EU sovereign cloud · Enterprise SLA
What is OVH GPU Cloud?
OVH (now OVHcloud) is a French cloud and hosting provider founded in 1999, Europe's largest cloud provider by infrastructure footprint. Their GPU Public Cloud offering provides NVIDIA T4, V100, and A100 instances across multiple EU datacenters, running on an OpenStack-based infrastructure.
OVH's positioning is distinct from US GPU clouds: it targets European enterprises and regulated industries that require EU data sovereignty, enterprise SLA contracts, and an established European cloud relationship. OVH is competitive on entry price in Europe, starting from €0.4284/h for a Quadro RTX 5000, and it offers the most complete enterprise cloud package among European-headquartered providers.
The OpenStack infrastructure gives technically sophisticated teams access to standard open-source cloud tooling, avoiding proprietary lock-in. But it adds complexity compared to the more polished UX of RunPod, Lambda, or even AWS.
EU Sovereign Cloud and Regulated Industries
OVH's strongest differentiator for enterprise customers is its EU sovereign cloud credentials. As a French company subject to EU law, OVH can offer formal sovereignty guarantees that US-headquartered providers cannot — particularly important since the Schrems II ruling complicated EU-US data transfer arrangements.
For government agencies, healthcare systems processing patient data, financial institutions, and any enterprise subject to GDPR with strict data transfer restrictions, OVH's EU sovereign cloud status can unlock GPU compute access that US-based providers legally cannot provide under the same terms.
OVH GPU Pricing (August 2026)
| GPU | VRAM | Hourly | Monthly | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Quadro RTX 5000 | 16 GB | €0.4284/h | €308/m | Light inference, dev boxes |
| L4 | 24 GB | €0.8925/h | €643/m | Efficient inference |
| A10 | 24 GB | €0.9044/h | €651/m | Inference, graphics |
| V100S | 32 GB | €0.952/h | €685/m | Legacy training |
| L40S | 48 GB | €1.666/h | €1,200/m | Fine-tuning, inference |
| H100 | 80 GB | €3.332/h | €2,399/m | Serious training |
| H200 ×8 | 1,128 GB | €49.98/h | €35,986/m | Multi-GPU pre-training |
Prices in EUR excluding VAT, verified against ovhcloud.com/de/public-cloud/gpu on 2026-08-21. Monthly is the hourly rate ×720h for comparison, not a discounted commitment rate. H200 is sold as an 8-GPU instance only (€6.25 per GPU-hour). Enterprise contracts may include volume discounts.
OVH GPU Pros & Cons
- Strong EU data sovereignty guarantees
- Established cloud provider with SLA
- Multi-region EU availability
- Good for government/regulated industries
- Entry card is a Quadro RTX 5000, not a datacentre part
- No Blackwell (B200/GB200) in the public catalogue
- More complex setup than RunPod
- H200 only sells as a full 8-GPU instance
Who Should Use OVH GPU?
OVH GPU is ideal for: European enterprises in regulated industries (government, healthcare, finance) that require formal EU sovereignty contracts, teams that need multi-region EU GPU availability, organizations already using OVH for other infrastructure, and enterprises that need formal enterprise SLA agreements for GPU compute.
OVH GPU is not ideal for: individual developers or small teams (the pricing and complexity overhead is too high), workloads that need Blackwell-generation parts such as B200 or GB200, or teams that prioritize ease of use over sovereignty guarantees. Note that Hetzner only partly covers this: its GPU servers start at €234/month for a 20 GB card, the 96 GB GEX131 is €1,199/month, and it offers no A100 at all.
OVH GPU Alternatives
- Hetzner GPU — Dedicated German/Finnish servers on monthly contracts, from €234/month (96 GB GEX131 at €1,199). No A100 or H100. Best when you need dedicated EU hardware running continuously.
- AWS EU (Frankfurt, Dublin, Paris) — Far wider GPU selection including B200, better reliability, but roughly twice the price per H100-hour and US-headquartered. Complex GDPR compliance for strict EU data residency.
- Google Cloud EU — Similar to AWS in trade-offs. Strong TPU offering for TensorFlow. US-headquartered despite EU region presence.
- CoreWeave — Better multi-node cluster performance with InfiniBand. US-based, no EU sovereign cloud. Better for large-scale training when sovereignty isn't the constraint.
Verdict
OVH GPU fills a specific and important niche: enterprise EU GPU compute with formal sovereignty guarantees. For regulated industries that cannot use US-headquartered cloud providers, OVH is the natural enterprise choice in Europe. For developers and researchers who just want affordable GPU compute in the EU without enterprise contracts, OVH's own entry tiers or Scaleway are the realistic picks; Hetzner is not the budget escape hatch it is often assumed to be. OVH's older GPU lineup is a trade-off worth accepting when the sovereignty and SLA requirements are genuine hard requirements.
OVH GPU FAQ
What GPUs does OVH offer?
As of August 2026 the Public Cloud GPU range runs Quadro RTX 5000, L4, A10, V100S, L40S, H100 and H200. H100 is available at €3.332/h and H200 as an 8-GPU instance at €49.98/h, so the older line that OVH has no current-generation silicon no longer holds. T4 and the A100 instances have been retired from the public catalogue. OVH's pitch is EU data sovereignty and enterprise SLA contracts at roughly half the hyperscaler rate, not the widest GPU menu.
Is OVH good for EU data sovereignty?
Yes — OVH is a French company with datacenters across Europe (France, Germany, UK, Poland) and is fully subject to EU GDPR regulations. OVH offers sovereign cloud configurations for regulated industries like government, healthcare, and finance that need strict data residency guarantees. For enterprises that must process sensitive data within the EU and require enterprise contracts with liability guarantees, OVH is one of the strongest European cloud options.
How does OVH compare to AWS for EU workloads?
OVH is significantly cheaper than AWS for equivalent GPU compute in the EU, and offers stronger native data sovereignty guarantees as a European company. AWS EU regions are operated by AWS (US entity) under standard AWS terms, which creates legal complexity for some EU-regulated industries. The trade-off is that AWS has a vastly more complete service ecosystem, a wider GPU menu, and better global reliability — though on H100 specifically OVH is now both cheaper (€3.332/h against roughly $7/h on p5) and EU-domiciled. OVH wins on cost and sovereignty; AWS wins on breadth and reliability.
What is OpenStack and how does it affect OVH users?
OVH Public Cloud is built on OpenStack, an open-source cloud infrastructure platform. Users interact with OVH via OpenStack APIs, Horizon dashboard, or the OVH control panel. OpenStack has a steeper learning curve than AWS or GCP, but its open-source nature means you can use standard tooling (Terraform OpenStack provider, python-openstackclient) and avoid proprietary vendor lock-in. Teams familiar with OpenStack will find OVH comfortable; teams only familiar with AWS/GCP will need to learn new patterns.
How does OVH compare to Hetzner for GPU?
They barely overlap. Hetzner has no A100 and no H100; its GPU line is two dedicated server models built around RTX workstation cards, billed monthly, starting at €234/month (€0.375/h equivalent) plus a €114 setup fee. OVH is dearer at the entry point (from €0.4284/h) but offers far more GPU variety, enterprise SLA contracts and multi-region EU availability, and rents by the hour. Choose Hetzner only if you specifically want a dedicated German or Finnish machine running continuously. For most EU developers, OVH is both cheaper and more flexible.