Cheap European specs, or a managed US server.
OVH offers strong hardware specs per euro from a large European provider, but the VPS plans carry no real uptime SLA and the server is yours to administer. RemarkableCloud is a dedicated fully managed VPS on US infrastructure, with a 500% SLA and a proactive team. Choose OVH if you want raw European specs and can run the server yourself. Choose RemarkableCloud if you want the server managed and a real SLA.
OVH is a large European cloud and server provider.
OVH, known today as OVHcloud, is one of Europe's largest hosting companies, with a wide catalog of VPS, dedicated servers, and cloud products and a long-standing reputation for strong hardware specs at a low price. It runs its own data centers across Europe and beyond, and for a developer who wants raw compute per euro and is comfortable running the server, OVH is a credible and well-established choice.
But OVH's VPS plans are self-managed infrastructure. You get a server and a control panel, and OVH's support covers the hardware and the network, not your operating system. OS patching, security hardening, proactive monitoring, incident response, the firewall, and mail are all your responsibility. The VPS plans carry no real uptime SLA, and the data centers are based in Europe, which adds latency for an audience in the Americas. OVH gives you cheap, capable infrastructure. It does not give you a team to run it.
Cheap European specs, or a managed US server.
OVH and RemarkableCloud both give you a Linux server, but the service around it and where it sits are very different. Two differences matter most.
OVH is self-managed infrastructure.
OVH gives you a cheap server and a control panel, but its support covers the hardware and the network, not your OS. Patching, monitoring, security, incident response, and mail are all your responsibility.
RemarkableCloud is a managed server with a team.
Our team handles OS patching, security hardening, monitoring, incident response, the firewall, the mail gateway, and backups proactively, before issues reach you. You deploy code, we run the server.
OVH VPS plans have no real SLA, and sit in Europe.
OVH's VPS plans carry no meaningful uptime SLA, so downtime brings no automatic compensation. The data centers are European, which adds latency for an audience in the Americas.
RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA, on US infrastructure.
1 hour down equals 5 hours credited. From minute one, automatically, with no threshold to cross and no claim to file. US data centers keep latency low for an Americas audience.
What you actually get for the same money.
OVH lists a low price for a capable VPS, but that price buys self-managed European infrastructure: no real uptime SLA, no proactive monitoring, no incident response team, and mail is yours to configure. RemarkableCloud's Shared CPU 8 GB Cloud Cube is $36 per month with annual billing, a dedicated fully managed server on US infrastructure with the control panel, daily snapshots, free S3 backup storage, the mail gateway, and a 500% SLA all included. One flat all-in price.
Capable specs per euro · European data centers · self-managed
Strong hardware per euro from a large European provider. Self-managed: no proactive monitoring, no incident response team. No real uptime SLA on VPS plans.
raw compute, before the cost of running it
- Self-managed, you are the sysadmin
- No proactive monitoring or incident response
- No real uptime SLA on VPS plans
- European data centers, higher latency for the Americas
- No enterprise mail relay included
Strong specs per euro, and that is the appeal. But the low price buys raw infrastructure, and running it requires a sysadmin, on payroll or as a consultant.
2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 100 GB NVMe · 20 TB transfer
A dedicated fully managed server on US infrastructure, with NVMe storage, every feature included, and a 500% SLA, at one flat price.
per month, annual billing, everything included
- Genuinely fully managed by RC team, 24/7
- Daily snapshots plus 200 GB free S3 storage
- MailChannels SMTP and Rspamd mail gateway included
- 500% SLA, automatic credits from minute one
- Free migration from OVH
4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB NVMe · 40 TB transfer
Dedicated CPU cores for teams that want headroom, with everything still included at one flat price.
per month, annual billing, everything included
- Dedicated CPU cores, never shared or throttled
- Daily snapshots plus 400 GB free S3 storage
- RemarkablePanel control panel included free
- 500% SLA, automatic credits from minute one
- Free migration from OVH
Performance, side by side.
OVH runs its own data centers across Europe with capable hardware and strong price-to-spec, a genuinely large and credible platform. Every RemarkableCloud Cloud Cube runs on current-generation enterprise Intel and AMD processors at 3 GHz or higher, with 100% NVMe storage, dedicated resources, full root access, and a 50 Gbps DDoS-protected network on every plan, including the $8/month Basic tier.
OVH infrastructure
Capable hardware, strong price-to-spec
OVH runs its own data centers with capable server hardware and a genuinely strong amount of compute per euro. The infrastructure is solid, one of OVH's real advantages.
Self-managed, you are the sysadmin
OVH gives you the server and a control panel. OS patching, security hardening, monitoring, and incident response stay with you. The hardware is capable, but running it is your job.
European data centers
OVH's VPS plans are hosted primarily in European data centers. For a European audience that is a fit, but for visitors in the Americas it adds round-trip latency on every request.
Network capacity varies by plan
Network throughput on OVH's standard VPS plans is modest and scales with the tier. OVH offers DDoS protection on its network, but capacity is not a single high baseline across every VPS plan.
RemarkableCloud infrastructure
Current-generation enterprise CPUs at 3 GHz+
Every Cloud Cube runs on modern Intel Xeon and AMD EPYC server-grade processors at 3 GHz or higher. Consistent clock speeds, the same caliber of hardware used in demanding data center workloads, with no mixed-generation fleet.
100% NVMe on every plan, no premium tier
NVMe storage is included on every Cloud Cube, from the $8/month Basic 2 GB plan to the 128 GB Dedicated CPU tier. NVMe delivers 5 to 7× faster read and write speeds than standard SSD, benefiting WordPress database reads and any disk-heavy workload immediately.
50 Gbps DDoS-protected network, all plans
Every Cloud Cube plan runs on a 50 Gbps network with built-in DDoS scrubbing at the infrastructure level. Attack mitigation is on by default. No add-on, no premium tier, no separate firewall service to configure.
Non-oversold, allocation guaranteed
Cloud Cubes are never oversold. Your allocated CPU and RAM are consistently yours, never shared or throttled by neighboring tenant activity. No burst credits, no noisy-neighbor risk on any plan.
OVH vs RemarkableCloud across 16 categories.
RemarkableCloud leads on 14 of 16 comparison categories. OVH leads on 2: raw VPS price-to-spec and European data center locations. Every other row covers what changes when you move from a self-managed European VPS to a dedicated fully managed Cloud Cube on US infrastructure.
| Feature | OVH | RemarkableCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Server management | Self-managed VPS, you are the sysadmin | Fully managed VPS by RC team, 24/7 RC wins |
| Proactive monitoring | Not included, you configure your own alerts | RC team monitors and resolves before customer impact RC wins |
| Incident response | Customer handles incidents and recovery | Handled by RC team, most issues fixed before user impact RC wins |
| OS and security patching | Customer responsibility at the OS level | Managed proactively by our team RC wins |
| Support scope | Covers hardware and network, not your OS | 24/7 human support that manages your server RC wins |
| Uptime SLA | No real uptime SLA on VPS plans | 500%, 1 hr down equals 5 hrs credited automatically from minute one RC wins |
| SLA credit process | No automatic credit mechanism | Automatic credits, no threshold, no claim to file RC wins |
| Network speed | Modest on standard VPS, scales with tier | 50 Gbps DDoS-protected on every plan RC wins |
| DDoS protection | Network-level protection, capacity varies | 50 Gbps network-level scrubbing, always on RC wins |
| Backups | Optional paid add-on, not included | Daily snapshots plus free offsite S3 storage included RC wins |
| Mail gateway | Not included, configure SMTP yourself | MailChannels SMTP and Rspamd antispam included free RC wins |
| Storage type | SSD or NVMe depending on plan | 100% NVMe on every plan RC wins |
| Control panel | Cloud dashboard, no hosting control panel | RemarkablePanel included free RC wins |
| Free migration | Self-service, you move your own workload | Full server migration by RC team, free RC wins |
| VPS price-to-spec | Strong raw specs per euro | Flat all-in pricing, management included They win |
| European data centers | Data center locations across Europe | US infrastructure only They win |
Pick your Cloud Cube.
The comparison above showed two specific Cloud Cubes against an OVH VPS plan. Here is the complete RemarkableCloud lineup, from the 2 GB Basic tier at $8 per month with annual billing to the 128 GB Dedicated CPU tier. Every plan, regardless of size, includes the same dedicated fully managed server, daily snapshots with offsite S3 backup storage, MailChannels SMTP and Rspamd mail gateway, RemarkablePanel, and the 500% SLA. One flat all-in price, US infrastructure, no separate sysadmin to hire, no backup add-ons.
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- Inbound & Outbound Mail Gateway
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- Reserved CPU, no sharing or bursting
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
- Fully Managed, server, mail, security
- High-Capacity NVMe, 2x per GiB RAM
- Daily Snapshots & Remote Backups
- Free S3 Storage, 2x your NVMe disk
- 500% SLA Guarantee
Three steps to leave OVH.
RemarkableCloud handles the full migration from any OVH server at no cost. Most migrations complete in 2 to 24 hours with no downtime planned. You stay on OVH until we confirm the new server is verified and ready.
Order your Cloud Cube
Pick a Cloud Cube plan and complete the order. We provision the new server and send migration credentials within minutes. Your OVH server stays running and serving traffic. No reconfiguration on the OVH side.
We migrate your full stack
Our team copies files, databases, mail accounts, DNS records, and SSL certificates from your OVH server to the new Cloud Cube. We test everything on a staging URL before cutover. You review and approve. No surprises, no rushed migrations.
Coordinated cutover, then go live
When you approve, we point your domain DNS to the Cloud Cube during a coordinated window. Final database sync, DNS propagation, post-migration verification, then you cancel the OVH server. You are fully live on RemarkableCloud.
Four reasons teams move from OVH to RemarkableCloud.
Teams running production workloads on OVH move to RemarkableCloud for four consistent reasons: they want the server managed instead of being the sysadmin, they want a real 500% SLA, they want backups, mail, and monitoring included, and they want US infrastructure that keeps latency low for an Americas audience.
The server managed, not your second job.
OVH gives you a cheap, capable server, but its support covers the hardware and the network, not your OS. Patching, monitoring, security, and incident response stay with you. On RemarkableCloud, our team runs the server around the clock and resolves issues before they reach your users, with no sysadmin work on your side.
A real 500% SLA, not a gamble.
OVH's VPS plans carry no meaningful uptime SLA. When something goes wrong there is no automatic compensation and no accountability. RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA credits 5 hours for every hour of downtime, automatically, from the first minute, with no threshold and no claim. The guarantee is real and it pays out.
Backups, mail, and monitoring included.
On an OVH VPS you assemble everything yourself: backups are an optional paid add-on, there is no enterprise mail gateway, and monitoring is your own to configure. RemarkableCloud includes daily snapshots with free offsite S3 storage, the MailChannels SMTP relay with Rspamd antispam, and proactive monitoring, all on every Cloud Cube at one flat price.
US infrastructure, lower latency for the Americas.
OVH's VPS plans are hosted primarily in European data centers, which adds round-trip latency for every visitor in the Americas. RemarkableCloud runs on US infrastructure, keeping latency low for an audience in the United States and Latin America, where slow page loads cost conversions.
When OVH is the right choice. When RemarkableCloud is.
OVH is the wrong answer for some buyers and the right answer for others. Same for RemarkableCloud. The honest version of this page is which one matches the shape of your team and your workload. Here is the test.
Choose OVH when
- You want the most raw hardware specs per euro and price is the deciding factor.
- You have the skills to run a server yourself and want only raw infrastructure.
- Your audience is in Europe and a European data center is the right location.
- You already have a sysadmin or DevOps function handling patching and monitoring.
- You are comfortable with no real uptime SLA on the VPS plans.
- You prefer to assemble backups, monitoring, and mail on your own terms.
Choose RemarkableCloud when
- You want the server fully managed instead of becoming the sysadmin yourself.
- You want a real 500% SLA with automatic credits, not a VPS with no SLA at all.
- You want daily backups, an enterprise mail gateway, and proactive monitoring included.
- You want NVMe storage and a 50 Gbps DDoS-protected network on every plan.
- Your audience is in the Americas and US infrastructure keeps latency low.
- You want a team that handles incidents before they reach your users, around the clock.
RemarkableCloud vs OVH, your questions answered.
Is an OVH VPS the same as fully managed hosting?
No. OVH's VPS plans are self-managed: you get the server and a control panel, and OVH's support covers the hardware and the network, not your operating system. OS patching, security hardening, monitoring, incident response, the firewall, and mail are all your responsibility once the server is live. RemarkableCloud is genuinely fully managed: our team handles OS patching, security hardening, monitoring, incident response, firewall, mail gateway, and backups proactively, before issues reach you. The low OVH price buys infrastructure, not a team to run it.
Does OVH offer an uptime SLA on its VPS?
OVH's VPS plans do not carry a meaningful uptime SLA. If your server goes down, there is no automatic compensation and no contractual accountability on the VPS line. RemarkableCloud's 500% SLA credits you automatically from minute one of any downtime: one hour down means five hours of service credited back to your account. There is no threshold to breach, no claim form to file, and no support ticket required. For a production workload, that difference matters.
OVH is in Europe. Does the data center location matter?
It depends on your audience. OVH hosts its VPS plans primarily in European data centers, which is a good fit for a European audience. For visitors in the United States and Latin America, a European location adds round-trip latency on every request, which slows page loads and can cost conversions. RemarkableCloud runs on US infrastructure, keeping latency low for an audience in the Americas. If your users are mostly European, OVH's location is an advantage, if they are in the Americas, US infrastructure is the better fit.
Can I migrate from OVH to RemarkableCloud for free?
Yes. RemarkableCloud includes free migration from OVH on every Cloud Cube plan, with no engineering work required on your side. Our team copies your files, databases, mail accounts, DNS records, and SSL certificates from your OVH server to your new Cloud Cube, tests everything on a staging URL, then coordinates a cutover window with you. Most migrations complete in 2 to 24 hours with no planned downtime, and you stay on OVH until we confirm the new server is verified.
Is OVH a good choice if I want the cheapest specs?
On raw specs per euro, OVH is genuinely strong, and if you have the skills to run a server yourself and your audience is in Europe, it is a reasonable choice. RemarkableCloud is built for the opposite case: teams that would rather not run the server at all. Once you account for the cost of your own time spent on patching, monitoring, and incident response, or the cost of a sysadmin to do it, plus the value of a real 500% SLA and US latency, RemarkableCloud's flat all-in price for a fully managed VPS is the lower total cost for most teams running anything that matters.