OVHcloud vs Scalingo

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.

Scalingo – Deploy at lightning speed

Scalingo is a European cloud provider offering both Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) solutions.

Founded in France, the company delivers a fully managed platform that enables organizations to deploy, operate, and scale applications and data without managing underlying infrastructure.

OVHcloud

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceOVHcloud – European cloud with a worldwide presenceScalingo – Deploy at lightning speed
Bare MetalBare Metal InstanceMetal InstancesMetal Instances
ComputeAuto ScalingScaling & Auto-scalerScaling & Auto-scaler
Compute InstanceGeneral Purpose InstancesGeneral Purpose Instances
Memory Optimised InstancesMemory Optimised Instances
Storage Optimised InstancesStorage Optimised Instances
Compute Optimised InstancesCompute Optimised Instances
Discovery InstancesDiscovery Instances
GPU InstanceCloud GPUCloud GPU
Image CatalogPublic Image CatalogPublic Image Catalog
Private Image CatalogPrivate Image Catalog
ContainersContainer RegistryManaged Private RegistryManaged Private RegistryScalingo Docker Image AddonScalingo Docker Image Addon
KubernetesManaged Rancher ServiceManaged Rancher Service
Managed Kubernetes ServiceManaged Kubernetes Service
Data & AIArtificial IntelligenceNVIDIA NGC PlatformNVIDIA NGC Platform
AI DeployAI Deploy
AI TrainingAI Training
Data Warehouse/LakehouseData PlatformData Platform
ClickHouseClickHouse
Managed LLMAI EndpointsAI Endpoints
NotebooksAI NotebooksAI Notebooks
Search EngineOpenSearchOpenSearchknn (for Opensearch®)knn (for Opensearch®)
ML (for Opensearch®)ML (for Opensearch®)
Managed OpenSearch® hostingManaged OpenSearch® hosting
DatabaseDocument DatabaseMongoDBMongoDB
Key-Value StoreValkeyValkeyManaged in-memory NoSQL databaseManaged in-memory NoSQL database
MessagingKafka ConnectKafka Connect
KafkaKafka
Kafka MirrorMakerKafka MirrorMaker
Relational DatabasePostgreSQLPostgreSQL
MySQLMySQL
Managed PostgreSQL® hostingManaged PostgreSQL® hosting
pgvector (for PostgreSQL®)pgvector (for PostgreSQL®)
Managed MySQL® hostingManaged MySQL® hosting
Managed ServicesApplication RuntimeReview AppsReview Apps
BuildpacksBuildpacks
Web HostingWeb HostingWeb Hosting
ManagementDeveloper PlatformCI/CDCI/CD
RollbackRollback
One Click DeployOne Click Deploy
Job SchedulerCustom Clock ProcessesCustom Clock Processes
Scalingo SchedulerScalingo Scheduler
ObservabilityLogs Data PlatformLogs Data Platform
Managed DashboardsManaged Dashboards
Logs & Log DrainsLogs & Log Drains
Application MetricsApplication Metrics
NetworkAnti DDoSAnti-DDoSAnti-DDoS
Direct ConnectOVHcloud connnectOVHcloud connnect
Elastic IPFloating IPFloating IP
FirewallWAFWAF
GatewayGatewayGatewayTCP Gateway AddonTCP Gateway Addon
Load BalancerLoad BalancerLoad Balancer
Private NetworkPrivate NetworkPrivate NetworkPrivate NetworkingPrivate Networking
VPNScalingo VPNC IPSec AddonScalingo VPNC IPSec Addon
Scalingo OpenVPN AddonScalingo OpenVPN Addon
Quantum ComputingQuantum ComputingEmulatorsEmulators
QPUsQPUs
StorageBackupInstance BackupInstance Backup
Block StorageBlock StorageBlock Storage
Cold StorageCold ArchiveCold Archive
File StorageFile StorageFile Storage
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.

OVHcloud

78.3 %

SEAL 1

Scalingo

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityOVHcloudScalingo
AustraliaSydneySYD1
CanadaBeauharnoisBHS5
FranceGravelinesGRA
ParisEU-WEST-PAR
RoubaixRBX-A
StrasbougSBG
GermanyFrankfurtDE1
IndiaMumbaiAP-SOUTH-MUM-1
ItalyMilanEU-SOUTH-MIL
PolandWarsawWAW1
SingaporeSingaporeSGP1
United KingdomLondonUK1

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionOVHcloudScalingo
BSI C5German cloud security catalogue
CSA STARCloud Security Alliance Assurance Registry
HDSFrench certification required for Health Data Hosting. Requires data management features such as high availability, automatic backups and encryption.
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
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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