OVHcloud Web Hosting vs Namecheap Shared Hosting

OVHcloud Web Hosting9.0Visit NSNamecheap Shared Hosting8.9Visit

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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NS Namecheap Shared Hosting #4 in Shared Web Hosting 8.9/10 30-day trial Free trial✓ 2 of 2 features Visit Namecheap

• OVHcloud Web Hosting fits best

  Users wanting a mature hosting provider

• Namecheap Shared Hosting fits best

  Established hosting with email and migration

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Side by side

Feature	OVHcloud Web Hosting 9.0/10 Visit ↗	NSNamecheap Shared Hosting 8.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.9
Ranking	#3 in Shared Web Hosting	#4 in Shared Web Hosting
Best for	Users wanting a mature hosting provider	Established hosting with email and migration
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	$3.09/mo (best)	$5.88/mo
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	30 days
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features OVHcloud Web Hosting 1/2 · Namecheap Shared Hosting 2/2
Free SSL	✓	✓
Free migration	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Specs
Storage	1 GB	20 GB (best)
Websites included	1 websites	3 websites (best)
Backup frequency	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Email accounts	2 accounts	30 accounts (best)
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	cPanel, Softaculous, SSL, webmail, and domain-based email Free website migration and an AI Website Builder Unmetered bandwidth with Imunify360 security tooling
Cons	Starter includes only 1 GB SSD storage The free service uses an OVHcloud domain FTP and SSH access are limited to eligible plans	No free plan is available Automated backups are limited to Plus and Business plans Browser-managed web hosting may not suit non-web platforms
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 →	Namecheap Shared Hosting is browser-managed shared hosting for personal websites, small businesses, developers, and WordPress users. It combines cPanel administration with SSD storage, domain-based email, webmail, Softaculous one-click app… 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

• Namecheap Shared Hosting — where it wins

  • cPanel, Softaculous, SSL, webmail, and domain-based email
  • Free website migration and an AI Website Builder
  • Unmetered bandwidth with Imunify360 security tooling

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available
  • Automated backups are limited to Plus and Business plans
  • Browser-managed web hosting may not suit non-web platforms

• OVHcloud Web Hosting9.0/10 · Free plan

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

  Visit OVHcloudFull verdict →
• NSNamecheap Shared Hosting8.9/10 · 30-day trial

  A practical shared host for websites needing email, migration help, and cPanel.

  Visit NamecheapFull verdict →