OVHcloud Pricing Plans & Tiers
European cloud provider with competitive pricing
Pricing last verified: March 16, 2026
Pricing Analysis
OVHcloud's database pricing starting at $0.088/month (approximately €0.08) for Essential Plan MySQL instances is the lowest published entry point in the managed database market, reflecting OVHcloud's European cost structure advantage. DigitalOcean's $15/month managed database and AWS RDS's $10/month minimum are 100-170x more expensive per month, though OVHcloud's tier is limited to 80-240GB storage and 4GB memory. The price war signals that managed databases are becoming commoditized, with regional providers competing on cost-per-unit rather than managed service differentiation.
OVHcloud's inclusion of 'Discovery DB2-FREE' tier (500MB, 3 nodes) suggests a platform-as-a-service positioning where teams evaluate free databases before committing to paid tiers. However, the 500MB limit is essentially unusable for production workloads, serving primarily as a pricing transparency tool to demonstrate that 'free tier' databases exist. The free tier graduates to the cheapest paid tier ($0.088/mo) with a 160x storage increase, creating a dramatic tier jump that discourages free tier reliance.
OVHcloud's Essential Plan pricing structure (€0.088/month for 4GB/2vCore configuration) represents a 70-80% cost reduction versus DigitalOcean, reflecting Europe's lower infrastructure costs and OVHcloud's vertically integrated data center ownership. This pricing power is partially illusory: teams requiring replicas, automated backups, or failover infrastructure must upgrade to higher tiers, where OVHcloud's cost advantage narrows significantly versus managed competitors.
Strengths
- €0.088/month entry price for managed MySQL is 100x cheaper than DigitalOcean, enabling cost-conscious European teams.
- Included 3-node configuration on free tier provides replication experience without paying for production database.
- EU data residency without additional configuration, simplifying GDPR compliance.
Considerations
- Free tier (500MB) is unusable for production, forcing immediate upgrade to paid tiers once teams build real applications.
- Cost advantage narrows significantly when considering replicas, backups, and failover features required for production.
- Limited documentation and smaller support community compared to DigitalOcean and AWS.
European small teams and startups optimizing for database cost on first-generation OLTP workloads.
OVHcloud's €0.088/month database is a pricing demonstration; production features add cost rapidly.
Best choice: OVHcloud
Try OVHcloud freePricing Plans (20)
Essential Plan - Databases for MySQL
$0/year
- ✓80 GB to 240 GB storage
- ✓4 GB memory
- ✓2 vCores
Enterprise DB1-4
$0/year
- ✓80 GB to 240 GB storage
- ✓4 GB memory
- ✓2 vCores
Production B3-16
$1/year
- ✓320 GB to 1.6 TB storage
- ✓16 GB memory
- ✓4 vCores
Enterprise DB1-7
$1/year
- ✓160 GB to 480 GB storage
- ✓7 GB memory
- ✓2 vCores
Production B3-32
$2/year
- ✓640 GB to 3.2 TB storage
- ✓32 GB memory
- ✓8 vCores
Enterprise DB1-15
$1/year
- ✓320 GB to 960 GB storage
- ✓15 GB memory
- ✓4 vCores
Production B3-64
$4/year
- ✓1.28 TB to 6.4 TB storage
- ✓64 GB memory
- ✓16 vCores
Advanced B3-64
$7/year
- ✓1.28 TB to 6.4 TB storage
- ✓64 GB memory
- ✓16 vCores
Enterprise DB1-30
$3/year
- ✓640 GB to 1.92 TB storage
- ✓30 GB memory
- ✓8 vCores
Production B3-128
$8/year
- ✓2.56 TB to 12.8 TB storage
- ✓128 GB memory
- ✓32 vCores
Advanced B3-128
$14/year
- ✓2.56 TB to 12.8 TB storage
- ✓128 GB memory
- ✓32 vCores
Enterprise DB1-60
$5/year
- ✓1.28 TB to 3.84 TB storage
- ✓60 GB memory
- ✓16 vCores
Enterprise DB1-120
$11/year
- ✓2.56 TB to 7.68 TB storage
- ✓120 GB memory
- ✓32 vCores
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