Bare metal
What Bare metal actually is
Bare metal is a dedicated server you order like a cloud instance: API, hourly or monthly, minutes to boot, no hypervisor tax. OVH Dedibox, Vultr Bare Metal, Hivelocity and Cherry Servers sell this shape.
How it is sold
Click a SKU, get a machine with IPMI/KVM or a vendor console, install an OS image. GPUs and custom NICs show up here more than on KVM VPS.
Who it is for
- Hypervisor-sensitive software
- Short-lived render/CI metal
- People who outgrew VPS but still want APIs
What to watch
- Hourly bills if you forget to destroy
- Disk wipe policies
How it differs from nearby products
- Dedicated servers — Traditional dedicated is a monthly lease with slower provision.
- Cloud hosting — Cloud VMs are cheaper to start; metal removes the hypervisor.
- GPU cloud — Many GPU SKUs are bare metal or passthrough VMs — read the spec.
Ranked hosts for Bare metal
Hetzner
Best price-to-performance VPS in Europe and Singapore
Support 8.0Quality 9.4Experience 9.1Value 9.7Reliability 8.8
From₹320/mo
Akamai Cloud (Linode)
Akamai-backed cloud with Mumbai and Chennai
Support 8.6Quality 9.0Experience 8.6Value 8.0Reliability 8.5
From₹420/mo
Vultr
Multi-city cloud including Mumbai and Delhi
Support 7.8Quality 8.6Experience 7.8Value 8.4Reliability 8.2
From₹210/mo
OVHcloud
Anti-DDoS dedicated and VPS with a wide footprint
Support 7.4Quality 8.4Experience 8.3Value 8.8Reliability 8.0
From₹300/mo
Liquid Web
Fully managed US VPS, dedicated and WooCommerce
Support 9.3Quality 9.0Experience 8.8Value 6.2Reliability 8.6
From₹1,600/mo
Leaseweb
Enterprise dedicated servers and IP transit
Support 8.2Quality 8.8Experience 8.4Value 7.0Reliability 7.8
From₹3,400/mo
Contabo
High RAM VPS at a low monthly price
Support 7.0Quality 7.8Experience 8.2Value 9.4Reliability 7.6
From₹420/mo
Scaleway
European cloud, ARM and Dedibox servers
Support 7.6Quality 8.5Experience 8.3Value 8.6Reliability 8.0
From₹300/mo
IONOS
Inexpensive EU/US VPS with a consumer-friendly control panel
Support 8.0Quality 8.0Experience 8.3Value 8.8Reliability 7.7
From₹340/mo
Cherry Servers
Hourly bare metal and GPU
Support 8.0Quality 8.6Experience 8.2Value 8.0Reliability 8.0
From₹1,270/mo
Hivelocity
US bare metal with fast provisioning
Support 8.4Quality 8.6Experience 8.0Value 6.8Reliability 7.6
From₹4,150/mo
Time4VPS
Cheap EU VPS with optional managed extras
Support 7.4Quality 7.8Experience 8.2Value 9.0Reliability 7.5
Servers.com
Custom dedicated in US, NL and Hong Kong
Support 8.0Quality 8.5Experience 7.8Value 6.6Reliability 7.5
From₹4,200/mo
Questions buyers ask
Is Hetzner dedicated ‘bare metal’?
Yes in hardware terms. The catalogue still files Hetzner under dedicated plus cloud VPS; Vultr/OVH advertise metal as its own SKU.