Linode vs OVH

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What's good about them
Price comparison
Services offered
Company details
Alternatives to consider

What's good about...

Linode

Many VPS configurations available (high memory, dedicated CPU, GPU)
Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes and Object Storage available
Good performance/price for most of its services
Multiple data center locations

OVHcloud

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 Linode's prices compare against OVHcloud?

Example configuration	Linode	OVHcloud
VM Small	$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)	$36.58 / mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (b3-8)
VM Medium	$48.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)	$73.15 / mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (b3-16)
VM Large	$114.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated)	$130.54 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (c3-16)
Block Storage	$16.00 / mo 160 GB	$9.50 / mo 100 GB (3000 IOPS)
Object Storage	$20.00 / mo 1 TB	$10.75 / mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB read
Load Balancer	$10.00 / mo	$45.58 / mo Large 2 Gbps
Managed PostgreSQL	$65.00 / mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage	$51.26 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Essential DB1-4)
Managed Redis®*	--	$44.57 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Essential DB1-4)
Free egress allowance	1-20 TB / mo per instance	--
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	$5.00 $0.005 / GB	Free and unlimited Reduced bandwidth may apply

Linode offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
GPU1	1x RTX 6000	24GB	8	32GB	$1.50	Source
GPU2	2x RTX 6000	48GB	16	64GB	$3.00	Source
GPU3	3x RTX 6000	72GB	20	96GB	$4.50	Source
GPU4	4x RTX 6000	96GB	24	128GB	$6.00	Source

OVH offers GPUs in the following configurations:

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
t1-le-45	1x V100	16GB	8	45GB	$0.77	Source
t2-le-45	1x V100S	32GB	15	45GB	$0.88	Source
l4-90	1x L4	24GB	22	90GB	$1.00	Source
t1-le-90	2x V100	32GB	16	90GB	$1.55	Source
t2-le-90	2x V100S	64GB	30	90GB	$1.76	Source
l40s-90	1x L40S	48GB	15	90GB	$1.80	Source
t1-45	1x V100	16GB	8	45GB	$1.97	Source
l4-180	2x L4	48GB	45	180GB	$2.00	Source
t2-45	1x V100S	32GB	15	45GB	$2.19	Source
h100-380	1x H100	80GB	30	380GB	$2.99	Source
a100-180	1x A100	80GB	15	180GB	$3.07	Source
t1-le-180	4x V100	64GB	32	180GB	$3.10	Source
t2-le-180	4x V100S	128GB	60	180GB	$3.53	Source
l40s-180	2x L40S	96GB	30	180GB	$3.60	Source
t1-90	2x V100	32GB	18	90GB	$3.94	Source
l4-360	4x L4	96GB	90	360GB	$4.00	Source
t2-90	2x V100S	64GB	30	90GB	$4.38	Source
h100-760	2x H100	160GB	60	760GB	$5.98	Source
a100-360	2x A100	160GB	30	360GB	$6.15	Source
l40s-360	4x L40S	192GB	60	360GB	$7.20	Source
t1-180	4x V100	64GB	36	180GB	$7.89	Source
t2-180	4x V100S	128GB	60	180GB	$8.76	Source
h100-1520	4x H100	320GB	120	1520GB	$11.97	Source
a100-720	4x A100	320GB	60	720GB	$12.29	Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Linode and OVHcloud offer:

Service	Linode	OVHcloud
Block Storage
Content Delivery Network (CDN)	--
Container Registry	--
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*	--
Object Storage
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

	Linode	OVHcloud
Website	www.linode.com	www.ovhcloud.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸	France 🇫🇷
Founded	2003	1999
Data Center Locations	24	12
Example Customers	Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy	Société Générale, Louis Vuitton, Capgemini, Tenesys

	Linode
Website	www.linode.com
Headquarters	United States of America 🇺🇸
Founded	2003
Data Center Locations	24
Example Customers	Panasonic, Best Buy, WayFair and Giphy

	OVHcloud
Website	www.ovhcloud.com
Headquarters	France 🇫🇷
Founded	1999
Data Center Locations	12
Example Customers	Société Générale, Louis Vuitton, Capgemini, Tenesys