OVHcloud vs Hetzner ARM (Ampere)
A detailed comparison to help you choose between OVHcloud and Hetzner ARM (Ampere).
Quick Verdict
4.1/5
OVHcloud
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4.3/5
Hetzner ARM (Ampere)
0 reviews
Hetzner ARM (Ampere) is rated higher (4.3 vs 4.1). French cloud giant with 400,000+ servers globally. Offers some of the cheapest dedicated servers available. Strong in Europe with bare metal speed and anti-DDoS on every server. CAX plans start at 2 vCPU / 4GB RAM / 40GB NVMe; launch pricing was €3.79/month incl. IPv4 (April 2023), currently listed from €6.49/month incl. IPv4
OVHcloud European cloud infrastructure with transparent pricing and no hidden fees | Hetzner ARM (Ampere) Arm64 cloud servers on Ampere Altra cores in Hetzner Cloud's cost-optimized line | |
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| Overview | ||
| Rating | 4.1 (0 reviews) | 4.3 (0 reviews)✓ |
| Pricing model | paid | paid |
| Starting price | From $4.54/mo✓ | From $6.49/mo |
| Best for | European businesses, agencies and developers who want VPS or bare metal value with data-residency guarantees and can manage their own stack. | Containerised, open-source, scale-out workloads in Europe — web farms, CI runners, build machines, dev environments — where price per core beats single-thread speed |
| Specifications (entry plan) | ||
| CPU cores | 2 vCPU | 2 vCPU |
| RAM | 4 GB | 4 GB |
| Storage | 40 GB | 40 GB |
| Bandwidth | — | 20 TB/mo |
| SLA uptime | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Data-center count | 43✓ | 3 |
| €/vCPU/mo | €2.27✓ | €3.25 |
| €/GB RAM/mo | €1.14✓ | €1.62 |
| Features | ||
| IPv6 | ||
| DDoS protection | ||
| Automated backups | ✓ | |
| Snapshots | ||
| Managed option | ||
| Bare metal | ||
| GPU available | ||
| S3-compatible | ||
| Hourly billing | ||
| Free tier | ||
| Data-center locations | ||
| Regions | FranceGermanyUnited KingdomPolandCanadaAustralia+2 | NurembergFalkensteinHelsinki |
| Tags | ||
| Tags | hourly billingipv6ddos protectionbackups includedmanaged optionbare metalgpu availables3 compatibleeu datacenterus datacenterapac datacentergdpr compliantapi access | hourly billingnvme storageipv6ddos protectionbackups includedsnapshotseu datacentergdpr compliantapi accessarm processors |
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OVHcloud
Pros
- + Entry VPS pricing undercuts nearly every comparable provider for the specs
- + Anti-DDoS and daily automatic backup included on all VPS tiers
- + EU data residency with GDPR, HDS and SecNumCloud options
- + 43 data centers across four continents with Local Zones
- + Own hardware, network and data centers — few middlemen in the chain
Cons
- - Standard support is ticket-based and inconsistent by region
- - Snapshots and premium backups are paid add-ons
- - Control panel is dense and dated next to newer hosts
- - Web hosting renewals jump to several times the introductory price
Hetzner ARM (Ampere)
Pros
- + Cheapest way to buy Hetzner compute per core
- + Real server silicon — Ampere Altra (Neoverse-N1), ECC RAM, NVMe
- + Hourly billing with monthly cap, 20TB included traffic, free IPv6
- + Free automated DDoS protection and the full Hetzner Cloud API/platform
- + Mature arm64 software ecosystem covers most open-source stacks
Cons
- - x86 and Arm are separate worlds — no rescale, backup or snapshot crossover
- - Cost-Optimized placement means limited stock and EU-only locations for CAX
- - Launch-era pricing is gone; entry cost has risen
- - Shared vCPUs and modest single-core speed
- - Backups and snapshots cost extra; unmanaged servers
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