck behind a 200–500 Mbit/s port and want a full gigabit: read the Contabo, Scaleway or OVHcloud comparison.
- 5Guaranteed unmetered 1–200 Gbps bare metal in Europe: read the ZetServers or NovoServe comparison.
- 6Unmetered capacity outside Europe — APAC, LATAM, Africa: read the FDC Servers, Melbicom or Leaseweb comparison.
- 7Want phone support and a money-back guarantee: read the IONOS comparison.
- 8Need a physical server for days rather than months: read the Servers.com comparison.
Compare by what you are optimising for
General-purpose and budget hosts
Per-core price vs unmetered bandwidth
X-ZoneServers vs Hetzner
Hetzner is Europe's price-per-core benchmark on dedicated CPU, with its own datacenter parks in Germany and Finland. We compare that against a 12-metro footprint, hourly VPS billing and guaranteed unmetered ports.
Comparer X-ZoneServers et Hetzner
Bundled anti-DDoS vs guaranteed ports
X-ZoneServers vs OVHcloud
OVHcloud bundles anti-DDoS and daily backups on its VPS range and runs one of Europe's largest footprints. We compare that against hourly billing, 60-second deployment and unmetered 1–200 Gbps tiers.
Compare X-ZoneServers vs OVHcloud
RAM per euro vs port speed
X-ZoneServers vs Contabo
Contabo leads on RAM and disk per euro across 11 locations. We compare that against full 1 Gbps unmetered ports, 10 Gbps unmetered VPS and hourly billing.
Comparer X-ZoneServers et Contabo
Specs per euro vs port and footprint
X-ZoneServers vs netcup
netcup ships DDR5 ECC and NVMe from €5.91/month including German VAT, on its own AS197540. We compare that value against twelve metros, a stated 1 Gbps unmetered port on every plan, and tiers to 200 Gbps.
Compare X-ZoneServers vs netcup
Big-brand support vs flat pricing
X-ZoneServers vs IONOS
IONOS offers 24/7 phone support, a 30-day money-back guarantee and a published 99.99% uptime figure. We compare that against flat pricing with no introductory rate or annual commitment, and twelve metros against four countries.
Compare X-ZoneServers vs IONOS
No egress fees on both sides — so it comes down to the pipe
X-ZoneServers vs Scaleway
Scaleway includes egress in list prices, same as us, then caps instance bandwidth at 100–300 Mbps across three regions. We compare that against a full unmetered gigabit on every plan across twelve metros.
Compare X-ZoneServers vs Scaleway
Developer clouds that meter bandwidth
Metered egress vs no meter at all
X-ZoneServers vs DigitalOcean
DigitalOcean pairs Droplets with managed databases, Kubernetes and object storage, and bills $0.01 per GiB above a pooled transfer allowance. We compare that against plans with no transfer counter and guaranteed 1–200 Gbps ports.
Compare X-ZoneServers vs DigitalOcean
36 regions vs unmetered European ports
X-ZoneServers vs Vultr
Vultr has the widest reach on this list — 36 regions from $2.50/month — with a bandwidth allowance and $0.01 per GB overage. We compare that reach against unmetered ports, included DDoS and deeper EU coverage.
Compare X-ZoneServers vs Vultr
The cheapest meter vs no meter
X-ZoneServers vs Akamai Cloud
Linode, now Akamai Cloud, pools transfer across the account and charges $0.005 per GB overage — the most forgiving of the mainstream clouds. We compare that against unmetered plans and guaranteed bandwidth tiers.
Compare X-ZoneServers vs Akamai Cloud
High-bandwidth and unmetered specialists
The closest like-for-like on unmetered bare metal
X-ZoneServers vs ZetServers
ZetServers sells guaranteed unmetered 1–200 Gbps dedicated servers from Romania on its own AS25198 backbone — the catalogue closest to ours. We compare history, footprint and the entry price into unmetered bandwidth.
Compare X-ZoneServers vs ZetServers
Global unmetered reach vs EU-billed simplicity
X-ZoneServers vs FDC Servers
FDC Servers has run unmetered ports since the early 2000s on AS30058, with locations in APAC, LATAM and nine North American metros. We compare that reach against EUR billing, a VPS ladder and published per-tier pricing.
Compare X-ZoneServers vs FDC Servers
Included egress vs unmetered pipe
X-ZoneServers vs NovoServe
NovoServe sells Dutch and Danish bare metal from €59/mo with 25 TB of egress included, on its own AS24875 network. We compare that model against guaranteed unmetered ports and a VPS line beneath bare metal.
Compare X-ZoneServers vs NovoServe
30 TB included vs a guaranteed unmetered port
X-ZoneServers vs Leaseweb
Leaseweb sells bare metal from €60.13/month with 30 TB of traffic across nine countries. We compare that allowance against a guaranteed 1 Gbps line — roughly 324 TB a month — and a ladder to 200 Gbps.
Compare X-ZoneServers vs Leaseweb
Hourly bare metal vs published pricing
X-ZoneServers vs Servers.com
Servers.com rents physical servers by the hour across 12 locations on four continents, with GPU and managed Kubernetes alongside. We compare that against every price and port speed being on a public page.
Compare X-ZoneServers vs Servers.com
Global unmetered vs EU-billed transparency
X-ZoneServers vs Melbicom
Melbicom runs its own AS56630 across more than twenty locations on four continents with unmetered options. We compare that reach against EUR invoicing, included DDoS and a published price for every bandwidth tier.
Compare X-ZoneServers vs Melbicom
Looking for alternatives to one provider?
These guides list six real alternatives for a given host — including options that are not us — with what each one is genuinely best at, and a section on when to stay where you are.
Hetzner
Six options for when you need locations, bandwidth or RAM that Hetzner does not sell.
Read the alternatives guide
Contabo
Six options for when the 200 Mbit/s entry port or monthly-only billing becomes the constraint.
Read the alternatives guide
OVHcloud
Six options for a faster entry port, hourly billing, or a smaller vendor with untiered support.
Read the alternatives guide
DigitalOcean
Six options for when transfer overage or Droplet price per euro is what pushed you to look.
Read the alternatives guide
Vultr
Six options for when the bandwidth allowance or paid DDoS add-on is the problem, not the reach.
Read the alternatives guide
Disclosure, method and limits
Published by X-ZoneServers (X ZONE IT SRL, Romania). We sell one of the services compared, so these are vendor comparisons, not independent reviews. Competitor figures are quoted from public pages with the check date shown, and all trademarks belong to their owners.