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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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DigitalOcean64
★OVHcloud87
Score
vioscaleAI score
DigitalOcean64 / 100low · 49%
OVHcloud87 / 100medium · 73%
Pricing
Free tier
DigitalOcean✓
OVHcloud✓
Model
DigitalOceanfreemium
OVHcloudfreemium
Price level
DigitalOceanlow
OVHcloudlow
Starting price
DigitalOcean$11
OVHcloud$0.01
Transparent
DigitalOcean✓
OVHcloud✓
Integrations
Count
DigitalOcean24
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✓
Market
Availability
Content
Faq
DigitalOcean6 items
OVHcloud6 items

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

A cloud platform providing compute instances (Droplets), managed Kubernetes, serverless functions, object storage, block storage, and managed databases. Designed for AI and machine learning workloads with GPU acceleration, spot pricing, and integrated end-to-end infrastructure.

Independently observed

OVHcloud

Leader

OVHcloud delivers a comprehensive cloud platform with virtual servers, bare metal infrastructure, object storage, managed databases, and Kubernetes services. The provider operates its own datacentres and fibre networks for cost efficiency.

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 $11/moSubscriptionFree tier

From $11/month. Free tier with $5 free credit available.

  • FunctionsFree
    • 90,000 GiB-seconds per month free
    • Per-second billing
  • Kubernetes$12/month
    • Free control plane
    • Free bandwidth allowance
  • Cloudways Managed Hosting$11/month starting
    • Scalable
    • Pay-as-you-go
  • Managed Databases$15/month starting
    • MongoDB
    • Kafka
    • PostgreSQL
    • MySQL
    • Caching
    • +4 more
  • GPU Droplets$1.91/GPU/hour with commitment
    • Multi-month commitment pricing
    • On-demand pricing available
as of verify ↗

OVHcloud

Leader
from $0.01/gbUsage-basedFree tier

Pay-as-you-go model with £175 free credit for new projects

  • Pay-as-you-goPay-as-you-go from £0.007/GB/month for object storage
    • Virtual instances
    • Object storage
    • Managed databases
    • Managed Kubernetes
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✓
Hybrid
DigitalOcean✗
OVHcloud✓

Integrations

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

DigitalOcean

44 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
  • +20 more
Independently observed

OVHcloud

Leader
1 total
  • Terraform
Independently observed
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