Pricing Plans
Compare OVHcloud's hosting plans
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Shared Hosting
WordPress Hosting
VPS Hosting
Cloud Hosting
All plans include a 14-day money-back guarantee
Pros & Cons
What We Like
- Budget-conscious developers and businesses
- European customers needing EU data sovereignty
- VPS and dedicated server users wanting consistent pricing
- Infrastructure-as-a-service needs
- Users wanting to avoid renewal price increases
- Large-scale cloud deployments
What Could Be Better
- Need hand-holding support
- Require managed WordPress hosting
- Want included website builder
- Need staging environments
- Prefer phone support 24/7
- Want included CDN
Rating Breakdown
Value for Money
4.5Performance
4.0Support Quality
2.5Security
4.0Features
3.5Ease of Use
3.0Transparency
4.5Overall Rating
Weighted average of all categories
3.7/5
Technical Specifications
Complete feature breakdown across all 163 data points
Storage & Resources
- Storage
- 1 GB SSD
- Storage Type
- SSD
- Bandwidth
- Unmetered
- Websites
- 1
- Databases
- 1
- PHP Versions
- 7.4, 8.0, 8.1, 8.2, 8.3
Performance
- Uptime Guarantee
- 99.9%
- Uptime SLA Credit
- CDN Included
- HTTP/2
Server Locations
- Location Count
- 44 locations
- Choose Location
- Locations
- Roubaix (France), Gravelines (France), Strasbourg (France)
Security
- Free SSL
- Wildcard SSL
- Dedicated IP
- DDoS Protection
- DDoS Level
- Included on all services (L7 for web hosting)
- 2FA
Backups & Malware
- Malware Scanning
- Malware Removal
- Firewall
- Backup Frequency
- Daily (30-day retention for web hosting)
- Backup Retention
- 30 days
- On-Demand Backup
- Restore Fee
- Free
Developer Tools
- SSH Access
- Git Deployment
- Staging
- Cron Jobs
- Redis
- WP-CLI
Language Support
- Node.js
- Python
- Ruby
WordPress
- WP Optimized
- Auto Install
- Auto Updates
- WP Staging
- WooCommerce
- LiteSpeed Cache
- Object Caching
- Multisite
Support
- Live Chat
- Chat Hours
- Mon-Fri 8:00-17:00 (local time)
- Phone Support
- Phone Hours
- Business hours (24/7 for Premium/Business tiers)
- Ticket Support
- Priority Support
- KB Quality
- 4/5
- Channels
- Ticket, Live Chat, Phone, Knowledge Base, Community Forum, API
- Languages
- English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese
- Email Included
- Account Limit
- 2
- Mailbox Size
- 1 GB
- Webmail
- Spam Filter
- Forwarding
Pricing Details
- Monthly Price
- $1.04/mo
- Renewal Price
- $1.04/mo
- 1st Year Cost
- $12.48
- 2nd Year Cost
- $12.48
- Setup Fee
- None
- Money Back
- 14 days
- Monthly Billing
- Min Contract
- 1 months
Free Inclusions
- Free SSL
- Free Domain
- Free Migration
- Free CDN
Migration
- Free Migration
Control Panel
- cPanel
- Panel Name
- OVHcloud Control Panel
- Softaculous
- Site Builder
Compliance
- GDPR
- PCI
- HIPAA
- Certifications
- ISO 27001, SOC 1 Type II, SOC 2 Type II, HDS (Health Data Hosting), SecNumCloud
CMS Platforms
- Drupal
- Joomla
- Magento
- Laravel
- Django
- Next.js
- Rails
- Static Sites
Content Policies
- Adult Content
- Gambling
- Crypto Sites
- Bandwidth Overage
- Unlimited traffic (throttled in APAC regions after quota)
- Storage Overage
- Must upgrade plan; no automatic overages
Business Features
- API Access
- Reseller Hosting
- White Label
- Green Hosting
Best For (Score)
- Beginners
- 2/5
- Bloggers
- 3/5
- Developers
- 5/5
- eCommerce
- 3/5
- Agencies
- 4/5
- Enterprise
- 4/5
Company Info
- Founded
- 1999
- Headquarters
- France
- Parent Company
- Independent
- Trustpilot
- 3.8/5 (5,747 reviews)
Our Ratings
- Overall
- 3.7/5
- Value
- 4.5/5
- Performance
- 4/5
- Support
- 2.5/5
- Security
- 4/5
- Features
- 3.5/5
- Ease of Use
- 3/5
- Transparency
- 4.5/5
Managed WordPress
- Available
Regional Info
- Best Countries
- France, Germany, Poland, Canada, United Kingdom, Italy, Spain
- Currencies
- EUR, USD, GBP, CAD, PLN, AUD
- Support Languages
- English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Polish, Portuguese
- Data Sovereignty
- GDPR, SecNumCloud, HDS
External Ratings
- Trustpilot
- 3.8/5
- Reviews Count
- 5,747
- G2 Rating
- 4.3/5
- BBB Rating
- A-
Advanced Technical
- Max DB Size
- 0.25 GB
- DB Type
- MySQL/MariaDB
- Elasticsearch
- PHP Switching
Access & Limits
- SSH Tier
- All plans
- Instant Activation
Additional Pricing
- Domain Duration
- 12 months
- Exclusions
- 14-day withdrawal right for EU private customers only; Custom services and domains excluded; Must not have opted out during order; VPS/dedicated servers typically non-refundable once delivered
- Payment Methods
- Credit Card, Debit Card, PayPal, Bank Transfer, Direct Debit (SEPA)
- Auto Renewal
- Domain Privacy
- SSL Provider
- Let's Encrypt (unlimited free SSL)
Support Details
- Phone Countries
- France, Germany, United States, United Kingdom, Canada, Poland, Spain, Italy, Portugal
- Priority Cost
- $Premium Support starts at additional monthly fee
- Community Forum
- Outsourced
Affiliate Program
- Affiliate Available
- Commission Type
- Percentage (tiered by product)
- Commission Amount
- VPS: 9% new / 6.4% existing; Dedicated: 12.8% new / 9.6% existing; Hosting: $7.25 flat; Other: 3.2%; 45-day cookie
Additional Policies
- File Hosting
- Proxy/VPN
- Suspension Policy
- Violation of ToS; non-payment; abuse reports investigated
- Downloadable Backups
Additional Platforms
- PrestaShop
- Ghost
- Shopify Migration
- Wix Migration
- Squarespace Migration
- Webflow Export
Editorial Notes
- Best For
- Budget-conscious developers and businesses; European customers needing EU data sovereignty; VPS and dedicated server users wanting consistent pricing; Infrastructure-as-a-service needs; Users wanting to avoid renewal price increases; Large-scale cloud deployments; Users comfortable with self-management
- Avoid If
- Need hand-holding support; Require managed WordPress hosting; Want included website builder; Need staging environments; Prefer phone support 24/7; Want included CDN; Based in UK or Canada (poor regional ratings); Need included cPanel
- Known Issues
- Support response times criticized (slow outside business hours); Complex interface reported by some users; 2021 Strasbourg data center fire destroyed customer data; UK Trustpilot rating only 1.2/5; Canada Trustpilot 1.6/5; No managed migration service; No staging environment on shared hosting; cPanel/Plesk discontinued for VPS (must bring your own license); Documentation can be hard to navigate
- USP
- Europe's largest cloud provider with no renewal price increases and own infrastructure
- Ideal Customer
- Developer or business wanting affordable, consistent pricing with European data centers
Competition
- Competitors
- Hetzner, Contabo, DigitalOcean
- Best Alternative To
- Hetzner
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Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about OVHcloud
OVHcloud is excellent for developers and budget-conscious users who want consistent pricing without renewal markups, but support quality varies by region and is often criticized.
OVHcloud is an independent French company founded by the Klaba family in 1999. It's publicly traded on Euronext Paris (IPO October 2021) with the Klaba family retaining majority ownership.
OVHcloud web hosting starts at $1.04/month with no renewal increase. VPS starts at $4.20/month. Dedicated servers start around $55.99/month.
No, OVHcloud is better suited for technical users. The interface can be complex, support is limited, and there's no website builder or managed WordPress included.
Yes, the Starter plan includes 2 email accounts with 1GB storage each. Higher plans include 10 to 1,000 email accounts.
Yes, WordPress auto-install is available, but there's no managed WordPress hosting or staging environment. More technical setup required compared to WordPress-focused hosts.
OVHcloud guarantees 99.9% uptime for most services with SLA credits available. Scale dedicated servers offer 99.99% uptime SLA.
Yes, but refunds are limited. EU customers have a 14-day withdrawal right for eligible services. VPS and dedicated servers are typically non-refundable once delivered.
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