Hetzner 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.
| Hetzner | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $3.79/mo | $3.50/mo |
| Billing | monthly | monthly |
| Regions | 6 | 40 |
| Free tier / trial | None | None |
| Category | iaas, baremetal | iaas, baremetal |
Hetzner
German engineering — best price-per-vCPU in the business
- + Cheapest compute per spec anywhere
- + Generous bandwidth (20TB+)
- + Dedicated servers excellent value
- + Auction servers even cheaper
- − EU-centric (US regions newer/smaller)
- − Strict account verification
- − No managed K8s on auction/dedicated
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