Comparing DigitalOcean vs. OVHcloud as VPS hosting providers (2025)

DigitalOcean is an American cloud service provider headquartered in New York City. The company operates 15 globally distributed data centers and offers cloud infrastructure services primarily to developers, startups, and small to medium-sized businesses. It is known for its VPS offerings, Kubernetes-based container services, and serverless computing solutions.

Founded in 2012, DigitalOcean emerged from the TechStars startup accelerator and grew rapidly, becoming one of the first cloud-hosting providers to offer SSD-based virtual machines in 2013. The company expanded internationally, opened multiple data centers, and acquired several companies, including Nimbella, CSS-Tricks, and Cloudways. DigitalOcean went public on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021 and continues to expand its infrastructure and product offerings, including GPU-based computing for AI workloads.

OVH is a French cloud computing company that provides VPS, dedicated servers, and other web services. Founded in 1999 by Octave Klaba and headquartered in Roubaix, France, it was the largest hosting provider in Europe as of 2019. The company operates data centers globally and rebranded as OVHcloud in 2019.

OVHcloud has expanded through acquisitions, including its 2023 negotiation to acquire gridscale GmbH, and went public on the Euronext Paris in 2021. The company has faced incidents, including a major data center fire in 2021 that resulted in data loss and lawsuits, as well as a global outage due to human error. As of 2025, OVHcloud US has expanded its network with a new Local Zone in Seattle to enhance data processing speeds in the Pacific Northwest.