OVHcloud Web Hosting vs Hetzner Web Hosting

OVHcloud Web Hosting9.0Visit Hetzner Web Hosting8.8Visit

Higher score OVHcloud Web Hosting #3 in Shared Web Hosting 9.0/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 1 of 2 features Visit OVHcloud

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Hetzner Web Hosting #5 in Shared Web Hosting 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Hetzner

• OVHcloud Web Hosting fits best

  Users wanting a mature hosting provider

• Hetzner Web Hosting fits best

  Established sites needing substantial storage

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Side by side

Feature	OVHcloud Web Hosting 9.0/10 Visit ↗	Hetzner Web Hosting 8.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.8
Ranking	#3 in Shared Web Hosting	#5 in Shared Web Hosting
Best for	Users wanting a mature hosting provider	Established sites needing substantial storage
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$3.09/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features OVHcloud Web Hosting 1/2 · Hetzner Web Hosting 2/2
Free SSL	✓	✓
Free migration	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Storage	1 GB	10 GB (best)
Websites included	1 websites	Not checked yet
Backup frequency	Not checked yet	Daily
Email accounts	2 accounts	Not checked yet
Control panel	Custom	Custom
Our review
Pros	Free plan plus paid tiers from $3.09 per month Multisite support scales to unlimited websites Automatic backups, free SSL and unlimited traffic	Storage scales from 10 GB to 300 GB Daily backups with up to 14 days of retention Unlimited mailboxes and free SSL across listed plans
Cons	Starter includes only 1 GB SSD storage The free service uses an OVHcloud domain FTP and SSH access are limited to eligible plans	Database and cron job limits vary by plan SSH and Node.js are limited to Webhosting L Telephone support is listed only on Webhosting XL
Our verdict	OVHcloud Web Hosting covers personal websites, blogs, content-management-system sites, online stores and agency projects. It runs through the web with the OVHcloud Control Panel, and supports custom domain email accounts, databases, free… Read the review →	Hetzner Web Hosting provides shared hosting for websites, email, online shops, and business applications. Its four paid plans combine storage, mailboxes, databases, PHP support, caching, backups, and SSL. The offering suits established… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• OVHcloud Web Hosting — where it wins

  • Free plan plus paid tiers from $3.09 per month
  • Multisite support scales to unlimited websites
  • Automatic backups, free SSL and unlimited traffic

  Where it doesn't

  • Starter includes only 1 GB SSD storage
  • The free service uses an OVHcloud domain
  • FTP and SSH access are limited to eligible plans

• Hetzner Web Hosting — where it wins

  • Storage scales from 10 GB to 300 GB
  • Daily backups with up to 14 days of retention
  • Unlimited mailboxes and free SSL across listed plans

  Where it doesn't

  • Database and cron job limits vary by plan
  • SSH and Node.js are limited to Webhosting L
  • Telephone support is listed only on Webhosting XL

• OVHcloud Web Hosting9.0/10 · Free plan

  A broad hosting range with a free option, multisite plans and automatic backups.

  Visit OVHcloudFull verdict →
• Hetzner Web Hosting8.8/10 · Paid

  A mature shared host with generous storage, daily backups, and broad application support.

  Visit HetznerFull verdict →