IONOS vs OVHcloud

IONOS – Future-proof cloud infrastructure from Germany

IONOS is a German hosting and domain provider that is offering more and more cloud computing products.

The company was formerly known as 1&1 Internet. It was rebranded to reflect the development from a pure hosting provider to a service provider with a broad portfolio.

The public cloud service encompasses the typical building blocks around VPCs, managed database, managed Kubernetes, etc.

OVHcloud – European cloud with a worldwide presence

OVHcloud is a mature cloud provider with 43 data centers across 9 countries, including Canada and Singapore.

OVHcloud are offering public cloud services, including higher-level services, e.g. for data platform, web hosting packages and Hosted Private Cloud and a global CDN.

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Product Comparison

CategoryServiceIONOS – Future-proof cloud infrastructure from GermanyOVHcloud – European cloud with a worldwide presence
Bare MetalBare Metal InstanceBare Metal ServersBare Metal ServersMetal InstancesMetal Instances
ComputeCompute InstanceCompute EngineCompute Engine
CubesCubes		General Purpose InstancesGeneral Purpose Instances
Memory Optimised InstancesMemory Optimised Instances
Storage Optimised InstancesStorage Optimised Instances
Compute Optimised InstancesCompute Optimised Instances
Discovery InstancesDiscovery Instances
GPU InstanceGPU ServersGPU ServersCloud GPUCloud GPU
Image Catalog—Public Image CatalogPublic Image Catalog
Private Image CatalogPrivate Image Catalog
ContainersContainer RegistryPrivate Container RegistryPrivate Container RegistryManaged Private RegistryManaged Private Registry
KubernetesManaged KubernetesManaged KubernetesManaged Rancher ServiceManaged Rancher Service
Managed Kubernetes ServiceManaged Kubernetes Service
Data & AIArtificial Intelligence—NVIDIA NGC PlatformNVIDIA NGC Platform
AI DeployAI Deploy
AI TrainingAI Training
Data Warehouse/LakehouseManaged Stackable Data PlatformManaged Stackable Data PlatformData PlatformData Platform
ClickHouseClickHouse
Managed LLMAI Model HubAI Model HubAI EndpointsAI Endpoints
Notebooks—AI NotebooksAI Notebooks
Search Engine—OpenSearchOpenSearch
DatabaseDocument DatabaseMongoDB Database as a ServiceMongoDB Database as a ServiceMongoDBMongoDB
Key-Value StoreRedis Database as a ServiceRedis Database as a ServiceValkeyValkey
MessagingEvent Streams for Apache KafkaEvent Streams for Apache KafkaKafka ConnectKafka Connect
KafkaKafka
Kafka MirrorMakerKafka MirrorMaker
Relational DatabasePostgreSQL Database as a ServicePostgreSQL Database as a Service
Managed Database ServicesManaged Database Services		PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
MySQLMySQL
Managed ServicesWeb Hosting—Web HostingWeb Hosting
ManagementObservabilityMonitoring as a ServiceMonitoring as a Service
Flow LogsFlow Logs		Logs Data PlatformLogs Data Platform
Managed DashboardsManaged Dashboards
NetworkAnti DDoSDDoS ProtectDDoS ProtectAnti-DDoSAnti-DDoS
API GatewayAPI GatewayAPI Gateway—
CDNContent Delivery Network (CDN)Content Delivery Network (CDN)—
Direct Connect—OVHcloud connnectOVHcloud connnect
DNSCloud DNSCloud DNS—
Elastic IP—Floating IPFloating IP
GatewayManaged NAT GatewayManaged NAT GatewayGatewayGateway
Load BalancerManaged Application Load BalancerManaged Application Load Balancer
Managed Network Load BalancerManaged Network Load Balancer		Load BalancerLoad Balancer
Private Network—Private NetworkPrivate Network
VPNVPN GatewayVPN Gateway—
Quantum ComputingQuantum Computing—EmulatorsEmulators
QPUsQPUs
StorageBackupBackup ServiceBackup ServiceInstance BackupInstance Backup
Block StorageBlock StorageBlock StorageBlock StorageBlock Storage
Cold Storage—Cold ArchiveCold Archive
File StorageNetwork File Storage (NFS)Network File Storage (NFS)File StorageFile Storage
Object StorageIONOS Object StorageIONOS Object StorageObject StorageObject Storage

Sovereignty

Sovereignty assessment side by side, following the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework with its 8 objectives. Higher is better; the area shows each provider's coverage across all objectives.

Disclaimer: this assessment is conducted as an outside-in analysis, based on public information and, for some questions, educated guessing. The results may be factually wrong and in no way replace your own due diligence.

IONOS

77.2 %

SEAL 2

OVHcloud

78.3 %

SEAL 1

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityIONOSOVHcloud
AustraliaSydney—SYD1
CanadaBeauharnois—BHS5
FranceGravelines—GRA
ParisIONOSEU-WEST-PAR
Roubaix—RBX-A
Strasboug—SBG
GermanyBerlinIONOS—
Frankfurt
  • IONOS
  • IONOS
DE1
IndiaMumbai—AP-SOUTH-MUM-1
ItalyMilan—EU-SOUTH-MIL
PolandWarsaw—WAW1
SingaporeSingapore—SGP1
SpainLogroñoIONOS—
United KingdomLondonIONOSUK1
WorcesterIONOS—
United StatesLas VegasIONOS—
LenexaIONOS—
NewarkIONOS—

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionIONOSOVHcloud
BSI C5German cloud security catalogue✓✓
CSA STARCloud Security Alliance Assurance Registry—✓
ISO 20000International standard for IT service management✓—
ISO 27001World's best-known standard for information security management systems (ISMS)✓✓
ISO 27017Information security controls for cloud services—✓
ISO 27018Guidance for protecting PII data in public clouds—✓
ISO 27701Requirements for Privacy Information Management System—✓
ISO 50001Standard for Energy Management System✓✓
ISO 9001Standard for Quality Management✓—
PCI DSSStandard regulating protection of payment account data✓✓
SecNumCloudFrench certification framework for cloud service providers. Recognized as one of the most demanding qualification frameworks in Europe.—✓
SOC 1Validation of internal controls over financial reporting✓✓
SOC 2Controls for security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, or privacy✓✓
SOC 3Controls for security, availability, integrity, confidentiality and privacy for distribution✓✓
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