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OVHcloud

French public cloud: instances, object storage, managed DB and Kubernetes on OpenStack.

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Proprietary (OpenStack-based) · https://www.ovhcloud.com · EU legal entity

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OVHcloud EU

Hosting: EU-hosted SaaS

French hyperscale-lite cloud with EU datacentres and OpenStack CLI.

Fair 3.7 Easy 3.0 Secure 3.7

Pillar Criterion Score Evidence
Easy Day-one UX Can non-technical staff use it without a project? 2 Console is powerful but dense. Source
Easy Operate Admin burden, updates, backups and language coverage. 3 You still design networks and backups. Source
Easy Integrate SSO, mail/CalDAV, APIs and common NGO connectors. 4 Wide IaaS catalogue. Source
Fair Lock-in / exit Can you leave with your data in open formats, at known cost? 3 OpenStack APIs help; managed services still stick. Source
Fair Sovereignty EU legal entity, EU hosting, and exposure to extra-EU lawful access? 5 French company and EU regions. Source
Fair Openness Open source or open standards? Are independent implementations possible? 3 OpenStack-based; control plane is proprietary. Source
Secure IT security Authentication, encryption, patch cadence and independent audit. 4 Mature European cloud ops. Source
Secure User security 2FA, roles, phishing resistance and safe defaults. 3 IAM exists; easy to misconfigure. Source
Secure Personal data GDPR fit: DPA, residency, sub-processors and Schrems II posture. 4 EU hosting and French GDPR posture. Source

VPS / compute

Hosting: EU-hosted SaaS

Listed as European VPS/cloud compute option.

Fair 3.7 Easy 3.0 Secure 3.7

Pillar Criterion Score Evidence
Easy Day-one UX Can non-technical staff use it without a project? 2 Typical onboarding for this product category. Source
Easy Operate Admin burden, updates, backups and language coverage. 3 Vendor operates the hosted service. Source
Easy Integrate SSO, mail/CalDAV, APIs and common NGO connectors. 4 Integrations vary; check current APIs and connectors. Source
Fair Lock-in / exit Can you leave with your data in open formats, at known cost? 3 Exports/APIs usually exist; switching still costs migration effort. Source
Fair Sovereignty EU legal entity, EU hosting, and exposure to extra-EU lawful access? 5 EU/EEA/EFTA legal entity per European Alternatives listing; confirm regions. Source
Fair Openness Open source or open standards? Are independent implementations possible? 3 Proprietary product. Source
Secure IT security Authentication, encryption, patch cadence and independent audit. 4 Security baseline depends on vendor posture and your configuration. Source
Secure User security 2FA, roles, phishing resistance and safe defaults. 3 Account roles and MFA availability vary by plan. Source
Secure Personal data GDPR fit: DPA, residency, sub-processors and Schrems II posture. 4 European vendor GDPR posture; still confirm DPA and subprocessors. Source