RentServers.comWhat each server quote really costs over 36 months
Enter your current bill and up to five bids. The calculator folds setup fees, promo-to-renewal jumps, price locks, extra IPv4, egress overage, add-ons and migration into one total, then names the lowest cost, the strongest SLA and the fastest delivery.
Sample scorecard. The current bill uses OVHcloud's published Advance-1 Gen 2026 price change (€104.99 to €159.99 per server per month). Bids A, B and C are hypothetical quotes built to show each kind of hidden cost. They are not real offers or closed deals.
Sample inputs
240 TB/mo fleet egress · 10%/yr rise when a price is not locked · €1 = $1.12 (October 19, 2026)
| Stay: OVHcloud | 10 × Advance-1 Gen 2026 | $1,792/mo |
|---|---|---|
| Bid A | 10 × Comparable spec | $996/mo |
| Bid B | 10 × Comparable spec | $1,930/mo |
| Bid C | 10 × Comparable spec | $1,600/mo |
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Assumptions
The yearly rise is your assumption, not a forecast. The verdict also shows the result at 0%.
Scenario data
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Three ways to say yes
Lowest 36-mo cost
Bid C
$62,590 / 36 mo
$1,739/mo effective
Best SLA and network
Bid B
$79,023 / 36 mo
99.99% uptime · 2 h hardware swap · 50% credit cap · 40 Gbps DDoS · +$16,433 vs lowest cost
Fastest delivery
Bid A
$76,587 / 36 mo
1 day to delivery · +$13,997 vs lowest cost
Cost ledger
| 36 months, USD | Stay: OVHcloudOVHcloud · 10 × Advance-1 Gen 2026 | Bid AHypothetical provider A · 10 × Comparable specFastest | Bid BHypothetical provider B · 10 × Comparable specBest SLA | Bid CHypothetical provider C · 10 × Comparable specLowest cost |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First monthly bill (what the quote shows) | $1,792 | $996 | $1,930 | $1,600 |
| Server rent (incl. promo, price changes, escalation) | $71,174 | $72,371 | $59,183 | $57,600 |
| Setup fees | — | — | — | $990 |
| Extra IPv4 | — | $216 | $1,440 | — |
| Egress overage | — | — | $14,400 | — |
| Migration (one-time) | — | $4,000 | $4,000 | $4,000 |
| Total, 36 months | $71,174 | $76,587 | $79,023 | $62,590 |
| Effective per month | $1,977 | $2,127 | $2,195 | $1,739 |
| Against staying | — | +$5,413 (+7.6%) | +$7,849 (+11.0%) | -$8,584 (-12.1%) |
| Pulls ahead of staying | — | never | never | month 20 |
USD. Computed to the cent, shown in whole dollars. One-time costs fall in month 1.
Cumulative spend
Dashed line: staying with the current provider. Vertical rules mark contract anniversaries, where unlocked prices rise.
What to ask each provider
Stay: OVHcloud
- Announced price change: EUR 104.99/mo → EUR 159.99/mo (+52%) from month 1.
- No price lock. Modeled at 10%/yr from month 13; the provider can reprice at any renewal.
- Not stated in quote: uptime SLA, SLA credit cap, hardware replacement time. Counted as $0 until the provider confirms.
Bid A
- Promo price $99.00/mo for 3 mo, then $189.00/mo (+91%) from month 4.
- No price lock. Modeled at 10%/yr from month 13; the provider can reprice at any renewal.
- SLA credits capped at 10% of the monthly fee, whatever the length of the outage.
Bid B
- Your 240 TB/mo exceeds the 200 TB included: $400.00/mo overage, $14,400.00 over 36 mo.
- Price locked for 12 mo only. Modeled at 10%/yr after that.
Bid C
- Setup fees $990.00 up front ($27.50/mo spread over 36 mo).
How the calculator works
What does the 36-month cost include?
Server rent month by month (promo price, then the base or renewal price, plus the yearly rise once a price lock ends), setup fees, extra IPv4, egress overage above the included allowance, add-ons such as RAID, OS licences, DDoS protection and support, and your one-time migration cost for each bid.
How is a price lock handled?
The yearly rise you enter is applied to rent on each contract anniversary (months 13 and 25) that falls after the lock ends. A lock that covers the whole horizon is never raised. The verdict also shows the result at 0% so you can see whether the assumption changes the winner.
What if a quote doesn't state a cost?
A blank cost counts as $0 and is listed under “What to ask each provider”, so a missing line never looks like a saving. Get the missing items in writing before you sign.
Are SLA credits subtracted from the cost?
No. Credits rarely cover the cost of an outage, so the scorecard ranks SLAs instead: higher uptime first, then faster hardware replacement, then a higher credit cap, then larger DDoS capacity.
How are GPU-hour quotes compared with monthly ones?
A GPU-hour rate is converted to a monthly rent at rate × GPUs per server × 730 hours.
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