OVH
vs
Vultr
What's good about each
- Wide range of managed services and VPS configurations
- Competitive prices, unlimited free egress
- 10+ data center locations
- European-based, may ease GDPR compliance requirements
- Good selection VPS configurations (GPU, dedicated, high memory)
- Offers managed services (databases, Kubernetes, object storage)
- Competitive pricing, generous egress
- 30+ data center locations around the world
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | OVH | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.85 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (VPS-1) | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | 15% cheaper on Vultr |
| Medium VM | $10.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-2) | $40.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | 4x more expensive on Vultr |
| Large VM | $27.50 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-4) | $160.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized) | 5.8x more expensive on Vultr |
| Block storage | $9.50 /mo 100 GB (3000 IOPS) | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | 5% cheaper on OVH |
| Object storage | $10.75 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB read | $18.00 /mo 1 TB | 40% cheaper on OVH |
| PostgreSQL | $51.26 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Essential DB1-4) | $60.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage | 15% cheaper on OVH |
| Redis | $44.57 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Essential DB1-4) | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 3x more expensive on OVH |
| Load balancer | $45.58 /mo Large 2 Gbps | $10.00 /mo | 4.6x more expensive on OVH |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 2 TB / mo for most services | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited Reduced bandwidth may apply | $10.00 /TB $0.01 / GB |
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 Vultr offers 10. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | OVH | Vultr | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs · 1 config
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.30 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | 23% cheaper on Vultr |
|
A100
3 configs · 3 configs
|
$3.07 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.40 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 22% cheaper on Vultr |
|
L40S
3 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.67 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 7% cheaper on Vultr |
|
H200
1 config
|
$6.20 /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 |
|
B200
1 config
|
-- | $3.20 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
MI300X
1 config
|
-- | $1.85 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
|
MI355X
1 config
|
-- | $2.59 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Vultr only |
OVH bills on-demand; Vultr bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | OVH | Vultr |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 | 2014 |
| Headquarters | France | USA |
| Locations | 19 | 32 |
| Example customers | Société Générale, Louis Vuitton, Capgemini, Tenesys | Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield |
| Website | www.ovhcloud.com | www.vultr.com |
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Our data for OVH was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Vultr on Sept. 13, 2026.