What's good about...
Azure
- Integrations with the rest of Microsoft's products
- Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to AI
- Generous free tier, and compute savings plans available
- 60+ datacenter locations around the world
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 Azure's prices compare against OVH?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
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OVH
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Azure
OVH
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Azure
OVH
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Azure
OVH
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Azure
OVH
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Azure
OVH
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Azure
OVH
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Azure
OVH
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Azure
OVH
Free egress allowance
Azure
OVH
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Azure
OVH
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
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OVH
Billing Options
Azure
On-DemandSpotReserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)
OVH
On-Demand
H100
MI300XHeads up: We do our best to keep these specs & 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 & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that Azure and OVH offer:
Company details
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OVH
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|---|---|---|
| Website | azure.microsoft.com | www.ovhcloud.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | France |
| Founded | 2008 | 1999 |
| Data Center Locations | 66 | 19 |
| Example Customers | General Motors, NHS, Fujitsu, NBA | Société Générale, Louis Vuitton, Capgemini, Tenesys |
Website
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Headquarters
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Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Example Customers
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Our data for Azure was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for OVH on June 11, 2026.