Google Cloud
vs
OVH
What's good about each
- 40+ regions across 26 countries
- BigQuery, GKE and Gemini models on Vertex AI
- TPUs, plus Nvidia T4 up to 8x B200 nodes
- Automatic sustained use discounts on N1 and N2 VMs
- No egress or object storage request fees in most locations
- Bare metal, VPS and public cloud from one provider
- 40+ datacenters across Europe, North America and Asia-Pacific
- European-based, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Google Cloud | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.79 /mo 2 vCPU (shared-core), 1 GB RAM (e2-micro) | $5.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (VPS-1) | 21% cheaper on OVH |
| Medium VM | $94.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (E2 custom) | $10.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-2) | 89% cheaper on OVH |
| Large VM | $220.44 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (n4-highcpu-8) | $27.50 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-4) | 88% cheaper on OVH |
| Block storage | $7.89 /mo 100 GB (Hyperdisk Balanced) | $9.50 /mo 100 GB (High Speed, 3,000 IOPS) | 17% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| Object storage | $42.13 /mo 1 TB | $8.19 /mo 1 TB (Standard, 1-AZ) | 81% cheaper on OVH |
| PostgreSQL | $94.22 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB SSD (Cloud SQL Enterprise) | $63.36 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Discovery DB1-4) | 33% cheaper on OVH |
| Redis | $22.90 /mo 1.4 GB (Memorystore for Valkey, shared-core-nano) | $55.01 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Discovery DB1-4, Valkey) | 58% cheaper on Google Cloud |
| Load balancer | $29.16 /mo Passthrough Network Load Balancer | $6.84 /mo 200 Mbps (Load Balancer S) · Node only. A floating IP adds $2.30 / mo. | 77% cheaper on OVH |
| Serverless | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration (Cloud Run functions, 0.333 vCPU) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 1 GB / mo (Compute Engine), 100 GB / mo (Cloud Storage) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $120.00 /TB $0.12 / GB (Premium network) | Free and unlimited Billed in Singapore and Sydney |
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
Google Cloud offers 10 GPU models, while OVH offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Google Cloud | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
15 configs · 3 configs
|
$11.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 73% cheaper on OVH |
|
H200
3 configs · 1 config
|
$4.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | $6.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
A100
36 configs · 3 configs
|
$3.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | 17% cheaper on OVH |
|
L4
32 configs · 3 configs
|
$0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 30% cheaper on Google Cloud |
|
V100
36 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.53 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | 70% cheaper on OVH |
|
B200
3 configs
|
$4.18 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
16 configs
|
$1.98 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
T4
48 configs
|
$0.21 /GPU/hr Spot | -- | Google Cloud only |
|
L40S
3 configs
|
-- | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
A10
3 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
Google Cloud bills on-demand, spot and reserved (12 or 36 months); OVH bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Google Cloud | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | US data centers only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | Level 1, Hosted Private Cloud only |
| FedRAMP | High | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Google Cloud | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2008 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 40 | 19 |
| Example customers | Shopify, Wayfair, Etsy, The Home Depot, Unilever, Lloyds Banking Group | AnyDesk, Sopra Steria, Floatplane, German Federal Police |
| Website | cloud.google.com | www.ovhcloud.com |
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Our data for Google Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for OVH on Oct. 1, 2026.