OVHcloud Web Hosting vs HostPapa Canada

OVHcloud Web Hosting9.0Visit HostPapa Canada8.2Visit

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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HostPapa Canada #11 in Shared Web Hosting 8.2/10 Paid ✓ 2 of 2 features Try HostPapa Canada

• OVHcloud Web Hosting fits best

  Users wanting a mature hosting provider

• HostPapa Canada fits best

  Feature-rich beginner hosting

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Side by side

Feature	OVHcloud Web Hosting 9.0/10 Visit ↗	HostPapa Canada 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.2
Ranking	#3 in Shared Web Hosting	#11 in Shared Web Hosting
Best for	Users wanting a mature hosting provider	Feature-rich beginner hosting
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$3.09/mo	—
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features OVHcloud Web Hosting 1/2 · HostPapa Canada 2/2
Free SSL	✓	✓
Free migration	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Storage	1 GB	25 GB (best)
Websites included	1 websites	1 websites
Backup frequency	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Email accounts	2 accounts	2 accounts
Control panel	Custom	CPanel
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	25GB NVMe storage, cPanel and SSL start with Essentials Free migration, staging, CDN and Softaculous support common site workflows Imunify360 adds malware protection and a web application firewall
Cons	Starter includes only 1 GB SSD storage The free service uses an OVHcloud domain FTP and SSH access are limited to eligible plans	Essentials supports only 1 website and 2 email addresses No free plan is available The CAD 2.95/month Essentials offer renews at the regular rate
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 →	HostPapa Canada provides shared web hosting for individuals, entrepreneurs and small businesses. Its plans combine cPanel management with NVMe storage, SSL certificates, automated backups, email accounts, Softaculous application… 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

• HostPapa Canada — where it wins

  • 25GB NVMe storage, cPanel and SSL start with Essentials
  • Free migration, staging, CDN and Softaculous support common site workflows
  • Imunify360 adds malware protection and a web application firewall

  Where it doesn't

  • Essentials supports only 1 website and 2 email addresses
  • No free plan is available
  • The CAD 2.95/month Essentials offer renews at the regular rate

• OVHcloud Web Hosting9.0/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit OVHcloudFull verdict →
• HostPapa Canada8.2/10 · Paid

  A feature-rich shared host for beginners managing one or several websites.

  Try HostPapa CanadaFull verdict →