OVH
vs
Zenlayer
Both sell VPS, load balancers and GPUs. OVHcloud charges less for VMs and adds managed databases, Kubernetes, object storage and H100 GPUs, while Zenlayer runs edge locations across Latin America and Southeast Asia.
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
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | OVH | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.35 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (VPS-1) | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 53% cheaper on OVH |
| Medium VM | $10.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (VPS-2) | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 81% cheaper on OVH |
| Large VM | $27.50 /mo 8 vCPU, 24 GB RAM (VPS-4) | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 74% cheaper on OVH |
| Block storage | $9.50 /mo 100 GB (High Speed, 3,000 IOPS) | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | 16% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| 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. | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | 79% cheaper on OVH |
| Egress | Free and unlimited Billed in Singapore and Sydney | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month |
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 Zenlayer offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | OVH | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs
|
$2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OVH only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$6.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OVH only |
|
A100
3 configs
|
$3.07 /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 |
|
V100S
3 configs
|
$0.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | OVH only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
OVH bills on-demand; Zenlayer 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 | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | 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 | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 | -- |
| Headquarters | France | USA |
| Locations | 19 | 22 |
| Example customers | AnyDesk, Sopra Steria, Floatplane, German Federal Police | -- |
| Website | www.ovhcloud.com | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for OVH was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Oct. 1, 2026.