Lium
vs
OVH
What's good about each
- Competitive pricing, billed per minute with no hourly minimum
- Rent a single GPU or a full 8-GPU node
- Wide range of GPU models, including H100, H200 and RTX PRO 6000
- CLI, Python SDK and an agent skill for coding agents
- 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 | Lium | 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 | -- Not listed | $8.19 /mo 1 TB (Standard, 1-AZ) | |
| 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 | -- Not listed | 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
Lium offers 14 GPU models, while OVH offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Lium | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 57% cheaper on Lium |
|
H200
4 configs · 1 config
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 52% cheaper on Lium |
|
A100
1 config · 3 configs
|
$1.12 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | 64% cheaper on Lium |
|
L40S
1 config · 3 configs
|
$0.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 79% cheaper on Lium |
|
B300
3 configs
|
$9.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
$5.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
$1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Lium 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 |
Lium bills on-demand and spot; 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 | Lium | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | -- | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | US data centers only |
| GDPR | -- | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | 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 | Lium | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Saint Kitts and Nevis | France |
| Locations | 23 | 19 |
| Example customers | -- | AnyDesk, Sopra Steria, Floatplane, German Federal Police |
| Website | lium.io | www.ovhcloud.com |
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Our data for Lium was last updated on Sept. 28, 2026, and for OVH on Sept. 28, 2026.