“Anti-DDoS” on a VPS card means the host filters volumetric junk before it saturates your port. OVH built a reputation on this; Hetzner, DigitalOcean and Linode include basic protection on cloud SKUs. It is not a WAF and it will not save an unpatched WordPress.
Always match port speed and included traffic. A 200 Mbps Contabo plan with “unlimited” fair use is a different shield than OVH’s edge. If the filter is an expensive add-on, the cheap VM price is incomplete.
For game servers, also see game hosting — ping and location matter as much as the DDoS checkbox.
Straight answers about ranking methodology, pricing and choosing the right plan.
Many clouds include a baseline. Some budget KVM hosts sell it as an extra or only on higher SKUs. This filter keeps plans marked anti-DDoS in the catalog.
No. Volumetric filters drop floods. HTTP floods, brute force and plugin holes need a WAF, rate limits and patching.
OVH’s network is a reason people still buy their VPS. Others are “good enough” for a brochure site. If you have been knocked offline before, read recent reviews, not the checkbox.
Sometimes the SKU is the same VM with a filter bundled. Sometimes it is +€X. The catalog price is the plan we stored; confirm add-ons at checkout.