DigitalOcean vs OVHcloud
Verdict up front: OVHcloud starts cheaper ($3.50/mo); OVHcloud covers more ground (40 regions). The right pick depends on workload — details below.
| DigitalOcean | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $4/mo | $3.50/mo |
| Billing | hourly | monthly |
| Regions | 15 | 40 |
| Free tier / trial | $200 credit / 60 days (promo) | None |
| Category | iaas, paas | iaas, baremetal |
DigitalOcean
Developer-first droplets with managed DB/K8s/App Platform
- + Best-in-class docs + tutorials
- + Managed DB/K8s/App Platform
- + Predictable pricing
- + Big ecosystem
- − Premium managed services price steeply
- − Fewer exotic instance types than hyperscalers
OVHcloud
European giant with built-in anti-DDoS on everything
- + Anti-DDoS included free on all products
- + Huge dedicated-server catalog
- + Competitive storage pricing
- + Good EU coverage
- − Panel is notoriously clunky
- − Support quality varies by tier
- − US presence thinner than EU