Beam
vs
OVH
What's good about each
- Pay-per-millisecond billing, only while code is running
- Sub-second cold starts from memory snapshots
- No egress or bandwidth fees on any plan
- Runs in your own AWS, GCP or Azure account
- Recurring monthly credit on every plan
- Wide range of managed services and VPS configurations
- Competitive prices, unlimited free egress
- 10+ data center locations
- European-based, may ease GDPR compliance requirements
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $5.85 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (VPS-1) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $10.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-2) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $27.50 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-4) | |
| Block storage | $2.10 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 1 TB included | $9.50 /mo 100 GB (3000 IOPS) | 4.5x more expensive on OVH |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $10.75 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB read | |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $51.26 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Essential DB1-4) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $44.57 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Essential DB1-4) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $45.58 /mo Large 2 Gbps | |
| Egress allowance | Free and unlimited | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited Reduced bandwidth may apply |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Beam offers 10 GPU models, while OVH offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 39% cheaper on Beam |
|
H200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 3x more expensive on OVH |
|
A100
1 config · 3 configs
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.3x more expensive on OVH |
|
L40S
1 config · 3 configs
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2.4x more expensive on OVH |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Beam only |
|
B200
2 configs
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
L4
3 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
V100
3 configs
|
-- | $0.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
A10
3 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
Beam bills on-demand; OVH bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Beam | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | -- | 19 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | Société Générale, Louis Vuitton, Capgemini, Tenesys |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | www.ovhcloud.com |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for OVH on Sept. 11, 2026.