Public Cloud Compute Instances · $57.16/mo (16 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 50 GB NVMe)
OVHcloud's r3-16 at $57.16/mo is significantly overpriced for the specs. Multiple providers offer 4 vCPU / 8GB RAM configurations at $5.94–$12.39/mo with better or comparable storage and bandwidth, though you'll need to watch for renewal-price traps and contract-term requirements.
4 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 100GB SSD, unlimited traffic at less than 1/10th the OVHcloud price with a 99.90% SLA.
Caveat: Quoted price is for 24-month prepaid term; 1 or 12-month terms cost significantly more per month, and fair-usage policy can throttle sustained high bandwidth.
4 vCPU, 8GB DDR5 RAM, 200GB NVMe, unmetered bandwidth, plus $60 Amazon gift card promo at 1/7th the OVHcloud cost.
Caveat: Intro price requires 36-month contract; renewal jumps to $9.99–$15.99/mo, and domain/privacy/add-ons are upsold aggressively.
2 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 100GB NVMe, 8TB transfer, AMD EPYC, weekly backups at 1/6th the OVHcloud price.
Caveat: Intro rate locked to 12/24/48-month prepay; renewal jumps to $14.99/mo (nearly 2x), and only weekly (not daily) backups on base plan.
4 vCPU Intel, 8GB RAM, 160GB NVMe, 5TB transfer, DDoS protection at 1/5.7th the OVHcloud price.
Caveat: Quoted price is for 3-year contract; renewal pricing is 2-4x higher, and free domain only applies year one.
4 vCPU, 8GB RAM, 80GB SSD, 20TB transfer, no long-term contract required, and transparent pricing with 99.9% SLA.
Caveat: Prices exclude VAT; traffic overages billed per GB outside included pool, and recent price increases (June 2026) on some lines were substantial.
Before you switch
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD vCPU Servers · vCPU - per core | $9.36/mo | 1 vCPU | Visit |
| InMotion Hosting | VPS Hosting · VPS 4 vCPU | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Hetzner | Cloud Servers · CX33 | $9.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 80 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | Cloud VPS (Linux) · Cloud VPS L | $11.5/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Contabo | Performance VPS · Cloud VPS Plus 4 | $12.39/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Memory) · Memory Cube S | $13.68/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 120 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure | Compute VM Instances · VM.Standard.A1.Flex - 2 OCPU / 12GB | $17.52/mo | 12 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube M | $18.72/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 240 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Hosting.com (formerly A2 Hosting) | VPS Hosting (Self-Managed) · VPS S | $19.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU, 160 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| DreamHost | Self-Managed VPS · Stack 8 | $21.99/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 150 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| Gcore | Cloud Compute (Standard Gen 0, Linux) · g0-standard-4-8 | $24.64/mo | 8 GB RAM, 4 vCPU | Visit |
| Scaleway | Virtual Instances · BASIC2-A2C-8G | $25.18/mo | 8 GB RAM, 2 vCPU | Visit |