Three realistic options for a physical server:
- On your premises: simple at first, but add up the real cost — UPS, air conditioning, business-grade Internet, and above all the risk (outage, theft, fire, nobody at night). Rarely a winner once the service matters.
- Colocation: your server in a data center — from ~€30–60/month for 1 U, 250–500 €/month for a quarter rack. Redundant power, 24/7 security, carriers on site.
- Rented dedicated server: no hardware to buy, but less control and a higher recurring cost over time.
The right reflex: price the total cost (space + power + connection) and the savings against your current setup — exactly what our comparator does across 6 558 data centers.