Is Caddy or OVHcloud better?

Neither clearly leads. Caddy starts at Free and OVHcloud at €3.5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.

Which is cheaper, Caddy or OVHcloud?

Caddy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Caddy and €3.5/month for OVHcloud.

Does Caddy or OVHcloud run on more platforms?

Caddy runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker. OVHcloud runs on Linux, Windows, Api, Cli.

Can I use Caddy for free?

Yes. Caddy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. OVHcloud starts at €3.5/month.

What is Caddy best used for?

Caddy is most often used for sites and services where expired certificates have caused outages before, small deployments where nginx configuration is more effort than the problem warrants, reverse proxying internal services with tls without a certificate workflow. Of those, sites and services where expired certificates have caused outages before and small deployments where nginx configuration is more effort than the problem warrants are not what OVHcloud is typically brought in for.

What can Caddy do that OVHcloud cannot?

Caddy covers Automatic HTTPS, Caddyfile, Reverse proxy, Single binary. OVHcloud covers Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Bare Metal Servers, Managed Kubernetes.

Cloud · head to head

Caddy vs OVHcloud

Caddy

Cloud

Web server with automatic HTTPS by default

From: Free
Rated: -

Full review Website

OVHcloud

Cloud

Advanced cloud services for businesses

From: €3.5/month
Rated: -

Full review Website

The short version

Only Caddy has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
Each has a real cost: Caddy smaller ecosystem than Nginx, so third-party guides and modules are fewer; OVHcloud public Cloud pricing table lists a scheduled price change with a column labeled Price on April 1, 2026, showing current rates are promotional and set to change on that date
They diverge on capability: Caddy covers Automatic HTTPS, OVHcloud covers Public Cloud.
Prices and features above were last checked on 30 August 2026.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which Caddy and OVHcloud actually diverge.

Attributes where Caddy and OVHcloud differ
Attribute	Caddy	OVHcloud
Starting price	Free	€3.5/month
Pricing model	Open source, no licence fee	subscription
Free tier	Yes	No
Platforms	Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker	Linux, Windows, Api, Cli
Founded	Unknown	1999

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cloud).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in Caddy

Automatic HTTPS
Caddyfile
Reverse proxy
Single binary

Only in OVHcloud

Public Cloud
Private Cloud
Bare Metal Servers
Managed Kubernetes
Object Storage
Block Storage
Load Balancers
Databases

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

Caddy

Sites and services where expired certificates have caused outages beforenot OVHcloud
Small deployments where Nginx configuration is more effort than the problem warrantsnot OVHcloud
Reverse proxying internal services with TLS without a certificate workflownot OVHcloud

OVHcloud

Managed Kubernetes container orchestration for cloud-native applicationsnot Caddy
Virtual machine instances with customizable CPU, RAM, and IOPSnot Caddy
Object storage with S3-compatible API for scalable data archivalnot Caddy
Managed databases including PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, and ClickHousenot Caddy
Private network connectivity with vRack for multi-AZ isolationnot Caddy

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

Caddy

Smaller ecosystem than Nginx, so third-party guides and modules are fewer
Adding plugins means rebuilding the binary rather than loading a module
Under very high throughput Nginx generally still benchmarks ahead
Automatic certificate issuance needs outbound internet access, which complicates air-gapped deployments

OVHcloud

Public Cloud pricing table lists a scheduled price change with a column labeled Price on April 1, 2026, showing current rates are promotional and set to change on that date
Free network traffic and free Object Storage API calls exclude the Asia-Pacific region

Pricing, plan by plan

Caddy

Free

CaddyFree
- Full functionality
- Commercial use permitted
- Community support

OVHcloud

€3.5/month

Public Cloud Starter$3.5/month
- 1 vCPU
- 1 GB RAM
- 10 GB storage
Bare Metal$49/month
- Dedicated hardware
- High performance
- Full control

Which should you pick?

Choose Caddy if

You need automatic https.
You want to start without paying.
You work on Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker.
You also want caddyfile.

Caddy review

Choose OVHcloud if

You need public cloud.
You work on Linux, Windows, Api, Cli.
You also want private cloud.

OVHcloud review

Questions people ask

Is Caddy or OVHcloud better?: Neither clearly leads. Caddy starts at Free and OVHcloud at €3.5/month, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, Caddy or OVHcloud?: Caddy has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at Free for Caddy and €3.5/month for OVHcloud.
Does Caddy or OVHcloud run on more platforms?: Caddy runs on Linux, macOS, Windows, Docker. OVHcloud runs on Linux, Windows, Api, Cli.
Can I use Caddy for free?: Yes. Caddy has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. OVHcloud starts at €3.5/month.
What is Caddy best used for?: Caddy is most often used for sites and services where expired certificates have caused outages before, small deployments where nginx configuration is more effort than the problem warrants, reverse proxying internal services with tls without a certificate workflow. Of those, sites and services where expired certificates have caused outages before and small deployments where nginx configuration is more effort than the problem warrants are not what OVHcloud is typically brought in for.
What can Caddy do that OVHcloud cannot?: Caddy covers Automatic HTTPS, Caddyfile, Reverse proxy, Single binary. OVHcloud covers Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Bare Metal Servers, Managed Kubernetes.

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

Caddy: Is Caddy free?

Yes, open source under the Apache 2.0 licence, free for commercial use.

OVHcloud: How does OVHcloud charge for cloud services?

OVHcloud offers pay-as-you-go pricing for compute, storage, and bandwidth. Specific per-unit costs are accessed through the pricing calculator on the vendor site.

Source

Caddy: What does automatic HTTPS mean?

Caddy obtains certificates from Let’s Encrypt or ZeroSSL on first request and renews them before expiry, with no cron job or configuration.

OVHcloud: Are there savings plans for OVHcloud services?

OVHcloud mentions savings plan options on its services pages, but pricing discounts and commitment terms are not detailed on the homepage.

Source

Caddy: Caddy or Nginx?

Caddy is dramatically simpler to configure and removes certificate management. Nginx has the larger ecosystem and better peak throughput.

OVHcloud: What is the cost of OVHcloud zero inter-AZ fees?

OVHcloud advertises zero inter-AZ (availability zone) fees for data transfers within its network. Monthly subscription rates for individual services are not published on the vendor homepage.

Source

Caddy vs OVHcloud

Caddy

OVHcloud

The short version

Where they differ

What each one covers

Only in Caddy

Only in OVHcloud

What people use each for

Caddy

OVHcloud

Where each one falls short

Caddy

OVHcloud

Pricing, plan by plan

Caddy

OVHcloud

Which should you pick?

Choose Caddy if

Choose OVHcloud if

Questions people ask

Answered from the vendors’ own pages

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