Head-to-head
OVHcloud vs Hetzner Cloud
Two hosts, side by side. Pricing, features, and the trade-offs that actually matter.
OVHcloud from $5/mo
European hyperscaler with the cheapest dedicated bare metal in the West.
HQ FR · founded 1999
Hetzner Cloud from $4.5/mo
European VPS with the best price/performance ratio, period.
HQ DE · founded 1997
Quick verdict
Cheapest: Hetzner Cloud wins on entry price ($4.5/mo vs $5/mo).
More features: Hetzner Cloud ships more first-party platform features out of the box.
Region: OVHcloud is HQ'd in FR; Hetzner Cloud in DE.
Cheapest plans, side by side
| OVHcloud | Hetzner Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | VPS Starter | CX22 |
| Price | $5/mo | $4.5/mo |
| CPU | 1 vCPU | 2 vCPU (Intel) |
| RAM | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Disk | 40 GB | 40 GB |
| Bandwidth | unmetered | 20 TB |
Feature parity
| OVHcloud | Hetzner Cloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Managed Postgres | ✓ | × |
| Managed Redis | × | × |
| Object storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| One-click apps | × | ✓ |
| Private network | ✓ | ✓ |
| IPv6 | ✓ | ✓ |
| DDoS protection | ✓ | ✓ |
| Snapshots | ✓ | ✓ |
| Public API | ✓ | ✓ |
| Terraform | ✓ | ✓ |
OVHcloud pros
- +Bare-metal dedicated servers from €40/mo (Eco / Kimsufi)
- +Anti-DDoS included on every plan, infrastructure-grade
- +34 datacenters across Europe, North America, and APAC
OVHcloud cons
- −Dashboard is notoriously confusing — three different control panels, only some translated to English
- −Provisioning a dedicated server can take 24h on first order
- −A 2017 fire in their Strasbourg DC caused multi-day outages and cooled enthusiasm for SBG-region single-host setups
Hetzner Cloud pros
- +Cheapest credible VPS in the market — €4.51/mo for 2 vCPU + 4 GB RAM
- +AMD EPYC and Intel Sapphire Rapids in newer generations
- +20 TB of bandwidth included on entry-level plans
Hetzner Cloud cons
- −Account verification can take days for non-EU signups
- −No managed Postgres or Redis — you run them yourself
- −No US-east region (closest is Hillsboro, OR or Ashburn, VA)