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Hetzner vs OVHcloud
Side by side — pricing, features, pros and cons.
Provider
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Hetzner
Affordable European VPS and dedicated servers
⭐ Top Pick
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OVHcloud
European cloud and dedicated server giant
Metric
Hetzner
OVHcloud
Rating
4.7
4.1
Starting price
€4.15/mo
€3.50/mo
Renewal hike
No
No
Regions
EU, US, APAC
EU, US, APAC
Verified
Hetzner
Exceptional price-to-performance ratio
Transparent renewal pricing — no surprise hikes
High-quality dedicated hardware
Multiple EU datacentre locations (Germany, Finland)
US locations available (Virginia, Oregon)
Fast NVMe SSD storage across all plans
Large active community and good documentation
Generous included traffic allowances
Support is slower compared to larger providers
US locations have fewer products than EU
No 24/7 phone support
No managed hosting options
Control panel (Hetzner Cloud Console) is functional but basic compared to AWS/GCP
Not ideal for beginners — more suited to developers
No Windows Server on Cloud plans (only dedicated)
OVHcloud
One of the largest hosting providers in Europe
Very competitive pricing especially on dedicated servers
Huge range of products — shared, VPS, dedicated, cloud
Own datacentres and network infrastructure
Multiple EU datacentre locations plus US and Asia
Anti-DDoS protection included on all plans
No renewal price hikes on most plans
Bare metal servers at unbeatable prices
Good for high-bandwidth workloads
Eco-friendly — own renewable energy datacentres
vRack private networking available
Support is notoriously poor and slow
Control panel (OVH Manager) is confusing and outdated
Onboarding experience is overwhelming for beginners
Billing can be confusing with multiple subsidiaries (OVH, So you Start, Kimsufi)
Setup times for dedicated servers can take hours or days
Documentation is inconsistent — some only in French
Not beginner friendly at all
Cloud (Public Cloud) lags behind AWS/GCP/Azure significantly
Incident communication is poor
US experience not as polished as EU
Verdict
Hetzner comes out ahead with a rating of 4.7. OVHcloud wins on price starting at €3.50/mo. Watch out for renewal hikes — increases prices on renewal.