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What is OVHcloud
OVHcloud is a cloud infrastructure provider that offers compute, storage, networking, and related hosting services, including VPS, dedicated servers, and managed options. It targets developers, IT teams, and businesses that need scalable infrastructure for web applications, e-commerce, and enterprise workloads. The platform combines self-service provisioning with a catalog that spans public cloud services and private cloud offerings, alongside domain registration and web hosting products.
Broad infrastructure service catalog
OVHcloud provides VPS, dedicated servers, managed hosting, and public cloud services under one vendor. This breadth supports common migration paths from shared hosting to VPS or dedicated infrastructure without changing providers. It also offers complementary services such as domains, DNS, and basic web hosting to cover end-to-end deployment needs.
Strong European data residency
OVHcloud operates multiple data centers with a significant footprint in Europe, which can help organizations align with regional data residency and procurement requirements. Customers can choose specific regions for hosting resources to support compliance and latency needs. This can be a differentiator for buyers that prefer infrastructure operated by a European-headquartered provider.
Self-service APIs and automation
The platform exposes APIs and tooling that support infrastructure automation for provisioning and lifecycle management. This suits teams using infrastructure-as-code and CI/CD workflows for repeatable deployments. Compared with many entry-level hosting-focused providers, OVHcloud is oriented toward programmatic control for cloud and server products.
Complexity for non-technical users
The product range and configuration options can be difficult for small businesses that primarily want a simple website-and-email bundle. Some services require familiarity with networking, security groups, and server administration. Buyers looking for a guided website builder experience may find the interface and workflows less streamlined.
Support experience varies by plan
Support channels and response expectations can depend on the selected service and support level. Organizations that require guaranteed response times may need to purchase higher-tier support. This can increase total cost compared with providers that bundle more hands-on support into standard plans.
Not fully managed by default
Many offerings, especially VPS and dedicated servers, place responsibility for OS configuration, patching, and application management on the customer unless managed services are added. This can increase operational overhead for teams without in-house sysadmin capacity. Buyers expecting fully managed WordPress or turnkey hosting may need to validate what is included per plan.
Plan & Pricing
OVHcloud — Official pricing (selected products and examples from OVHcloud official site)
Usage-based (Public Cloud — pay-as-you-go) Pricing model: Pay-as-you-go (hourly & storage/network rates) Free tier/trial: New Public Cloud projects may receive Public Cloud credits (US: $200 on first project; up to $300 total in specific promotional combos). See Public Cloud pricing page for eligibility and conditions. Example costs (hourly): b3-8 – $0.0508 /hour; b3-16 – $0.1016 /hour; b3-32 – $0.2033 /hour; l40s-90 – $1.80 /hour. Other example rates: Load balancer – $0.016 /hour; Managed Private Registry S – $0.0317 /hour. Data egress and object storage billed per GB (see Public Cloud prices page). Discounts/options: Savings Plans / committed capacity, volume/commitment pricing for some services; promotional credits for new accounts.
Tiered plans — VPS (monthly)
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| VPS-1 | $4.20 per month | 4 vCores, 8 GB RAM, 75 GB SSD, daily backup, unlimited traffic (400 Mbps public bw) |
| VPS-2 | $6.75 per month | 6 vCores, 12 GB RAM, 100 GB NVMe, daily backup, unlimited traffic (1 Gbps) |
| VPS-3 | $12.75 per month | 8 vCores, 24 GB RAM, 200 GB NVMe, daily backup, unlimited traffic (1.5 Gbps) |
| VPS-4 | $22.08 per month | 12 vCores, 48 GB RAM, 300 GB NVMe, daily backup, unlimited traffic (2 Gbps) |
| VPS-5 | $34.34 per month | 16 vCores, 64 GB RAM, 350 GB NVMe, daily backup, unlimited traffic (2.5 Gbps) |
| VPS-6 | $45.39 per month | 24 vCores, 96 GB RAM, 400 GB NVMe, daily backup, unlimited traffic (3 Gbps) |
| (Prices shown on OVHcloud VPS pages; “Starting at” amounts — configurable.) |
Tiered plans — Web Hosting (shared / managed)
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | From $1.04 per month | 1 site, 1 GB SSD (entry starter), 2 email accounts, 1-click CMS, unlimited traffic; (entry-level shared hosting) |
| Personal | $4.39 per month | Unlimited sites, 100 GB SSD, 10 email addresses, 1-click CMS |
| Professional | $7.69 per month | 1 free domain first year, 250 GB disk, 100 email accounts, SSH access, 1-click CMS |
| Performance | From $13.19 per month | Higher-performance resources for multisite/e‑commerce, 500 GB disk, CDN basic, Web Cloud DB options |
| (OVHcloud web-hosting product pages list these plans and features.) |
Tiered ranges — Dedicated / Bare Metal (examples and starting prices)
| Range / Example | Price (starting) | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Rise (entry/budget) | Starting ≈ $70–$90 per month | Entry dedicated servers optimized for cost/perf; unlimited traffic; game/GPU variants on specific pages |
| Advance | Starting ≈ $90–$197 per month (varies by SKU) | Versatile SMB/enterprise servers; up to 1 TB RAM options; SLA 99.95% |
| Scale | Starting ≈ $388–$420 per month | High-density, resilient infra; SLA 99.99%; larger bandwidth/private links |
| High Grade | Starting ≈ $1,050+ per month | High-end servers for critical workloads; double power supplies, hot-swap disks, large RAM and bandwidth options |
| (OVHcloud Bare Metal / prices pages list multiple SKUs and starting monthly prices; many SKUs configurable — contact for quotes on custom/enterprise builds.) |
Domains (sample TLD creation/1st-year prices shown on OVHcloud Domains pages)
| TLD | 1st year price | Renewal example |
|---|---|---|
| .com | $9.20 (1st year) | Renew: $14.69 |
| .xyz | $1.98 (1st year) | Renew: $15.79 |
| .ovh | $2.15 (1st year) | Renew: $3.49 |
| .eu | $7.79 (1st year) | Renew: $8.99 |
| (OVHcloud lists prices for 800+ extensions; listed prices are shown on the official TLD/pricing pages.) |
Hosted Private Cloud (VMware on OVHcloud — examples) Pricing model: Combination of fixed monthly (VMware environment packages) and add‑ons (datastores billed hourly/monthly) Example add‑on datastore costs: 3 TB – $205 /month (listed as $0.50 /hour), 6 TB – $372 /month ($1.02 /hour), 12 TB – $616 /month ($1.53 /hour). (Note: VMware license/VCF options and some managed services may require sales contact or BYOL.)
Notes & caveats (from official OVHcloud pages):
- Many services are billed hourly (Public Cloud) or monthly (VPS, Dedicated, Hosting). Prices on OVHcloud pages are “starting at” and are configurable; quoted above are representative starting amounts visible on the official site.
- Promotions (first-year domain discounts, promotional TLD pricing, Public Cloud credit offers) are shown on OVHcloud pages and may be subject to region/eligibility conditions.
- For large/custom enterprise configurations, OVHcloud indicates “contact sales” / custom pricing.
Seller details
OVH Groupe SAS
Roubaix, France
1999
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