OVHcloud is the stronger choice when global infrastructure, European regions, bare metal, GPU, private cloud, or the lowest bundled VPS price matters. Raff is the stronger choice when you want lower comparable US Public Cloud pricing, unmetered bandwidth, included backup slots, stronger measured per-core performance, and a compact managed application platform.
At the closest 2 vCPU / 4 GB cloud-instance comparison, Raff CPU-Optimized is $19.99/month with 80 GB NVMe SSD and unmetered bandwidth. OVHcloud US c3-4 is about $39.42/month with 50 GB NVMe. OVHcloud also offers a separate low-cost VPS line starting at $4.54/month, but that product serves a different buying need from the Public Cloud comparison.
OVHcloud Overview
OVHcloud is a global cloud and hosting provider founded in 1999. Its portfolio includes VPS, Public Cloud instances, dedicated servers, hosted private cloud, VMware-based products, GPU infrastructure, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, object storage, block storage, load balancing, networking, and backup services.
OVHcloud's main advantage is breadth. It serves buyers ranging from low-cost VPS users to enterprises that need bare metal, hybrid infrastructure, European data placement, or private cloud.
Raff Overview
Raff Technologies is a US-focused cloud platform for teams that want VMs, managed application services, storage, networking, backups, and automation in one place.
Raff offers:
- General Purpose and CPU-Optimized VMs
- Managed Kubernetes
- Managed databases
- Functions/serverless
- Raff Apps
- S3-compatible object storage
- Block storage volumes
- Private cloud networking
- Load balancers
- Snapshots and automated backups
- Firewall controls, DDoS protection, and VNC console access
- API, CLI, Terraform, and custom OS support
Raff operates from Vint Hill, Virginia, runs 10,000+ production VMs, and focuses on predictable US cloud economics rather than OVHcloud's broader global and enterprise catalog.
OVHcloud Pricing vs Raff Pricing
The closest architecture comparison is Raff CPU-Optimized against OVHcloud US c3 Compute Optimized. The monthly OVHcloud estimates below use 730 hours.
| Plan class | Raff CPU-Optimized | OVHcloud US Public Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB | $19.99/mo — 80 GB NVMe | $39.42/mo — c3-4, 50 GB NVMe |
| 4 vCPU / 8 GB | $35.99/mo — 120 GB NVMe | $78.69/mo — c3-8, 100 GB NVMe |
| 8 vCPU / 16 GB | $63.99/mo — 180 GB NVMe | $157.24/mo — c3-16, 200 GB NVMe |
| 16 vCPU / 32 GB | $159.99/mo — 360 GB NVMe | $314.41/mo — c3-32, 400 GB NVMe |
Raff also offers General Purpose VMs from $5.99/month for development, staging, low-traffic sites, and non-critical workloads.
OVHcloud b3 General Purpose Context
| Plan class | Raff comparable plan | OVHcloud US b3 |
|---|---|---|
| 2 vCPU / 8 GB | $19.99/mo General Purpose | $44.17/mo — b3-8 |
| 4 vCPU / 16 GB | $37.99/mo General Purpose | $88.18/mo — b3-16 |
| 8 vCPU / 32 GB | $82.99/mo General Purpose | $176.30/mo — b3-32 |
This is a workload-fit comparison rather than a perfect architecture match because OVHcloud b3 uses dedicated resources while Raff General Purpose is shared-class compute.
OVHcloud VPS Is a Different Product Line
OVHcloud's bundled VPS line starts lower than Raff. VPS-1 is listed at $4.54/month for 2 vCores, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB SSD, daily backup, unlimited traffic, and a 500 Mbps public connection.
That is a real advantage for buyers seeking the cheapest packaged VPS. It is not equivalent to comparing OVHcloud Public Cloud c3/b3 against Raff's VM and managed application platform.
Automated Backups
Raff includes three automated backup slots per VM. OVHcloud VPS includes daily backup, while Public Cloud backup and snapshot charges depend on the selected service and billing model.
Bandwidth and Transfer Policy
Both providers avoid the classic hyperscaler per-GB egress model in the main comparison, but their network limits differ.
Raff includes unmetered VM bandwidth at a 3 Gbps standard port speed. OVHcloud Public Cloud lists public-network speeds by instance family. For example, c3-4 lists 250 Mbps public networking with a higher maximum, while larger plans receive more capacity.
| Monthly outbound traffic | Raff transfer charge | OVHcloud Public Cloud transfer charge |
|---|---|---|
| 1 TB | Included | Included in this comparison model |
| 5 TB | Included | Included in this comparison model |
| 10 TB | Included | Included in this comparison model |
| 50 TB | Included | Included in this comparison model |
The key difference is therefore throughput headroom and base instance price rather than per-GB overage.
Feature Comparison
| Area | Raff | OVHcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Shared-class VMs | General Purpose | VPS, Discovery, and selected cloud families |
| Dedicated-vCPU VMs | CPU-Optimized | b3, c3, r3, and other Public Cloud families |
| 2 vCPU / 4 GB cloud price | $19.99/mo | About $39.42/mo for c3-4 |
| Cheapest bundled VPS | $5.99/mo General Purpose | $4.54/mo VPS-1 |
| VM bandwidth | Unmetered at 3 Gbps standard port speed | Speed depends on instance family |
| Private networking | Yes | Yes |
| Load balancers | Yes | Yes |
| Block and object storage | Yes | Yes |
| Automated backups | Three slots included | VPS daily backup included; Public Cloud varies |
| Managed Kubernetes | Yes | Yes |
| Managed databases | Yes | Yes |
| Functions/serverless | Yes | Not an equivalent simple first-party function product in this comparison |
| Application deployment | Raff Apps | Images and broader infrastructure services |
| GPU | Not in public catalog | Yes |
| Bare metal/private cloud | Not in public catalog | Yes |
| API, CLI, Terraform | Yes | Yes |
Both providers cover the core cloud platform categories. OVHcloud's advantage is the depth of its global infrastructure, hardware, and enterprise catalog. Raff's advantage is simpler US-focused pricing and an integrated VM-to-application workflow.
Performance Benchmarks
The May 2026 benchmark compared a Raff General Purpose benchmark VM with an OVHcloud b3-16 instance in the same Vint Hill geography. The configurations were not identical, so the data should be read as a directional snapshot rather than a same-size provider-wide result.
Methodology
| Setting | Raff | OVHcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Test VM | 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 50 GB NVMe benchmark VM | b3-16, 4 vCPU / 16 GB / 100 GB NVMe |
| Current closest plan | 2 vCPU / 4 GB / 80 GB General Purpose at $9.99/mo | b3-16 at about $88.18/mo |
| Region | Vint Hill, Virginia | Vint Hill, Virginia |
| Tools | Geekbench 6, sysbench, fio, iperf3 | Same test set |
| Runs | Single comparison pass | Single comparison pass |
Results
| Metric | Raff | OVHcloud b3-16 | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Geekbench 6 single-core | 2,266 | 1,766 | Raff about 28% higher |
| Multi-core per vCPU | 2,029 | 1,386 | Raff higher per vCPU |
| sysbench single-thread | 1,663 events/s | 1,471 events/s | Raff higher |
| fio 4K random-read IOPS | 97,468 | 80,486 | Raff higher |
| fio 64K mixed aggregate | 2,927 MB/s | 4,297 MB/s | OVHcloud higher |
| fio 1M sequential aggregate | 3,606 MB/s | 5,777 MB/s | OVHcloud higher |
| Memory sequential write | 36 GiB/s | 5.76 GiB/s | Raff higher in the measured run |
| iperf3 peak | 9,574 Mbps upload | 972 Mbps down / 860 Mbps up | Raff higher in the measured run |
Raff measured stronger per-core CPU, 4K random-read performance, memory-write throughput, and network peak. OVHcloud measured stronger large-block sequential and mixed disk throughput.
The result set is single-pass and uses different VM sizes. A matched multi-run benchmark would be required for a stronger provider-wide performance claim.
When You Should Choose OVHcloud
Choose OVHcloud when:
- You need global or European infrastructure.
- You want the lowest bundled VPS price.
- You need bare metal, GPU, or private cloud.
- Your architecture depends on VMware or hybrid-cloud products.
- Large-block sequential storage throughput is important.
- You value a provider founded in 1999 with a broad enterprise catalog.
When You Should Choose Raff
Choose Raff when:
- You want $19.99/month at 2 vCPU / 4 GB CPU-Optimized.
- You need unmetered bandwidth at a 3 Gbps standard port speed.
- You want three automated backup slots included.
- Per-core CPU and small-block random-read performance matter.
- You want managed Kubernetes, managed databases, functions/serverless, and Raff Apps in one compact platform.
- Your application is US-focused and benefits from Virginia placement.
Migrating from OVHcloud to Raff
- Inventory OVHcloud VPS, Public Cloud, storage, network, load-balancer, database, Kubernetes, and bare-metal dependencies.
- Provision matching Raff VMs and storage.
- Review device names,
/etc/fstab, mount scripts, and network configuration. - Transfer files with rsync and migrate databases with native export, restore, or replication tools.
- Recreate firewalls, private networking, backups, monitoring, and application services.
- Lower DNS TTL, complete the final sync, switch traffic, and validate production behavior.
- Retain OVHcloud temporarily as a rollback path before decommissioning resources.
About OVHcloud
OVHcloud is operated by OVH Groupe SAS and provides VPS, Public Cloud, dedicated servers, hosted private cloud, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, storage, networking, GPU, and enterprise cloud services.
Conclusion: OVHcloud or Raff?
Choose OVHcloud when global and European infrastructure, bundled VPS pricing, GPU, bare metal, or private cloud are the deciding requirements.
Choose Raff when lower comparable US Public Cloud pricing, unmetered bandwidth, included backups, per-core VM performance, and a focused managed application platform matter more.