OVH
vs
Sesterce
Both rent A10 to L40S and H100 to H200 GPUs on demand on four continents. OVHcloud adds VPS, managed databases, Kubernetes and object storage, while Sesterce rents a wider catalog with A6000 to B300 cards.
What's good about each
- 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
- Wide selection of Nvidia, AMD, and Intel GPUs
- Provides both virtualized GPU instances and dedicated bare-metal clusters
- Specializes in infrastructure for AI/ML model training and inference
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | OVH | Sesterce | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (VPS-1) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $10.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-2) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $27.50 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-4) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $9.50 /mo 100 GB (High Speed, 3,000 IOPS) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $8.19 /mo 1 TB (Standard, 1-AZ) | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $63.36 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Discovery DB1-4) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $55.01 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Discovery DB1-4, Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $6.84 /mo 200 Mbps (Load Balancer S) · Node only. A floating IP adds $2.30 / mo. | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited Billed in Singapore and Sydney | -- Not listed |
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
OVH offers 9 GPU models, while Sesterce offers 23. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | OVH | Sesterce | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs · 34 configs
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | 8% cheaper on Sesterce |
|
H200
1 config · 12 configs
|
$6.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.48 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 60% cheaper on Sesterce |
|
A100
3 configs · 44 configs
|
$3.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.52 /GPU/hr On-demand | 51% cheaper on Sesterce |
|
L40S
3 configs · 19 configs
|
$1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.97 /GPU/hr On-demand | 46% cheaper on Sesterce |
|
L4
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.04 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Within 5% |
|
V100
3 configs · 9 configs
|
$0.77 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.57 /GPU/hr On-demand | 70% cheaper on OVH |
|
A10
3 configs · 1 config
|
$1.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | 30% cheaper on OVH |
|
RTX 5000
3 configs
|
$0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OVH only |
|
V100S
3 configs
|
$0.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OVH only |
|
B300
6 configs
|
-- | $4.95 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Sesterce only |
OVH bills on-demand; Sesterce 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 | OVH | Sesterce |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | OVH | Sesterce |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | France | France |
| Locations | 19 | 43 |
| Example customers | AnyDesk, Sopra Steria, Floatplane, German Federal Police | -- |
| Website | www.ovhcloud.com | www.sesterce.com |
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Our data for OVH was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Sesterce on Oct. 2, 2026.