Cloud & Infrastructure · head to head
OVHcloud vs AWS (Amazon Web Services)
OVHcloud
Cloud & Infrastructure
Advanced cloud services for businesses
- From
- €3.5/month
- Rated
- -
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
Cloud & Infrastructure
The leading cloud computing platform
- From
- Free
- Rated
- -
The short version
- Only AWS (Amazon Web Services) has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
- Each has a real cost: 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; AWS (Amazon Web Services) data transfer in is free and data transfer out is charged, which is the standard source of unexpected bills
- They diverge on capability: OVHcloud covers Public Cloud, AWS (Amazon Web Services) covers EC2 - Virtual Servers.
Where they differ
Only the attributes on which OVHcloud and AWS (Amazon Web Services) actually diverge.
| Attribute | OVHcloud | AWS (Amazon Web Services) |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | €3.5/month | Free |
| Pricing model | subscription | usage-based |
| Free tier | No | Yes |
| Platforms | Linux, Windows, Api, Cli | Web, Api, Cli, Mobile |
| Founded | 1999 | 2006 |
Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cloud & Infrastructure).
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 OVHcloud
- Public Cloud
- Private Cloud
- Bare Metal Servers
- Managed Kubernetes
- Object Storage
- Block Storage
- Load Balancers
- Databases
Only in AWS (Amazon Web Services)
- EC2 - Virtual Servers
- S3 - Object Storage
- RDS - Managed Database
- Lambda - Serverless Computing
- CloudFront - CDN
- VPC - Virtual Network
- IAM - Access Management
- CloudWatch - Monitoring
Both cover
- Terraform
- Docker
- Kubernetes
- SOC2
What people use each for
The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.
OVHcloud
- Businesses running public cloud compute and storage workloads on European infrastructurenot AWS (Amazon Web Services)
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
- Web hostingnot OVHcloud
- Data storagenot OVHcloud
- Machine learningnot OVHcloud
- Big data analyticsnot OVHcloud
- Application developmentnot OVHcloud
Where each one falls short
Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.
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
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
- Data transfer in is free and data transfer out is charged, which is the standard source of unexpected bills
- Discounts require one or three year Savings Plan commitments rather than being automatic
- Every service is priced separately, so a working architecture has no single published cost
- The free tier is a promotional allowance rather than an ongoing free plan
Pricing, plan by plan
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
AWS (Amazon Web Services)
Free- AWS Free TierFree
- EC2 750 hours/month
- 5GB S3 storage
- 20GB data transfer
- Pay-As-You-GoFree
- No upfront payment
- No long-term commitments
- Pay only for what you use
Which should you pick?
Choose OVHcloud if
- You need public cloud.
- You work on Linux, Windows, Api, Cli.
- You also want private cloud.
Choose AWS (Amazon Web Services) if
- You need ec2 - virtual servers.
- You want to start without paying.
- You work on Web, Api, Cli, Mobile.
- You also want s3 - object storage.
Questions people ask
- Is OVHcloud or AWS (Amazon Web Services) better?
- Neither clearly leads. OVHcloud starts at €3.5/month and AWS (Amazon Web Services) at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
- Which is cheaper, OVHcloud or AWS (Amazon Web Services)?
- AWS (Amazon Web Services) has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at €3.5/month for OVHcloud and Free for AWS (Amazon Web Services).
- Does OVHcloud or AWS (Amazon Web Services) run on more platforms?
- OVHcloud runs on Linux, Windows, Api, Cli. AWS (Amazon Web Services) runs on Web, Api, Cli, Mobile.
- Can I use AWS (Amazon Web Services) for free?
- Yes. AWS (Amazon Web Services) has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. OVHcloud starts at €3.5/month.
- What is OVHcloud best used for?
- OVHcloud is most often used for businesses running public cloud compute and storage workloads on european infrastructure. Of those, businesses running public cloud compute and storage workloads on european infrastructure is not what AWS (Amazon Web Services) is typically brought in for.
- What can OVHcloud do that AWS (Amazon Web Services) cannot?
- OVHcloud covers Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Bare Metal Servers, Managed Kubernetes. AWS (Amazon Web Services) covers EC2 - Virtual Servers, S3 - Object Storage, RDS - Managed Database, Lambda - Serverless Computing. Both handle Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes, SOC2.