OVHcloud vs Render
Verdict up front: Render starts cheaper (Free/mo); OVHcloud covers more ground (40 regions). The right pick depends on workload — details below.
| OVHcloud | Render | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $3.50/mo | Free |
| Billing | monthly | monthly |
| Regions | 40 | 4 |
| Free tier / trial | None | Free web services + static sites + Postgres (90-day expiry) |
| Category | iaas, baremetal | paas |
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
Render
Heroku-style PaaS with a real free tier
- + Free static sites + web services
- + Managed Postgres/Redis
- + Zero-config deploys
- + Sensible pricing tiers
- − Free instances sleep (cold starts)
- − Fewer regions
- − Bandwidth caps on lower tiers