Microsoft Azure vs OVHcloud — Direktvergleich

Vendor-neutraler Direktvergleich von Microsoft Azure und OVHcloud: Services, Rechenzentren, Kosten und Souveränität — datenbasiert auf comparison.cloud.

Management Summary

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
Count of Services200+100+
Cost Rating5.7/108.0/10
Saving Plan62%54%
Datacenter30044
Countries3610
SEAL Score4.4/10 (44%)8.6/10 (86%)
USPLeading in data analytics, AI, and KubernetesLeading European Cloud, Possibility to combine Private Cloud with Bare Metal and Public Cloud
RecommendationRecommended for enterprises heavily invested in Microsoft.Recommended for cost-conscious companies that require global scalability and strong EU data protection

Sovereign Cloud

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
InterpretationSensitive data should be encrypted by BYOK and Confidential VMs. Use EU-Boundaries to keep data processing in EU.With headquarters in the EU, data is inherently sovereign. Additionally, the data can be encrypted at rest by KMS
SEALSEAL 1SEAL 3
ResidencyUSFrance
Shared ResourcesMicrosoft Cloud for SovereigntyPublic Cloud
Dedicated ResourcesDedicated HostPublic VCF as-a-Service
Dedicated CloudAzure LocalOPCP (On Prem Cloud Platform)
EncryptionDedicated HSMVMware Encryption

SEAL Framework

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
Sovereignty Score4.4/10 (44%) EU Data Boundary strong; US jurisdiction limits sovereignty8.6/10 (86%) EU-owned & vertically integrated; EU sovereign cloud tender awardee 2026
SOV-1 Strategic (15 %)3/10 US parent (Microsoft); EU partner clouds are separate offers9/10 EU headquartered & listed, EU-controlled governance
SOV-2 Legal & Jurisdictional (10 %)2/10 Subject to US CLOUD Act & FISA 7029/10 EU jurisdiction only, no extraterritorial exposure
SOV-3 Data & AI (10 %)7/10 EU Data Boundary completed; strong confidential computing8/10 EU data residency, customer key control
SOV-4 Operational (15 %)4/10 EU-based processing & support improved; global ops model9/10 EU staff, own EU datacenters, fully EU-operated
SOV-5 Supply Chain (20 %)3/10 Global proprietary hardware & software supply chain8/10 Builds own servers in France; some non-EU components
SOV-6 Technology (15 %)4/10 Proprietary platform, notable lock-in; hybrid options exist8/10 Open standards & open source, strong reversibility
SOV-7 Security & Compliance (10 %)8/10 BSI C5, ISO 27001, extensive compliance portfolio9/10 SecNumCloud qualified, BSI C5, HDS, ISO 27001
SOV-8 Environmental (5 %)8/10 Carbon negative by 2030 commitment9/10 Water cooling, industry-leading PUE, circular hardware

Availability & Locations

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
DACH PresenceGermanyGermany
Presence EuropeIreland DublinFrance Gravelines, Roubaix, Strasbourg, Paris
Presence North AmericaUSA Virginia, Iowa, Texas, California …Canada Beauharnois, Toronto
Presence South AmericaBrazil São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro–
Presence Asia-PacificAustralia Sydney, Melbourne, CanberraAustralia Sydney
Presence Middle East & AfricaUAE Dubai, Abu DhabiMorocco Rabat (Local Zone)
Availability Zones400+44
Multi-AZ
Regions70+20
Countries30+17
Continents64
Point of Presence19244
Dedicated Backbone
DDoS

Compute

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
Shared InstanceVirtual Machine 1vCPU-832vCPUVirtual Machine Instance 2vCPU-160vCPU
Dedicated InstanceIsolated VMDedicated Server
GPU InstanceCloud GPUCloud GPU
Windows ServerVirtual MachineVirtual Machine
ServerlessFunctionsServerless (angekündigt)
ARM InstanceCobalt Arm64 VMsARM Instances (angekündigt)
Confidential ComputingConfidential VMsConfidential Computing (angekündigt)

Hot Storage

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
Block StorageDisk StorageBlock Storage
AssetsBlob Storage(Hot)Object Storage S3
Managed NetAppNetApp FilesEnterprise File Storage
FileFilesFile Storage

Cold Storage

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
VM BackupBlob Storage (Cool)Instance Backup
Volume BackupBlob Storage(Cool)Volume Backup
ArchiveBlob Storage (Archive)Cloud Archive
TapeBlob Storage (Archive)Cold Archive
Disaster RecoverySite RecoveryBackup DR (angekündigt)

Managed Databases

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
MySQLDatabase for MySQLMySQL
PostGreDatabase for PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
MS SQLAzure SQL DatabaseMicrosoft SQL Server on Bare Metal
OracleOracle Database@Azure–
Document-OrientedCosmos DBMongoDB
Distributed Wide-ColumnCosmos DB for CassandraCassandra
TSDBAzure Data ExplorerM3DB
CacheCache for RedisValKey
Search EngineAI SearchOpenSearch
Knowledge GraphCosmos DB–
Vector–VectorDB (angekündigt)

Network & Security

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
NetworkVirtual NetworkPrivate Network
Public IPPublic IPFloating IP
GatewayAPI ManagementGateways
Load BalancerApplication Gateway Load BalancerLoad Balancer
Public DNSDNSDNS
Private DNSPrivate DNSPrivate DNS (angekündigt)
FirewallWAFWAF (angekündigt)
Private ConnectivityExpress RouteVPC L3 (angekündigt)
Dedicated ConnectivityExpress Route DirectOVHcloud Connect
DDoS ProtectionDDoS ProtectionAnti-DDoS
CDNCDNCDN

Orchestration

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
Container RegistryAzure Container RegistryManaged Private Registry
OrchestrationAzure Kubernetes Service(AKS)Managed Kubernetes Service

Virtualization

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
HypervisorHyper-V kein direkter ZugangKVM OpenStack-basiert, kein direkter Zugang
Instance as a ServiceVirtual MachinesPublic Cloud Instances
Managed Virtualization PlatformsAzure VMware SolutionPublic VCF as-a-Service
Bare Metal VirtualizationDedicated HostManaged Bare Metal
Edge VirtualizationAzure LocalOPCP (On Prem Cloud Platform)
Workload-specific VirtualizationSAP HANA on AzureSAP HANA on OVHcloud

Management

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
Identity ManagementEntra IDIAM
IaCResource ManagerTerraform
Audit TrailActivity LogCloud Events (angekündigt)
Mail ServiceCommunication ServicesSend Mail Service (angekündigt)
Command LineAzure CLICLI/SDK (angekündigt)
CO2 CalculatorSustainability CalculatorCO2 Impact
MCP Server–MCP

Big Data

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
DashboardsMonitorManaged Dashboard
Data StreamingStream AnalyticsData Streaming
MessagingService BusKafka
Business AnalyticsPower BIData Analysis
Big Data ProcessingData LakeData Processing
Big Data PlattformData FactoryData Platform
Log MonitoringMonitorLogs Data Platform

AI & Machine Learning

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
AssistantAI Bot ServiceAI Endpoint
TranslationAI TranslatorAI Endpoint
Audio AnalysisAI SpeechAI Endpoint
Computer VisionAI VisionAI Endpoint
NLPAI LanguageAI Endpoint
Image GenerationOpenAI ServiceAI Endpoint
Machine LearningMachine LearningAI Notebooks
AI RouterAI FoundryOmisimo
Document IntelligenceForm Recognizer–

Quantum Computing

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
EmulatorQuantum SimulatorEmulator
EngineQuantumQPUs

Compliance & Certificates

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
C5\nGerman cloud security catalogue
ISO 20000\nIT service management system standard–
ISO 27001\nInformation security management system
ISO 27017\nCloud security controls for providers
ISO 27018\nPersonal data protection for cloud
ISO 27701\nPrivacy information management extension
ISO 50001\nEnergy management for data centers
CSA STAR\nCloud Security Alliance assurance registry
SOC 1,2,3\nService organization control audit reports
PCI DSS\nPayment card data security standard
ISO 9001\nQuality management system standard–

Cost Indication

ServiceMicrosoft AzureOVHcloud
Rating5.7/108.0/10
CPU\nvCPU/h4.0/10 0,0352750 €6.5/10 0,0217500 €
GPU\nH100/h5.4/10 5,9330000 €9.6/10 3,3320000 €
RAM\nGB/h3.6/10 0,0080750 €7.5/10 0,0029750 €
VMware\nCPU/h4.1/10 0,2911250 €9.0/10 0,1185745 €
Managed MySQL\nRatio1/45.5/10 0,1293863 €6.9/10 0,1030000 €
Block Storage\nGB/h | 3000 IOPS10.0/10 0,0001105 €7.8/10 0,0001420 €
S3 Storage\nGB/h4.4/10 0,0000233 €8.9/10 0,0000116 €
Archive Storage\nGB/h5.2/10 0,0000116 €9.6/10 0,0000039 €
Tape\nGB/h8.4/10 0,0000025 €10.0/10 0,0000021 €
Kubernetes-Service-Premium\nCluster/h8.2/10 0,5100000 €6.0/10 0,2739726 €
Serverless-Request\nper 1 Mil Requests8.8/10 0,1700000 €–
Serverless-Compute\nGB-Sec5.6/10 0,0000136 €–
Generative AI-Token Input\nLLama3.3-70B per 1Mil tokens9.2/10 0,7301500 €8.8/10 0,7900000 €
Generative AI-Token Output\nLLama3.3-70B per 1Mil tokens9.2/10 0,7301500 €8.7/10 0,7900000 €
Egress\nper GB3.0/10 0,0705500 €10.0/10 0,0000000 €

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