What's good about...

DigitalOcean logo DigitalOcean

  • Simple, developer-first cloud
  • Predictable pricing & monthly caps
  • AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
  • Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps

OVHcloud logo OVH

  • 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

How do DigitalOcean's prices compare against OVH?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$6.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (Basic)
OVHcloud OVH
$5.23 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-1)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (Basic)
OVHcloud OVH
$8.14 / mo 6 vCPU, 12 GB RAM (VPS-2)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (CPU-Optimized)
OVHcloud OVH
$16.28 / mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-3)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
OVHcloud OVH
$9.50 / mo 100 GB (3000 IOPS)

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$20.00 / mo 1 TiB
OVHcloud OVH
$10.75 / mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB read

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$12.00 / mo
OVHcloud OVH
$45.58 / mo Large 2 Gbps

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB storage
OVHcloud OVH
$51.26 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Essential DB1-4)

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM
OVHcloud OVH
$44.57 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Essential DB1-4)

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$34.69 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
OVHcloud OVH
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Free egress allowance

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
100 GB - 10 TB / mo per instance
OVHcloud OVH
--

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$10.00 $0.01 / GB
OVHcloud OVH
Free and unlimited Reduced bandwidth may apply

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
$0.76/hr
OVHcloud OVH
$0.60/hr

Billing Options

DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
OVHcloud OVH
On-Demand

Available Models

DigitalOcean offers 8 GPU models, while OVH offers 8.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Headquarters
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
United States of America
OVHcloud OVH
France
Founded
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
2011
OVHcloud OVH
1999
Data Center Locations
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
14
OVHcloud OVH
19
Example Customers
DigitalOcean DigitalOcean
Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai
OVHcloud OVH
Société Générale, Louis Vuitton, Capgemini, Tenesys

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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on June 8, 2026, and for OVH on Feb. 20, 2026.