OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes vs DigitalOcean Kubernetes

OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes8.7Visit DigitalOcean Kubernetes8.6Visit

Higher score OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes #7 in Kubernetes Hosting 8.7/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 0 of 5 features Visit OVHcloud

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DigitalOcean Kubernetes #8 in Kubernetes Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 5 features Visit DigitalOcean

• OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes fits best

  Teams seeking inexpensive managed Kubernetes

• DigitalOcean Kubernetes fits best

  Developers wanting simple, extensible managed clusters

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Side by side

Feature	OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes 8.7/10 Visit ↗	DigitalOcean Kubernetes 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.6
Ranking	#7 in Kubernetes Hosting	#8 in Kubernetes Hosting
Best for	Teams seeking inexpensive managed Kubernetes	Developers wanting simple, extensible managed clusters
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$0.10 usage-based	$12/unit/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs	Email, Live chat, Tickets, Community, Docs
Compliance	GDPR, ISO 27001	SOC 2, GDPR
Integrations	7 integrations	8 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market
Features OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes 0/5 · DigitalOcean Kubernetes 0/5
Node autoscaling	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Managed upgrades	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Multi-zone clusters	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Private networking	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
GPU nodes	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
Cloud deployment options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Cluster limit	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Free managed control plane for life Autoscaling, OIDC, private networking, and storage integrations Terraform, Pulumi, API, CLI, and CDK provisioning options	Managed control plane with automatic Kubernetes patch updates Autoscaling, rolling upgrades, RBAC, and firewall IP allowlisting Integrates with load balancers, storage, GPUs, Helm, and Istio
Cons	Worker nodes, storage, and public IPs are billed separately No multi-cluster management Free plan has a 99.5% SLO and 400 MiB etcd quota	No free plan increases the entry cost Worker-node pricing varies by node type and usage High availability for the control plane is an additional paid option
Our verdict	OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes provides managed Kubernetes clusters on OVHcloud Public Cloud for teams running containerized and microservice-based applications. OVHcloud manages the control plane, while customers configure worker nodes and… Read the review →	DigitalOcean Kubernetes (DOKS) is a managed Kubernetes service for developers, startups, and small-to-medium-sized businesses. DigitalOcean manages the Kubernetes control plane, while customers deploy and administer containerized workloads… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes — where it wins

  • Free managed control plane for life
  • Autoscaling, OIDC, private networking, and storage integrations
  • Terraform, Pulumi, API, CLI, and CDK provisioning options

  Where it doesn't

  • Worker nodes, storage, and public IPs are billed separately
  • No multi-cluster management
  • Free plan has a 99.5% SLO and 400 MiB etcd quota

• DigitalOcean Kubernetes — where it wins

  • Managed control plane with automatic Kubernetes patch updates
  • Autoscaling, rolling upgrades, RBAC, and firewall IP allowlisting
  • Integrates with load balancers, storage, GPUs, Helm, and Istio

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan increases the entry cost
  • Worker-node pricing varies by node type and usage
  • High availability for the control plane is an additional paid option

• OVHcloud Managed Kubernetes8.7/10 · Free plan

  Low-cost managed Kubernetes with a free control plane and practical automation options.

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• DigitalOcean Kubernetes8.6/10 · Paid

  A flexible managed Kubernetes option with broad infrastructure integrations, but no free plan.

  Visit DigitalOceanFull verdict →