Impossible Cloud
vs
OVH
Both sell object storage and H100 and H200 GPUs. Impossible Cloud charges nothing for egress and rents bare metal B200 and B300 servers, while OVHcloud adds VPS, managed databases and Kubernetes.
What's good about each
- Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
- European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
- ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
- Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers
- 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 | Impossible Cloud | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $5.35 /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 | -- Not listed | $9.50 /mo 100 GB (High Speed, 3,000 IOPS) | |
| Object storage | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | $8.19 /mo 1 TB (Standard, 1-AZ) | Within 5% |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $63.36 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Discovery DB1-4) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $55.01 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Discovery DB1-4, Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $6.84 /mo 200 Mbps (Load Balancer S) · Node only. A floating IP adds $2.30 / mo. | |
| Egress allowance | No egress fees | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free No egress or API request charges | 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
Impossible Cloud offers 6 GPU models, while OVH offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Impossible Cloud | OVH | Difference |
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$2.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$3.11 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $6.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$1.13 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
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$5.36 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
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$8.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (7 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
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$2.04 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
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-- | $3.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
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-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
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-- | $0.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
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-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
Impossible Cloud bills reserved (1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48 or 60 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 | Impossible Cloud | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers only | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | US data centers only |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Data centers only | Level 1, Hosted Private Cloud only |
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 | Impossible Cloud | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Germany | France |
| Locations | 3 | 19 |
| Example customers | -- | AnyDesk, Sopra Steria, Floatplane, German Federal Police |
| Website | www.impossiblecloud.com | www.ovhcloud.com |
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Our data for Impossible Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for OVH on Oct. 1, 2026.