Hetzner vs. OVH

At the end of Nov 2011 the server contract for deer, hosted at OVH runs out. We are considering a move to a different server at Hetzner. We are deciding between these models:

•  http://www.hetzner.de/en/hosting/produkte_rootserver/ex4
•  http://www.ovh.co.uk/dedicated_servers/superplan_mini.xml (French  http://www.ovh.com/fr/serveurs_dedies/superplan_mini.xml)

(There are some special offers at Hetzner at the moment:  http://www.hetzner.de/hosting/produktmatrix/rootserver-produktmatrix-special)

Hetzner pros

• 49 EUR/month - 10 EUR less than OVH
• Hardware about 4 times as powerful as OVH
• A lot of experience with Hetzner by guaka, planetcruiser and others

Hetzner cons

• Setup costs of 149 EUR (in the first year we would not pay less than with OVH)
• Needs setup/migration
• Same provider as for mail/DNS/dev, all eggs in one basket issue

OVH pros

• Running system, no additional admin work
• Easily covers current performance needs

OVH cons

• 59 EUR/month - 10 EUR more than Hetzner
• Outdated hardware

Also follow the discussion about this on our developer mailing list ( http://lists.bewelcome.org/pipermail/bw-dev-discussion/).