Oracle Cloud
vs
OVH
What's good about each
- 10 TB of free egress each month
- Same compute and storage prices in every region
- Flexible shapes with CPU and memory sized separately
- Oracle Database inside AWS, Azure and Google Cloud
- Always Free tier with Arm VMs and databases
- 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 | Oracle Cloud | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $3.33 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex, 12.5% burstable) | $5.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (VPS-1) | 38% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Medium VM | $44.64 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | $10.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-2) | 78% cheaper on OVH |
| Large VM | $89.28 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (VM.Standard.E4.Flex) | $27.50 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-4) | 69% cheaper on OVH |
| Block storage | $4.25 /mo 100 GB (Balanced) | $9.50 /mo 100 GB (High Speed, 3,000 IOPS) | 55% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Object storage | $26.49 /mo 1 TB | $8.19 /mo 1 TB (Standard, 1-AZ) | 69% cheaper on OVH |
| PostgreSQL | $119.65 /mo 2 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (PostgreSQL.VM.Standard.E5.Flex) | $63.36 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Discovery DB1-4) | 47% cheaper on OVH |
| Redis | $27.94 /mo 2 GB RAM (OCI Cache, Valkey) | $55.01 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Discovery DB1-4, Valkey) | 49% cheaper on Oracle Cloud |
| Load balancer | Free Network Load Balancer | $6.84 /mo 200 Mbps (Load Balancer S) · Node only. A floating IP adds $2.30 / mo. | Free on Oracle Cloud |
| Serverless | $31.57 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 10 TB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $8.50 /TB $0.0085 / GB (North America, Europe) | 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
Oracle Cloud offers 15 GPU models, while OVH offers 9. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Oracle Cloud | OVH | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 3 configs
|
$10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 70% cheaper on OVH |
|
H200
1 config · 1 config
|
$10.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | 38% cheaper on OVH |
|
A100
2 configs · 3 configs
|
$3.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
L40S
1 config · 3 configs
|
$3.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | 49% cheaper on OVH |
|
V100
4 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | 74% cheaper on OVH |
|
A10
3 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 50% cheaper on OVH |
|
B300
1 config
|
$15.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Oracle Cloud only |
|
L4
3 configs
|
-- | $1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
|
RTX 5000
3 configs
|
-- | $0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | OVH only |
Oracle Cloud bills on-demand; 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 | Oracle Cloud | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | 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, US Government Cloud | -- |
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 | Oracle Cloud | OVH |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 45 | 19 |
| Example customers | Bosch, Uber, Marriott, Telefónica Colombia | AnyDesk, Sopra Steria, Floatplane, German Federal Police |
| Website | www.oracle.com | www.ovhcloud.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Oracle Cloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for OVH on Oct. 1, 2026.