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Comparison

Microsoft Azure 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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Microsoft Azure59
★OVHcloud87
Score
Vioscale score
Microsoft Azure59 / 100low · 48%updating
OVHcloud87 / 100medium · 72%updating
Pricing
Free tier
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✓
Model
Microsoft Azurecommercial
OVHcloudfreemium
Price level
Microsoft Azurelow
OVHcloudlow
Transparent
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✓
Integrations
Count
Microsoft Azure4
OVHcloud1
Security
Disclosure policy
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✓
Gdpr
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✓
Hipaa
Microsoft Azure–
OVHcloud✓
Iso27001
Microsoft Azure–
OVHcloud✓
Pci
Microsoft Azure–
OVHcloud✓
Soc2
Microsoft Azure–
OVHcloud✓
Reliability
Sla pct
Microsoft Azure–
OVHcloud99.9
Status page
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✓
Market
Availability

Capabilities

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

Core
Provider tier
Microsoft AzureHyperscaler
OVHcloudHyperscaler
Reach
Regions / global footprint
Microsoft Azure-
OVHcloud46 datacentres across Europe, Canada, USA, APAC
Compute
Bare-metal servers
Microsoft Azure-
OVHcloud✓
GPU / accelerated compute
Microsoft Azure-
OVHcloud✓
Spot / preemptible pricing
Microsoft Azure-
OVHcloud-
Storage
Object storage
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✓
Block storage
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✓
Managed
Managed Kubernetes
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✓
Managed databases
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✓
Serverless / FaaS
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud-
Network
VPC / private networking
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✓
Pricing
Free / low egress
Microsoft Azure-
OVHcloud✓
Compliance
Data-residency / sovereign options
Microsoft Azure-
OVHcloud✓
Ecosystem
Partner marketplace
Microsoft Azure-
OVHcloud-

What each one is

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

Microsoft Azure

Microsoft's enterprise cloud platform providing AI-powered services, fully managed infrastructure, development tools, and integrations for building and operating applications across cloud and hybrid environments with multi-layered security and extensive compliance support.

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.

Microsoft Azure

Usage-basedFree tier

Consumption-based pricing model with free services and free trials.

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
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✓
CLI
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✓
Deployment
Cloud / SaaS
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✓
On-premise
Microsoft Azure✗
OVHcloud✓
Hybrid
Microsoft Azure✓
OVHcloud✗

Integrations

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

Microsoft Azure

4 total
  • GitHub
  • Visual Studio Code
  • Visual Studio
  • Power Apps
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.