What OVH cloud does

OVHcloud is a European cloud infrastructure provider founded in 1999 and headquartered in Roubaix, France. The company operates a vertically integrated platform spanning 46 data centers across four continents, over 500,000 servers, a 100Tbps global fiber network, and 44 redundant points of presence, serving approximately 1.6 million customers worldwide. Its portfolio is built around three core offerings: dedicated bare-metal servers (across the Kimsufi, So You Start, Rise, Advance, Scale, and High Grade ranges), a Public Cloud IaaS/PaaS platform (compute instances, GPU, block and object storage, managed Kubernetes, databases, analytics, AI/ML services, and quantum emulation), and Hosted Private Cloud (managed VMware vSphere and Nutanix). Supporting layers include vRack private networking, OLA link aggregation, Anti-DDoS, IAM, KMS, the Logs Data Platform, and developer tooling via API, CLI, Terraform, SHAI, and MCP server. The company differentiates on in-house server manufacturing, proprietary water-cooling, European data sovereignty, and SecNumCloud qualification by ANSSI.

OVHcloud monetizes through a hybrid model combining subscription billing (dedicated servers, VPS, hosted private cloud, storage, network services) with usage-based pricing (Public Cloud compute, managed databases, AI Endpoints, Kafka, OpenSearch). Revenue streams also include professional services for enterprise migrations and domain/web hosting for SMBs. Go-to-market is multi-channel: self-serve e-commerce via regional storefronts for developers and SMBs, direct enterprise sales with dedicated account management and custom SLAs, a partner program for resellers and integrators, and a startup program offering credits and resources. Customer segments span SMBs (primary), enterprise, startups, gaming, AI/ML, and public sector, with named references including Shockbyte, Battlemetrics, Stimpson Lumber, and several AI-native startups. Certifications include HIPAA, PCI DSS, ISO 27001/27017/27018/27701, SOC 1/2/3, HDS, and SecNumCloud.

The company listed on Euronext Paris in 2021 (ticker OVHHF) and reported FY2025 revenue of €1,084.6 million, a 9.3% year-over-year increase that surpassed the €1 billion milestone. Recent strategic activity includes the deployment of OVHcloud's first 3-AZ region in Berlin (November 2025), a Local Edge Zone in Dublin (March 2025), the appointment of Octave Klaba as Chairman and CEO (October 2025), selection of Traefik Proxy as strategic Kubernetes ingress controller, and a €50 million share buyback program approved in February 2026 covering up to 10% of share capital. Stock price stood at €8.70 as of March 2026.

Name

OVH cloud

Legal name

OVHcloud

Website

https://ovhcloud.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

OVHcloud is a European cloud infrastructure provider offering bare-metal servers, public cloud, and hosted private cloud services across 46 data centers worldwide. It serves 1.6 million SMBs, enterprises, gaming, AI/ML, and public sector customers, emphasizing European data sovereignty and competitive pricing.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Prepackaged Software (7372)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Cloud Networking Core Services (VPC/VNet, Load Balancing, DNS, NAT) (HDABAAAJ), Private Cloud Platforms (On‑Prem Cloud Stacks) (HDABABAA), Hyperscale & OCP Server Designs (HDABADAB), AI Interconnects & Fabric (NVLink/CXL/PCIe/Switches) (HDAAAAAD)

Keywords

• Cloud infrastructure services
• Dedicated bare metal servers
• Public cloud computing
• Hosted private cloud
• Virtual private servers

Headquarters

HQ city

Roubaix

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Dedicated Servers & Bare Metal: Revenue from sale and hosting of dedicated bare metal servers across multiple product ranges (Kimsufi, So you Start, Rise, Advance, Scale, High Grade). One-time purchase or recurring monthly billing with various configuration options.
2. VPS (Virtual Private Servers): Recurring revenue from virtual private server hosting solutions with monthly billing, offering scalable resources at competitive prices.
3. Public Cloud Services: Usage-based billing model for compute instances, storage, databases, AI/ML services, and managed Kubernetes. Pay-as-you-go model with no long-term commitments, plus committed use discounts through Savings Plans.
4. Hosted Private Cloud: Recurring revenue from managed VMware and Nutanix hosted private cloud solutions with dedicated resources, featuring enterprise-level SLAs and support.
5. Network Services: Additional revenue from network services including additional IP addresses, load balancers, VPN solutions, and OVHcloud Connect private connectivity.
6. Storage & Backup Solutions: Revenue from enterprise storage solutions including NAS-HA, Cloud Disk Array, Veeam backup services, and cold archive storage.
7. Professional Services: Fees for migration services, architecture consulting, and professional services engagements for enterprise customers.
8. Domain & Web Hosting: Domain registration services and traditional web hosting for SMB customers.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

OVHcloud is a European cloud provider delivering a vertically integrated cloud platform spanning dedicated bare metal servers, virtual private servers, managed private cloud (VMware/Nutanix), and a pay-as-you-go Public Cloud portfolio covering compute, storage, networking, databases, AI/ML, and quantum computing. The company operates 46 data centers across 4 continents on its own fiber network and serves more than 1.6 million customers globally with emphasis on transparent pricing, open-source compatibility, and European data sovereignty.

Product overview

OVHcloud is a European cloud provider offering a comprehensive multi-product cloud platform. The portfolio centers on three core offerings: Dedicated Servers (bare metal with ranges from budget Kimsufi/So You Start to enterprise High Grade), Public Cloud (pay-as-you-go IaaS/PaaS including compute, storage, databases, AI/ML, and quantum computing), and Hosted Private Cloud (VMware and Nutanix-powered virtual private environments). These core products are supported by networking (vRack private network, Load Balancer, OVHcloud Connect), security (IAM, KMS, Anti-DDoS), observability (Logs Data Platform, Service Logs, Managed Dashboards/Grafana), and developer tools (API, CLI, Terraform, SHAI AI assistant, MCP Server). The platform distinguishes through open-source compatibility, data sovereignty focus, and European data center presence across 46 data centers on 4 continents.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Kimsufi: Low-cost servers for startups and individuals
• So you Start
• Rise
• Advance
• Scale
• High Grade
• Eco

Products and services

• Dedicated Servers (Bare Metal) Physical dedicated servers available across multiple ranges (Kimsufi, So You Start, Rise, Advance, Scale, High Grade, Game) for websites, high-resilience infrastructure, and customized workloads, offered as one-time purchase or recurring monthly billing.
• VPS (Virtual Private Servers) Virtual private server hosting with scalable resources, daily backups, unlimited bandwidth, and Anti-DDoS protection at competitive pricing, available across all global data centers.
• Managed Bare Metal Essentials (powered by VMware) VMware-powered managed dedicated cloud available in 90 minutes, combining bare metal resources with cloud flexibility for enterprise workloads.
• Public Cloud Pay-as-you-go cloud services including compute instances, storage, networking, containers, managed databases, analytics, AI/ML, and quantum computing on an open, interoperable platform.
• VMware on OVHcloud (Hosted Private Cloud) Hosted private cloud solutions powered by VMware including Managed VMware vSphere and Public VCF as a Service for enterprise customers requiring familiar VMware cloud infrastructure.
• Nutanix on OVHcloud (Hosted Private Cloud) Hyperconverged infrastructure (HCI) platform on dedicated hosts with Nutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) support, enabling customers to build distributed sovereign clouds.
• Managed Kubernetes Service CNCF-certified Kubernetes container orchestration service for deploying and managing containerized applications, with Traefik Proxy as the strategic ingress controller.
• Cloud GPU Instances High-performance GPU instances including Nvidia H200, H100, L40S, and L4 for AI applications and intensive computing workloads.
• AI Endpoints Serverless AI model consumption via API with a catalog of available foundation models and Batch API for cost-effective batch processing of AI requests.
• AI Training Service for training AI models on cloud infrastructure with scalable compute resources.
• AI Deploy Deployment service for machine learning models with automatic resource scaling for predictions.
• AI Notebooks Cloud-hosted Jupyter and VS Code notebooks for AI experimentation and development.
• Quantum Platform Quantum computing platform including emulators for algorithm simulation and QPU access for real quantum computing workloads.
• Veeam Backup Solutions for OVHcloud Veeam-powered backup management solution including Veeam Enterprise Plus, Managed Backup for VMware, and Veeam Backup for Public VCF, integrated with OVHcloud infrastructure.
• Object Storage Unlimited on-demand S3-compatible object storage for scalable data archiving and distribution.
• Block Storage Persistent storage volumes providing additional disk space with high IOPS and minimal latency for cloud instances.
• Logs Data Platform Full-featured managed platform for collecting, processing, analyzing, and storing logs with Graylog and OpenSearch integration.
• Anti-DDoS Infrastructure Default DDoS protection deployed across all OVHcloud products with a Game DDoS Protection option for gaming and esports businesses.
• vRack Private Network Physical private network connecting all OVHcloud services together with isolated network isolation, providing high-bandwidth redundant connectivity.
• Local Zones Edge computing zones deploying cloud services closer to users with low latency, available across 15+ locations including US, Europe, and Asia Pacific (e.g., Chicago, Dallas, NYC, Atlanta, Miami, Denver, Palo Alto, Los Angeles, Dublin).
• Enterprise Solutions High-performing infrastructure offering for enterprise projects including disaster recovery, data center migration, and industry-specific solutions.
• Professional Services Migration services, architecture consulting, and professional services engagements for enterprise customers deploying large cloud infrastructure projects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Revenue exceeded €1 billion milestone in FY2025, growing 9.3% year-over-year to €1,084.6 million
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers11 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration11 records

AI capability5 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Traefik LabscoreTechnology or IntegrationOVHcloud has selected Traefik Proxy as its strategic ingress controller for Kubernetes networking, following the retirement of the ingress NGINX project. This positions OVHcloud among major platform vendors including IBM Cloud, Nutanix, and SUSE in adopting Traefik as the standard for Kubernetes networking.
• VeeamcoreTechnology or IntegrationVeeam provides backup and data protection solutions integrated with OVHcloud services including Managed Bare Metal, Hosted Private Cloud VMware, Public VCF, and Public Cloud. Veeam Enterprise Plus is offered as a fully manageable backup solution.
• VMwarecoreTechnology or IntegrationOVHcloud offers managed VMware vSphere solutions and Public VCF as a Service, providing enterprise customers with familiar VMware cloud infrastructure on OVHcloud's global platform.
• NutanixcoreTechnology or IntegrationNutanix Cloud Clusters (NC2) on OVHcloud provides hyperconverged infrastructure solutions. OVHcloud also offers HYCU for Nutanix backup and protection, enabling customers to build and operate distributed sovereign clouds.
• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationOVHcloud offers SAP HANA certified servers and optimized configurations for running SAP workloads in a trusted cloud environment. Solutions include SAP HANA on Bare Metal and SAP HANA on Private Cloud.
• EuroStack InitiativeminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOVHcloud participates in the EuroStack initiative, a non-profit foundation promoting European digital infrastructure independence. The foundation aims to influence public procurement, facilitate technical integration, and catalyze investment in sovereign technology.
• Government of CanadaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOVHcloud is involved in Canada's sovereign cloud initiative, establishing Canadian data centers to ensure data sovereignty and control over data and hardware for Canadian organizations.

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Linode (Akamai): Developer-focused cloud compute provider (now owned by Akamai) offering VMs, dedicated servers, Kubernetes, and storage. Closely comparable on simplicity, developer GTM, and SMB/mid-market positioning before and after Akamai acquisition.
• Vultr: Global cloud provider offering affordable VPS, dedicated servers, and bare metal across 32+ locations, with a strong developer/SMB focus. Comparable to OVHcloud on bare-metal-led portfolio, geographic dispersion, and price-conscious target market.
• Scaleway: French cloud provider offering bare metal, VPS, and public cloud (IaaS/PaaS) with a developer-first value proposition. Directly comparable to OVHcloud in geography (France/Europe), product mix, and customer segments.
• Leaseweb: Dutch hosting and cloud infrastructure provider operating a global network of data centers with bare metal, public cloud, and managed hosting. Comparable to OVHcloud on European roots, bare metal heritage, and enterprise/SMB mix.
• DigitalOcean: US-based cloud provider focused on SMBs and developers with simple, predictable pricing on VMs, managed databases, Kubernetes, and storage. Closely comparable in product simplicity, developer-led GTM, and SMB/developer target customer.
• Contabo: German low-cost cloud provider offering VPS, dedicated servers, and web hosting. Directly comparable in the European price-sensitive hosting segment where OVHcloud's Kimsufi and So you Start brands compete.
• Hetzner: German hosting provider offering dedicated servers, VPS, and cloud services with a similar value proposition to OVHcloud: vertically integrated, aggressive pricing, and European data centers. Directly comparable in target market (SMBs, developers) and product mix (bare metal + cloud).

Broad incumbents

• Microsoft Azure: Global hyperscale cloud platform with deep enterprise footprint and integrated Microsoft software stack. Overlaps with OVHcloud in public cloud IaaS and Hosted Private Cloud, and competes for enterprise/regulated workloads including European sovereign cloud opportunities.
• Amazon Web Services (AWS): Global hyperscale cloud leader with comprehensive IaaS/PaaS offerings. Competes with OVHcloud across all segments but with vastly broader service catalog, deeper enterprise relationships, and stronger AI/ML tooling.
• Google Cloud Platform: Global hyperscale cloud provider with strengths in data analytics, AI/ML, and Kubernetes. Competes with OVHcloud in public cloud IaaS, AI workloads, and managed Kubernetes, though OVHcloud's sovereign-cloud positioning differentiates it for European regulated workloads.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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