IONOSvs
OVHcloud
On our sovereignty score, OVHcloud leads (86 vs 80). Both are European Cloud & hosting providers – which fits better depends on your priorities below.
Score comparison
| IONOS | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty | 80 | 86 |
| Privacy | 75 | 80 |
| Open Source | 10 | 15 |
| Business fit | 80 | 82 |
| Migration ease | 62 | 60 |
| Pricing transparency | 80 | 82 |
| Enterprise readiness | 78 | 84 |
Features & facts
| IONOS | OVHcloud | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Germany | France |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Self-Hosting | No | No |
| Cloud/SaaS | Yes | Yes |
| EU data residency | Yes | Yes |
| DPA / AV-Vertrag | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| Data location | Germany/EU (including Frankfurt, Berlin) | EU (France including Roubaix, Gravelines, Strasbourg); SecNumCloud does not leave the EU |
| From | 1 € / Monat | 4,54 $ / Monat |
| Founded | 1988 | 1999 |
IONOS
Germany
Large German hosting and cloud provider with a broad offering from web hosting to enterprise cloud.
Strengths
- Very broad product portfolio, low-cost entry
- European data centers, ISO 27001-certified
- Sovereign offerings for the public sector
Weaknesses
- Product variety can feel confusing
- Parts of the infrastructure run in Equinix data centers
- Cloud platform is less developer-centric than Scaleway/Hetzner
OVHcloud
France
Europe's largest cloud provider from France – from bare metal to public cloud, with SecNumCloud and HDS qualification.
Strengths
- Very broad cloud and bare-metal portfolio
- Extensive certifications: ISO 27001/27701, SecNumCloud, HDS, SOC 2
- Own infrastructure, good scalability
Weaknesses
- Managed-service depth is lower than with US hyperscalers
- Interface and documentation are sometimes complex
Choose IONOS if…
- SMEs that want hosting and cloud from a single source
- Organizations that need sovereign offerings
Choose OVHcloud if…
- Companies looking for a European AWS alternative at large scale
- Workloads with high compliance requirements (SecNumCloud, HDS)
Scores are editorial orientation, not legal advice. Details are based on public provider information and are not independently verified.