What is OVHcloud Object Storage?
| Category | Object storage |
|---|---|
| Company | OVH SAS |
| Headquarters | France (EU) |
| Founded | 1999 |
| Ownership | OVHcloud group |
| Price | ≈ €0.0071 / GiB-month (excl. VAT) · free plan: no |
| Platforms | Web · API · CLI |
| Open source | No |
| Data hosted in | France and EU regions · OVHcloud |
| Alternative to | Amazon S3 |
Who is behind OVHcloud Object Storage
OVHcloud Object Storage is the S3-compatible storage service of OVHcloud, a French cloud provider founded in 1999. OVHcloud says it runs more than 400,000 servers in over 46 data centres on four continents and serves more than 1.6 million customers. Its network is registered to OVH SAS, a French company, under AS16276.
The service is part of OVHcloud's Public Cloud, next to compute instances, managed Kubernetes and databases. It is aimed at developers and businesses that need storage for backups, media, data lakes and application files, and it works with S3 tools such as the AWS CLI, Terraform and backup software like Veeam, HYCU and Cohesity NetBackup.
Where OVHcloud Object Storage hosts your data
You choose the region for every bucket. Three-zone (Multi-Zone) buckets are available in Paris and Milan; single-zone buckets in Strasbourg, Gravelines, Roubaix, Frankfurt, London and Warsaw, plus Local Zones. The Gravelines S3 endpoint runs on OVHcloud's own network in France, not on a US cloud. The ovhcloud.com website answered from an OVH address located in Canada.
| Domain | Used for | Hosting provider | ASN | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ovhcloud.com | website | OVH SAS | AS16276 | Canada |
| s3.gra.io.cloud.ovh.net | S3 endpoint (Gravelines) | OVH SAS | AS16276 | France |
Checked 25 Oct 2026. Hosting can change – report a change.
OVHcloud Object Storage pricing
OVHcloud bills per GiB per hour, and the monthly figures below are its own approximations for 730 hours, in euros excluding VAT. Multi-Zone Standard costs about €0.0140 per GiB a month for the first 50 TiB, €0.0125 for the next 450 TiB and €0.0110 above 500 TiB. Multi-Zone Infrequent Access costs about €0.0095 (30-day minimum) and Cold Archive about €0.0017 (180-day minimum). In single-zone regions, High Performance (NVMe) costs about €0.0183, Standard about €0.0071 and Infrequent Access about €0.0040 per GiB a month.
What makes OVHcloud stand out is what it does not charge: outgoing traffic and API requests are free on every class. You only pay retrieval fees on the colder classes – €0.004 per GiB for Infrequent Access and €0.009 per GiB for Cold Archive. Compared with Amazon S3 Standard in Frankfurt ($0.0245 per GB a month plus $0.09 per GB of egress after 100 GB), three-zone storage on OVHcloud is cheaper before you even count traffic.
Storage classes and features
OVHcloud has the widest choice of storage classes among European providers. Multi-Zone classes spread data across three zones and have a 99.99% SLA (99.9% for Cold Archive); single-zone and Local Zone classes have 99.9%. All classes state 11 nines of durability. Cold Archive is stored on magnetic tape, with time to first byte measured in hours – the European equivalent of S3 Glacier Deep Archive – and it is only available in Paris.
Features include Object Lock (WORM), versioning, server-side encryption with your own keys (SSE-C) or OVHcloud-managed keys, lifecycle rules, replication, static website hosting, CORS, bucket ACLs and IAM, and private access over OVHcloud's vRack network. In Local Zones some features differ, and lifecycle rules only support expiry. OVHcloud cites ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 27701 certifications for the service.
What users say about OVHcloud Object Storage
On Trustpilot OVHcloud has 3.8/5 from 9,008 reviews (checked 25 October 2026). The profile covers all OVHcloud products, not only Object Storage. Reviewers praise low prices and good performance; the most common complaints are slow or unhelpful support, services suspended with little notice, and unexpected charges.
Pros and cons
Pros of OVHcloud Object Storage
- Excellent range of storage classes – NVMe High Performance to tape Cold Archive
- Free egress and free API requests on every class
- Strong redundancy – three-zone buckets in Paris and Milan
- Cheap single-zone Standard at about €0.0071 per GiB a month
- Huge European footprint with many regions
Cons of OVHcloud Object Storage
- No AWS-style extras such as S3 Select or Lambda triggers
- Limited archive classes outside Paris
- Weak support reputation in Trustpilot reviews
- Confusing per-GiB-hour pricing
Verdict on OVHcloud Object Storage
Verdict: OVHcloud Object Storage is the most complete European replacement for Amazon S3. You keep the tiering model from hot to tape, you get three-zone buckets, and egress and requests cost nothing – which often cuts an S3 bill more than the storage price does. The weak spot is support, so plan for self-service and good documentation. Best for: teams moving S3 workloads that want storage tiers and no egress bills. Not for: workloads built around AWS-only features.
OVHcloud Object Storage is ranked #1 in Best European alternatives to Amazon S3 and in Best European object storage.
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OVHcloud Object Storage: FAQ
Is OVHcloud Object Storage S3-compatible?
Yes. OVHcloud describes it as Amazon S3-compatible, so you can use the AWS CLI, AWS SDKs, rclone or Terraform by changing the endpoint and access keys.
Does OVHcloud charge for egress on Object Storage?
No. Outgoing traffic and API requests are listed as free on all Object Storage classes. You only pay for stored data and for retrieval from Infrequent Access and Cold Archive.
How much does OVHcloud Object Storage cost?
Three-zone Standard costs about €0.014 per GiB a month for the first 50 TiB, single-zone Standard about €0.0071 and Cold Archive about €0.0017, excluding VAT.
Is OVHcloud a European company?
Yes. OVHcloud is a French company founded in 1999, and its network is registered to OVH SAS in France.
Based on public pricing, documentation and user reviews · Changelog · Oct 2026: first version