OVHcloud

What OVHcloud does

OVHcloud is a France-headquartered (Roubaix) independent cloud computing provider founded in 1999, operating a vertically integrated infrastructure stack spanning proprietary server manufacturing, in-house data centers, an owned fiber-optic global backbone, and OpenStack-based public cloud. Its portfolio is organized across four pillars: Bare Metal (dedicated servers and VPS across Advance, Scale, High Grade, Game, Storage, and Eco ranges), Public Cloud (50+ IaaS/PaaS services across compute, storage, networking, containers, databases, analytics, AI/ML, and quantum), Hosted Private Cloud (managed VMware, Nutanix, and SAP HANA environments including SecNumCloud-qualified offerings), and Web Cloud (shared hosting, email, domain registration, VoIP, and Microsoft 365). The company claims 46 data centers across 4 continents, 400,000+ servers, 100Tbps network capacity, and 17Tbps anti-DDoS mitigation capacity, with proprietary watercooling technology delivering a PUE of 1.24 versus a 1.57 market average.

OVHcloud serves approximately 1.6 million customers across 140 countries, spanning individual developers and SMBs (long-tail web hosting, VPS, pay-as-you-go public cloud) through to large enterprises (Société Générale, Louis Vuitton, Macopharma) and public-sector/regulated institutions (European Central Bank, EU agencies under the Cloud III sovereign contract, French municipalities). The go-to-market is hybrid: self-service e-commerce and API-first provisioning for SMBs and developers, a dedicated enterprise field sales force under CRO Bruno Ronsse across six European markets (operational September 2026), a Partner Program with Capgemini, Thales, Sopra Steria, and Serco, and a Startup Program for scaleups. Revenue is generated through monthly subscriptions on bare metal and hosting, hourly pay-as-you-go on public cloud, managed-service fees on hosted private cloud, and per-seat pricing on email/collaboration; pricing is publicly disclosed and notably absent of egress fees, with multi-year savings plans for committed public cloud usage.

The business model is anchored on European data sovereignty as the primary differentiator, reinforced by SecNumCloud qualification (highest ANSSI trust level), GDPR, HDS, ISO 27001/27017/27018/27701, C5, and SEAL-3 sovereignty certification. The AI Lab (formed via Dragon LLM acquisition in March 2026, with Gladia voice AI in negotiations), the Quantum Platform (Pasqal, Quandela, Quobly QPUs), and the planned Nvidia-based frontier AI supercomputer are sovereign-AI extensions of the same playbook. H1 FY2026 revenue was €555.3M (+3.6% YoY, +5.5% like-for-like) with a record 40.9% adjusted EBITDA margin; FY2026 organic growth guidance is 5-7%.

Name

OVHcloud

Website

https://ovhcloud.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

OVHcloud is a French cloud provider offering integrated infrastructure across bare metal, public cloud, hosted private cloud, and web hosting. It serves 1.6 million customers across 140 countries, with emphasis on European data sovereignty and regulatory compliance for enterprises, SMBs, developers, and public sector clients.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

General-Purpose Compute (VMs & Bare Metal IaaS) (HDABAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Private Cloud Platforms (On‑Prem Cloud Stacks) (HDABABAA), Hyperscale/OEM & Open Compute (OCP) Server Platforms (HDACABAI), Hyperscale & OCP Server Designs (HDABADAB)

Keywords

• Cloud infrastructure services
• Bare metal servers
• Public cloud computing
• Hosted private cloud
• Web hosting solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Public Cloud (Usage-based / Pay-as-you-go): Compute, storage, network, AI, ML, Kubernetes, and managed database services billed hourly, monthly, or via savings plans. Includes free trial with 200€ credit. Largest growth driver at 20.2% Q3 FY2026 organic growth contributing €65.6m of total €289.6m Q3 revenue.
2. Bare Metal Dedicated Servers (Unit pricing): Multi-tier dedicated server hardware with monthly subscriptions across Advance (from 89.99€ HT/month), Scale (from 369.99€ HT/month), High Grade (from 949.99€ HT/month), Game (from 139.99€ HT/month), Storage, and Eco ranges. Includes unlimited traffic, anti-DDoS, vRack, IPv4/IPv6. 0€ setup fees with commitment.
3. Hosted Private Cloud (Managed services + licensing): VMware, Nutanix, and SAP HANA on dedicated OVHcloud infrastructure with managed services, licensing (or BYOL), backup (Veeam), DR (Zerto), and SecNumCloud-qualified offerings. Includes Public VCF as-a-Service subscription option.
4. Web Hosting and Domain Names (Subscription): Web hosting (Eco, Business, Agencies ranges from 1.59€ HT/month), domain registration (.com 7.99€/year, .fr 4.99€/year), Microsoft 365, Exchange, and email subscriptions.
5. Email and Collaboration Services (Per seat subscription): Zimbra Starter (0.30€/account/month), Email Pro (1.59€/account/month), Hosted Exchange (4.19€/account/month), Private Exchange (4.49€/account/month with server). Includes migration service, anti-spam, anti-virus, anti-DDoS.
6. Professional Services: Expert consulting and training services for cloud transformation projects, including architecture design, deployment, and team training.
7. Telephony and Internet Access (Subscription + Usage): VoIP telephony, SIP trunk, fax, special numbers, SMS, and Internet access (FTTH/FTTO/FTTE) including OverTheBox connection aggregation.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion6 records

Distribution channels10 records

Core offering

OVHcloud is a European cloud provider that sells bare metal dedicated servers, virtual private servers (VPS), a public cloud IaaS/PaaS platform with 50+ managed services, and hosted private cloud environments (VMware, Nutanix, SAP HANA). It also offers web hosting, domain names, email, telephony, and managed services to over 1.6 million customers across 140 countries. The portfolio is built on a vertically integrated stack including in-house server manufacturing, proprietary watercooling, and a 100Tbps owned fiber backbone across 46 data centers.

Product overview

OVHcloud is a European cloud leader operating a platform-plus-modules architecture spanning four main pillars: Bare Metal Cloud (dedicated servers and VPS, including Advance, Scale, High Grade, Game, Storage, Rise, Kimsufi lines), Public Cloud (50+ IaaS/PaaS services across Compute, Storage, Network, Containers/Orchestration, Databases, Analytics, AI/ML, and Quantum), Hosted Private Cloud (VMware, Nutanix, SAP HANA, plus SecNumCloud-qualified and On-Prem Cloud Platform offerings), and Web Cloud (web hosting, email, domain names, VoIP). The portfolio is unified by a sovereign, open-source-based stack (OpenStack, Kubernetes, PostgreSQL) and a comprehensive Identity, Security & Operations layer (IAM, KMS, Secret Manager, HSM, End-to-End Encryption, Anti-DDoS, Logs Data Platform). Specialized AI/ML offerings (AI Notebooks, AI Training, AI Deploy, AI Endpoints, OVHai Workspace, and the newly launched AI Lab built on the acquired Dragon LLM platform) extend the Public Cloud, while the Quantum Platform integrates QPUs from Pasqal, Quandela, and Quobly. Acquired brands such as BuyDRM, ForePaaS, Gridscale, Seald, and the pending Gladia acquisition augment the core platform. Developer-facing tooling (OVHcloud API, CLI, Cloud Shell, Terraform provider, SDKs, SHAI assistant, and MCP Server) ties the modules together.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bare Metal Servers Family of dedicated physical servers manufactured in-house, including Advance (versatile for SMEs from $89.99/month), Scale (high-resilience from $369.99/month), High Grade (critical workloads from $949.99/month), Game (AMD Ryzen 9800X3D/9950X3D processors from $139.99/month), Storage (up to 500 TB), Rise, Kimsufi, and So you Start lines. Includes unlimited bandwidth, anti-DDoS, and vRack private network as standard.
• VPS (Virtual Private Servers)

Quantifiable outcome

• PUE of 1.24 vs market average of 1.57 (sustainable cloud design)
• +11 more outcomes

Named customers23 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration23 records

AI capability14 records

Feature14 records

Partnerships

30 partnerships are on record, tiered core, minor and flagship.

• GladiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2026OVHcloud announced exclusive negotiations to acquire Gladia, a voice AI specialist, reinforcing its AI Lab. Gladia's voice AI capabilities will be added to OVHcloud's portfolio of sovereign AI services.
• WelinqcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 June 2026OVHcloud and Welinq announced a partnership to develop networked quantum computing architectures and quantum data center designs, focusing on connecting quantum computers across different qubit modalities for scalable hybrid quantum-classical computing. Welinq's clustering technology enables flexible allocation of computing workloads across platforms.
• QuoblycoreTechnology or Integration · 18 June 2026OVHcloud will offer Quobly's quantum computing technologies via its Quantum-as-a-Service platform starting in late 2026. Quobly's first commercially available quantum computer, the Alloy Pioneer, is designed and developed in France using conventional semiconductor standards (300mm FD-SOI wafers at STMicroelectronics' Crolles fab). Accessible to OVHcloud customers alongside Quandela and Pasqal systems.
• Ask the DoctorminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2026Polish telemedicine platform Ask the Doctor partnered with OVHcloud to secure sensitive medical data within Europe's growing digital health market. Partnership ensures full infrastructure sovereignty within Europe, addressing stringent legal requirements for handling special category medical information. Focus on psychiatry, endocrinology, and neurology.
• Bruno Ronsse (Chief Revenue Officer Corporate)flagshipOthers · 21 May 2026OVHcloud appointed Bruno Ronsse as Chief Revenue Officer Corporate and member of the Group's Executive Committee, leading dedicated enterprise team across six European markets (France, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, Nordics) to be fully operational by September 1, 2026. Includes European defense vertical led by Guy Fournier.
• AlchemycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2026OVHcloud and Alchemy announced a strategic relationship to provide Web3 developers with multi-chain development tools (Alchemy powers 70% of crypto apps and US$4T+ annual on-chain transactions) on OVHcloud's cloud infrastructure. Alchemy scaled to new regions ahead of schedule, particularly in regulated markets. Built on 2022 collaboration with Bware Labs (acquired by Alchemy in 2024).
• QuandelacoreTechnology or Integration · 21 April 2026OVHcloud added Quandela's Belenos photonic quantum computer to its Quantum Platform, offering the 12-qubit system as-a-service with pay-as-you-go billing. The Belenos quantum computer offers 4,000 times more computing power than its predecessor and is operated at France's CEA Très Grand Centre de Calcul. Quandela plans to double qubits by 2026 and reach 40 qubits within three years.
• European Commission (Post Telecom consortium)flagshipChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 20 April 2026The European Commission awarded a six-year tender worth up to €180 million for sovereign cloud services to four European cloud provider consortia. OVHcloud is part of the Post Telecom consortium (with CleverCloud and Post Telecom), selected to provide cloud services for over 40 EU agencies under the EU's Cloud Sovereignty Framework. The consortium achieved SEAL-3 certification.
• S2GrupominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 17 April 2026OVHcloud and S2Grupo announced a partnership to enhance Europe's cyber resilience. S2Grupo is a Spanish cybersecurity firm partnering with OVHcloud to deliver combined cybersecurity and cloud solutions to European enterprises.
• Netic A/ScoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 13 April 2026Danish managed service provider Netic A/S and OVHcloud entered a strategic partnership to deliver sovereign cloud solutions to Danish companies and public sector organizations, ensuring critical data remains under European jurisdiction. Built on three core principles: Data Control, Technological Independence, and Operational Security. Focus on healthcare, public security, and government sectors with first customers onboarding in 2026.
• SenacorflagshipImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 30 March 2026OVHcloud and Scaleway were selected as subcontractors by Senacor to build the secure payment exchange infrastructure for the European Central Bank's digital euro project. Excludes US cloud giants to ensure European data sovereignty. Decision addresses concerns about US authorities potentially accessing European financial data under the CLOUD Act.
• XebiaminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 26 March 2026OVHcloud and Xebia partnered to develop sovereign infrastructure for multi-cloud environments, helping enterprises design and deploy sovereign multi-cloud architectures using OVHcloud infrastructure.
• Dragon LLMflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 March 2026OVHcloud signed a binding agreement to acquire Dragon LLM, a French developer of specialized generative AI models and AI model fine-tuning platform. Originally founded as Lingua Custodia targeting the financial sector. Winner of the European Commission's Large AI Grand Challenge. Acquisition is OVHcloud's first-ever acquisition and forms the foundation of its newly launched AI lab for sovereign generative AI services deployable in cloud and on-premises.
• SealdminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 February 2026OVHcloud acquired encryption specialist Seald as part of January 2026 cybersecurity M&A activity, continuing strong M&A trend from 2025. Strengthens OVHcloud's encryption capabilities.
• OpenNebula SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 February 2026OpenNebula Systems and OVHcloud announced a strategic partnership to deliver sovereign European cloud instances through the Hosted OpenNebula Cloud - Ready Certification Program. Combines open-source infrastructure management with OVHcloud's European data center network. Enables hybrid cloud operations where organizations can deploy workloads across private infrastructure while leveraging OVHcloud's public cloud resources.
• BitdefenderflagshipTechnology or Integration · 1 October 2025OVHcloud and Bitdefender launched a sovereign cybersecurity platform hosted on OVHcloud's SecNumCloud-certified infrastructure, combining Bitdefender's GravityZone XDR platform with European-operated cloud services. Partnership addresses EU regulatory requirements including NIS 2 and GDPR while offering multi-country compliance for organizations operating across borders. Bitdefender also partnered with secunet for sovereign cloud deployments.
• GridscalecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 September 2023OVHcloud acquired Germany-based Gridscale to expand its local public cloud offerings and strengthen its position in the European cloud market. Part of strategy to scale local presence.
• ForePaaScoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 April 2022OVHcloud acquired ForePaaS, a Paris and San Francisco-based data analytics, machine learning, and AI platform provider. Integration enhanced OVHcloud's PaaS offerings, covering the entire data value chain by providing advanced tools and solutions to its global customer base.
• BuyDRMminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 26 July 2021OVHcloud acquired BuyDRM, an American digital rights management security company. Acquisition integrated BuyDRM's cryptographic security expertise into OVHcloud's security roadmap and Platform as a Service portfolio.
• PasqalcoreTechnology or IntegrationPasqal's neutral-atom quantum computer is part of OVHcloud's Quantum Platform alongside systems from Quandela and Quobly. Access to Pasqal's QPU as part of OVHcloud's sovereign quantum infrastructure offering for European researchers and industrial users.
• SynfoniumcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSynfonium is a French holding company grouping cloud PC service Shadow and search engine Qwant, 75% owned by Octave and Miroslaw Klaba (co-founders of OVHcloud) and 25% by Caisse des Dépôts. Aims to build sovereign European technology services for artificial intelligence. Boris Lecoeur appointed new CEO effective May 11, 2026.
• NvidiacoreTechnology or IntegrationOVHcloud plans to build a major AI supercomputer at a new data center in France, investing hundreds of millions of euros with thousands of Nvidia GPUs to train large language models at scale. Initiative serves regulated industries like healthcare, finance, and government requiring data to remain within EU borders.
• S3NS (Thales/Google Cloud JV)minorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorS3NS is a joint venture between Thales and Google Cloud, part of the Proximus consortium selected under the EU Cloud III tender. Achieved only SEAL-2 certification (vs SEAL-3 for OVHcloud's Post Telecom consortium), raising concerns about US CLOUD Act exposure. CISPE criticized the inclusion as 'sovereignty washing'.
• Mistral AIcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorMistral AI is part of the Proximus consortium (with S3NS, Clarence, Mistral) selected for the EU's €180M sovereign cloud tender. Mistral also referenced as a key European AI partner alongside OVHcloud's frontier AI ambitions.
• CapgeminicoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerCapgemini is a global leader in consulting, technology services, and digital transformation, listed as an OVHcloud partner for Hosted Private Cloud deployments. Capgemini SE also completed acquisition of Cloud4c Services in November 2025 to strengthen its private and hybrid cloud offerings.
• ThalescoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerThales is a partner of OVHcloud for Hosted Private Cloud, accompanying and securing the transformation of information systems and most critical solutions. Thales also co-owns S3NS (joint venture with Google Cloud) for sovereign cloud services.
• Sopra SteriacoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSopra Steria is one of the European leaders in consulting, digital services, and software publishing, partnering with OVHcloud to help clients lead their digital transformation. Also adopted Reemo's Partner Program for remote access and cybersecurity.
• LINKBYNETminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLINKBYNET is recognized in infogérance, cloud, DevOps and containerization, cybersecurity, and cloud platform management software, partnering with OVHcloud to deliver managed services.
• SercominorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerSerco is one of the largest global providers of public services to governments. In Europe, Serco focuses on space industry, defense, and international organizations, partnering with OVHcloud.
• secunetcoreTechnology or IntegrationBitdefender expanded its European sovereign cloud deployments through partnerships with both OVHcloud and secunet, addressing data sovereignty and EU-hosted sovereign cloud requirements. secunet is a German security solutions provider.

Scale indicators19 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights7 records

Direct peers

• Linode (Akamai): Cloud computing platform (acquired by Akamai) offering virtual servers, storage, and managed Kubernetes targeting SMBs and developers. Directly comparable on Linux-focused VPS, simple pricing, and developer self-service motion.
• DigitalOcean: US-listed cloud infrastructure provider focused on SMBs and developers with simple, predictable pricing on compute, storage, and managed databases. Closely comparable to OVHcloud's Public Cloud self-service product-led growth motion and SMB/developer target buyer.
• IONOS (1&1 IONOS): European hosting and cloud provider (subsidiary of United Internet) offering dedicated servers, VPS, web hosting, and cloud infrastructure. Comparable European focus, SMB target market, and broad product portfolio spanning hosting through public cloud.
• Clever Cloud: French PaaS/cloud provider focused on developer-friendly application deployment and automated infrastructure. Member of OVHcloud's Post Telecom consortium that won the EU Cloud III €180M sovereign cloud tender, making it a direct sovereign cloud partner and comparable European PaaS peer.
• Scaleway: French sovereign cloud provider offering bare metal, public cloud (IaaS/PaaS), and AI/quantum services with comparable European data sovereignty positioning. Co-selected with OVHcloud for the ECB digital euro sovereign cloud project, making it the closest direct peer in the European sovereign cloud segment.
• STACKIT (Schwarz Group): German sovereign cloud provider operated by the Schwarz Group (Europe's largest retailer), offering IaaS and PaaS services to regulated and retail customers. One of four consortia selected under the EU Cloud III tender, making it a direct sovereign cloud competitor across regulated European workloads.
• Hetzner: Germany-based hosting and dedicated server provider offering bare metal servers, VPS, and cloud storage. Directly comparable to OVHcloud's Bare Metal and VPS lines with similar cost-leadership positioning, private/independent ownership, and focus on European customers.

Broad incumbents

• Google Cloud Platform: Third global hyperscale cloud platform with strengths in data analytics, AI/ML, and Kubernetes. Competes against OVHcloud in enterprise and AI workloads, and via the S3NS JV (Thales/Google Cloud) directly in EU sovereign cloud tenders — where OVHcloud's consortium achieved higher SEAL-3 certification.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS): Global hyperscale cloud leader and dominant public cloud IaaS/PaaS provider. Overlaps with OVHcloud's Public Cloud and Bare Metal offerings across virtually all customer segments, but at vastly larger scale and with a much broader service catalog; positioned as the US hyperscaler OVHcloud competes against for sovereignty-sensitive workloads.
• Microsoft Azure: Second-largest global hyperscale cloud platform with deep enterprise footprint. Overlaps with OVHcloud across IaaS/PaaS, hosted private cloud, and AI services; competes most directly in regulated European enterprise and public sector where sovereignty concerns are rising.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ovhcloud
• Facebookfacebook.com/ovhcom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ovhgroup

Compliance15 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors6 records

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M&A9 records

Investments

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