alwaysdata vs OVHcloud (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, alwaysdata grades higher than OVHcloud: 2.6 against 2.0 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 12, 2026 and Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
alwaysdata grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. OVHcloud grades higher on platforms. They get the same grade on value for money and features.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
alwaysdata
French managed hosting with unlimited sites, mailboxes and databases
Which one is for you
Pick alwaysdata if
- Fits if you want a personal site with email on your own domain
- Works for hobby projects in several languages
Look elsewhere if
- Tight if you stay free: 1 GB of disk, 256 MB of RAM and 3 days of backups, for personal use only
- Watch out: prices are in euros and exclude VAT
- Skip it if you need 24/7 support, as that is part of Max; other plans get office hours
- Pricey if you outgrow Plus Large at €50, because Max servers start at €369 a month
Pick OVHcloud if
- Fits if you want inexpensive VPS and unlimited traffic
- Works for people who want cloud storage and Kubernetes from a European provider
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you don't want to administer a server
- Watch out: VPSs in Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney have a monthly traffic quota (1 TB on VPS-1), then 10 Mbps
- Watch out: Plesk, cPanel and advanced backup cost extra
- Watch out: the dollar prices are 'starting at' figures from the US site and other regions differ
- Not for you if you want a free plan
How we grade them
| 2.6GPAalwaysdataGood | 2.0GPAOVHcloudFair | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | BPlus Small is €5 a month ex. VAT, about the cheaper quarter of web hosting, and there is a free plan for personal use. | BVPS-1 is $4.54 a month and up, inside the cheaper quarter ($5.28), but the page states no billing term. |
| Free plan and trial | BThe free plan gives 1 GB SSD, 256 MB RAM and email on your own domain, enough for a personal site. It is personal use only. | FNothing free on record. The site mentions a Public Cloud trial, with no terms on the listing. |
| Features | BSeveral languages per site, unlimited sites, mailboxes and databases, backups, SSL and scheduled tasks. Free backups last only 3 days. | BFour VPS sizes, anti-DDoS, daily backup, Kubernetes, object storage, databases and AI services. No core gap is named. |
| Ease of use | CA hosting panel with setup for each site and language, and no store rating. | DNo store rating on record. A VPS is a server you set up and look after yourself. |
| Platforms and integrations | CWeb panel only, with no integrations listed. | BWeb only, managed from the control panel and an API, with no integrations listed. |
| Best for | a small personal site with email | cheap VPS with unlimited traffic |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: alwaysdata and OVHcloud. How we grade
Price against what you get
alwaysdata starts at about $5.59 a month and scores 2.3 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. OVHcloud starts at $4.54 a month and scores 2.3.
They score the same, and OVHcloud starts $1.05 a month lower. Of the other web hosts on the chart, 2 score higher than alwaysdata for less, and 1 scores higher than OVHcloud for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
At a glance
| alwaysdata | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Paid |
| Starts at | €5 per month, excl. VAT (Plus Small) | $4.54 per month and up (VPS-1) |
| Free plan | Free plan for personal use: 1 GB SSD, 256 MB RAM, a quarter of a CPU and 3 days of backups, with email on your own domain and an alwaysdata.net address for sites. | None |
| Free trial | 30 days free on the Plus plans | None listed |
| Web | ||
| Made by | ALWAYSDATA | OVH SAS |
| Price read from | alwaysdata.com | us.ovhcloud.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 12, 2026 |
Worth knowing
alwaysdata
- Prices are in euros and exclude VAT.
- The free plan is limited to personal use and carries 1 GB of disk, 256 MB of RAM and 3 days of backups.
- 24/7 support is part of the Max offer; other plans are answered during office hours.
- Max servers start at 369 euros a month, so there is a large step up from the 50 euro Plus Large plan.
OVHcloud
- The $ prices are 'starting at' figures from the US site, and the page does not state a billing term, so confirm at checkout.
- VPSs in Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney have a monthly traffic quota (1 TB on VPS-1) and are capped at 10 Mbps beyond it.
- Advanced backup, Plesk and cPanel are optional paid extras.
- The roster URL is the Asia site; this record reads the US VPS page, and other regions may show different currencies and prices.
Key features
alwaysdata
- Several languages per site
- PHP, Python, Java, Node.js and Ruby can be chosen for each site, along with the language version.
- Unlimited sites, mailboxes and databases
- Plus plans set no quota on the number of sites, email addresses or databases. MariaDB (MySQL) and PostgreSQL are offered.
- Email on your own domain
- Mailboxes and aliases include filtering rules, anti-spam, an autoresponder and webmail.
- Backups and SSL
- Backups of files, emails and databases can be restored from the control panel, and SSL certificates from Let's Encrypt or your own are handled automatically.
- Scheduled tasks and background services
- Programs can be run on demand, on a schedule or as a background daemon.
- Resizable plans
- Plus plans can change capacity instantly, and a Max offer moves a site to a dedicated private server.
OVHcloud
- VPS range
- Four VPS models, VPS-1 to VPS-4, with NVMe storage in standard regions and one-click scaling with a reboot.
- Anti-DDoS and backups
- Anti-DDoS protection and a daily automatic backup are included; seven daily restore points are an optional upgrade.
- Public cloud services
- The site lists Managed Kubernetes, Object Storage, Databases, a private registry and a Public Cloud free trial.
- AI services
- AI Notebooks, AI Training and AI Deploy are listed under AI and Machine Learning.
- Control panels
- Plesk and cPanel can be added to a VPS as optional extras, and the VPS is managed from the OVHcloud Control Panel and an API.
- Local Zone VPS
- VPS-2 Local Zone is offered in more than 15 cities for lower latency, using different storage than standard regions.
Plans
alwaysdata
Free€0
Personal use only, no credit card to register: 1 GB SSD, 256 MB RAM, 1/4 CPU and 3 days of backups. The vendor says it may suspend a free account whose legitimacy is contested.
Plus Small€5
per month, excl. VAT
50 GB SSD, 1 GB RAM, 1 CPU and 7 days of backups, with unlimited sites, databases and email addresses and SSH access.
Plus Medium€20
per month, excl. VAT
100 GB SSD, 2 GB RAM, 2 CPUs and 20 days of backups, with the same unlimited sites, databases and mailboxes.
Plus Large€50
per month, excl. VAT
200 GB SSD, 4 GB RAM, 4 CPUs and 20 days of backups. An X-Large size with 500 GB SSD, 8 GB RAM and 8 CPUs sits above it.
Max€369
per month and up, excl. VAT
A private server configured to order, from 1 TB of disk, 16 GB RAM and 8 CPUs, with 24/7 support and 30 days of backups.
OVHcloud
VPS-1$4.54
per month and up
2 vCores, 4GB RAM, 40GB SSD NVMe, daily backup of the previous 24 hours, unlimited traffic and 500 Mbps public bandwidth.
VPS-2$8.50
per month and up
4 vCores, 8GB RAM, 75GB SSD NVMe, unlimited traffic and 1 Gbps public bandwidth.
VPS-3$12.32
per month and up
6 vCores, 12GB RAM, 100GB SSD NVMe, unlimited traffic and 2 Gbps public bandwidth.
VPS-4$23.37
per month and up
8 vCores, 24GB RAM, 200GB SSD NVMe, unlimited traffic and 3 Gbps public bandwidth.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, alwaysdata or OVHcloud?
As of Nov 13, 2026, OVHcloud is cheaper to start with: $4.54 a month, against about $5.59 a month for alwaysdata. alwaysdata starts at €5 per month, excl. VAT (Plus Small), and OVHcloud starts at $4.54 per month and up (VPS-1).
Which has a free plan, alwaysdata or OVHcloud?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only alwaysdata has a free plan. OVHcloud does not.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.