Comparison

DigitalOcean vs OVHcloud

On the evidence we track, OVHcloud leads this comparison with a composite score of 87/100. Scores are only directly comparable because these tools share a category; the full breakdown and every source is below.

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DigitalOcean67
OVHcloud87
Score
Vioscale score
DigitalOcean67 / 100low · 48%
OVHcloud87 / 100medium · 72%
Pricing
Free tier
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Model
DigitalOceanfreemium
OVHcloudfreemium
Price level
DigitalOceanlow
OVHcloudlow
Transparent
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Integrations
Count
DigitalOcean25
OVHcloud1
Security
Disclosure policy
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Gdpr
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Hipaa
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Iso27001
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Pci
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Soc2
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Reliability
Sla pct
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud99.9
Status page
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud

Capabilities

Feature-by-feature on the axes that matter for cloud infrastructure. “-” means undocumented, not absent.

Core
Provider tier
DigitalOceanHyperscaler
OVHcloudHyperscaler
Reach
Regions / global footprint
DigitalOceanMultiple global regions including US, Europe (Frankfurt), Canada, Asia (Bangalor
OVHcloud46 datacentres across Europe, Canada, USA, APAC
Compute
Bare-metal servers
DigitalOcean-
OVHcloud
GPU / accelerated compute
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Spot / preemptible pricing
DigitalOcean-
OVHcloud-
Storage
Object storage
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Block storage
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Managed databases
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Serverless / FaaS
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud-
Network
VPC / private networking
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Pricing
Free / low egress
DigitalOcean-
OVHcloud
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
DigitalOcean-
OVHcloud
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud-

What each one is

The product in its own terms, so the numbers below have context.

DigitalOcean

DigitalOcean provides cloud infrastructure services including virtual machines, managed Kubernetes, serverless computing, managed databases, object and block storage, networking, and AI inference capabilities. Designed primarily for developers and small-to-medium-sized businesses looking for simplified cloud solutions.

Independently observed

OVHcloud

Leader

OVHcloud is a European cloud infrastructure provider offering VPS, dedicated servers, public cloud services, and managed solutions. The company emphasizes sustainability through proprietary water cooling technology and circular server manufacturing and recycling.

Independently observed

Pricing

List pricing as published by each vendor, with the date we read it. Always verify at the source before you buy.

DigitalOcean

from $0.05/moHybridFree tier

Hybrid pricing model starting from free tier with Droplets from $4/month, managed databases from $15/month, AI inference from $0.05/million tokens

  • App PlatformFree
    • App deployment
    • Auto-scaling
    • Managed infrastructure
  • DropletsFrom $4/month
    • Virtual machines
    • Mission-critical apps
    • Low-traffic sites
  • GPU DropletsFrom $1.91/GPU/hour with commitment, $0.76 on-demand
    • AI/ML training
    • Inference
    • High-performance computing
  • KubernetesFrom $12/month
    • Managed Kubernetes
    • Auto-scaling
    • Network policies
  • FunctionsFree
    • Serverless functions
    • Auto-scaling
    • HTTPS/TLS by default
  • Managed DatabasesFrom $15/month
    • MongoDB
    • PostgreSQL
    • MySQL
    • Kafka
    • Valkey
    • +2 more
  • Spaces (Object Storage)From $5/month
    • S3-compatible
    • Built-in CDN
    • Highly scalable
  • Volumes (Block Storage)From $10/month
    • Block storage
    • High availability
    • Resizable
  • AI/ML InferenceFrom $0.05/million tokens
    • 70+ models
    • Inference routing
    • No infrastructure management
  • Cloudways Managed HostingFrom $11/month
    • WordPress
    • PHP 8
    • Redis
    • Unlimited apps
    • Git integration
as of verify ↗

OVHcloud

Leader
from £3.31/moHybridFree tier30-day trial

From £3.31/month for VPS. Free tier: £175 public cloud credit and 1-month trial.

  • VPS-1From £3.31/month
    • Scalable configuration
    • Unlimited traffic
    • Anti-DDoS
    • Automatic backups
  • VPS-3£9.01/month – 6 vCores, 12 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD
    • 6 vCores
    • 12 GB RAM
    • 100 GB SSD NVMe
    • Unlimited traffic
    • 2 Gbps public bandwidth
    • +4 more
  • VPS-4£17.34/month – 8 vCores, 24 GB RAM
    • 8 vCores
    • 24 GB RAM
    • Unlimited traffic
    • Anti-DDoS
    • Free installation
    • +1 more
  • Public CloudFree
    • Instances
    • Object Storage
    • Cold Archive
    • Networking
    • PostgreSQL
    • +4 more
  • Public VCFFrom £259/month with 1-month free trial (code VCFTRIAL)
    • Managed VMware
    • Hardware included
    • Licenses included
    • Support included
    • Free 4-hour onboarding
    • +1 more
  • Dedicated ServersContact sales
    • Rise, So you Start, Kimsufi, Advance 4005 series
    • Intel and AMD processors
    • PCIe Gen 4 storage
    • 3 Gbps public bandwidth included
    • Anti-DDoS included
    • +1 more
as of verify ↗

Platform & deployment

Where each product runs and how it can be hosted. A dash means undocumented, not unsupported.

Platforms
Web
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
CLI
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud
On-premise
DigitalOcean
OVHcloud

Integrations

What each product connects to. Counts come from the vendor's own integration directory where one exists.

DigitalOcean

25 total
  • Docker
  • WordPress
  • GitLab Enterprise Edition
  • Supabase
  • RabbitMQ
  • n8n
  • cPanel & WHM
  • Plesk
  • 3CX
  • Jitsi
  • Appwrite
  • OpenClaw
  • Hermes Agent
  • Codex Universal
  • Grok Build
  • Coolify
  • Easypanel
  • Anaconda
  • SnapShooter
  • Simple Observability
  • IVP.ai | Deskless
  • WooCommerce
  • OpenLiteSpeed
  • Let's Encrypt
  • +1 more
Independently observed

OVHcloud

Leader
1 total
  • Terraform
Independently observed

Comparison generated from independently-sourced facts. Every value links to its source and retrieval date. See the method.