What is OVHcloud?

OVHcloud is Europe's largest cloud provider and a genuine European alternative to American hyperscalers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure. Founded in France in 1999, OVH has grown into a global cloud infrastructure company while maintaining its European headquarters and values. The platform is built on OpenStack, providing an open and vendor-neutral cloud infrastructure that organizations can integrate with using standard tools and APIs. OVHcloud offers a comprehensive suite of services covering compute, storage, networking, and managed services, making it capable of supporting everything from simple websites to complex enterprise workloads.

Key Features

✓Full public cloud based on OpenStack
✓Virtual Private Servers (VPS) for all sizes
✓High-performance dedicated servers
✓Managed Kubernetes clusters
✓Object Storage (S3-compatible)
✓Managed databases (MySQL, PostgreSQL, MongoDB)
✓Private Cloud solutions with VMware
✓Web hosting and domain registration
✓Load balancers and network services
✓Anti-DDoS protection included
✓OpenStack CLI compatibility
✓Bare metal cloud instances

🔒 Privacy & Data Protection

OVHcloud is headquartered in Roubaix, France, and is one of the few cloud providers that can truly claim European sovereignty. The company has been vocal about data protection and has positioned itself as the European alternative to American cloud giants. OVHcloud offers dedicated EU cloud regions where data never leaves European Union jurisdiction, providing genuine GDPR compliance. The company is not subject to US CLOUD Act or PATRIOT Act requirements, making it a trusted choice for European governments, healthcare organizations, and privacy-conscious enterprises.

Best For

European enterprises seeking cloud sovereigntyOrganizations requiring OpenStack compatibilityCompanies migrating from American hyperscalersBusinesses in regulated industries (finance, healthcare)Government agencies requiring EU-only infrastructureDevelopers wanting affordable European cloud hosting

💰 Pricing

OVHcloud offers competitive pricing across its service portfolio. VPS plans start affordably and scale to high-performance configurations. The OpenStack-based architecture means pricing is transparent and comparable across services. Dedicated servers provide excellent value for workloads requiring consistent performance. Managed Kubernetes clusters are priced competitively compared to EKS, GKE, or AKS. Visit the OVHcloud pricing page for current rates, as they regularly update offerings to remain competitive.

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