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Hetzner vs OVH
Hetzner Cloud vs OVH for bare metal servers, VPS, and European self-hosted Kubernetes. Compare pricing, hardware options, and reliability.
FeatureHetznerOVH
Entry VPS
€3.99/mo (2vCPU/4GB)—
€3.50/mo (1vCPU/2GB)—
ARM servers
Yes (cax series)
No
Bare metal servers
Yes
Yes (wider range)
DDoS protection
Paid add-on
Included
Object storage
Yes (€0.0119/GB)—
Yes—
Data center locations
5 (EU + US)
Global (EU/CA/AU/US)
API quality
Excellent (REST)
Good
Cloud console UI
Modern, fast
Dated
Support
Email
Email + phone (EU)
Outbound traffic
20 TB included—
Unmetered (dedicated)—
Verdict
OVH is the larger European cloud and offers a broader range of dedicated servers and more global data centers. Hetzner wins on cloud VPS value — better API, more modern infrastructure, and ARM servers. OVH includes DDoS protection on all plans (Hetzner charges extra). For dedicated bare metal at scale, OVH is competitive. For cloud VPS and Kubernetes self-hosting, Hetzner is the better developer experience.