OVH
vs
Thunder Compute
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
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | OVH | Thunder Compute | 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) | $21.60 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 100 GB per GPU included | 56% cheaper on OVH |
| 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 | Free and unlimited |
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 Thunder Compute offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | OVH | Thunder Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 7% cheaper on OVH |
|
A100
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 64% cheaper on Thunder Compute |
|
H200
1 config
|
$6.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OVH only |
|
L40S
3 configs
|
$1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OVH 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 |
|
RTX 5000
3 configs
|
$0.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OVH only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
|
L40
4 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Thunder Compute only |
OVH bills on-demand; Thunder Compute 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 | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | US data centers only | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | 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 | Thunder Compute |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | France | USA |
| Locations | 19 | 1 |
| Example customers | AnyDesk, Sopra Steria, Floatplane, German Federal Police | Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health |
| Website | www.ovhcloud.com | www.thundercompute.com |
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Our data for OVH was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Oct. 2, 2026.