OVHcloud vs SiteGround

Anti-DDoS Protection and Vast Network Capacity

Every OVHcloud service includes unlimited anti-DDoS mitigation, scrubbing attacks across layers 3, 4, and 7 without downtime fees. The global network exceeds 100 Tbit/s, ensuring low latency and high throughput. No charges apply to outbound traffic, unlike some rivals, which helps control costs for data-intensive apps like streaming or backups.

Sustainability with Low PUE and Resource Reuse

OVHcloud reports a power usage effectiveness (PUE) of 1.28 across its facilities, beating industry averages. It uses 7 times less water than peers and runs on 100% low-carbon energy sources. Servers get repurposed for secondary uses before recycling, targeting zero landfill waste by 2025. This approach reduces operational costs passed to customers.

OpenStack Public Cloud and Reversibility

Built on OpenStack, the public cloud supports pay-as-you-go pricing with API access for automation. Private cloud options avoid lock-in through data export tools and standard formats. Customers retain full control, with no data mining for ads. Features like vRack private networking connect services seamlessly across regions.

Customer-chosen Google Cloud data center

You pick a SiteGround location at signup and can relocate later from the Client Area (per site on shared plans, per plan on Cloud). Documented European data-center cities include Madrid, Eemshaven, Frankfurt, Paris, and London. US and APAC locations exist on the same map. The fleet runs on Google Cloud. This is not an EU-only host.

SuperCacher (NGINX, Dynamic Cache, Memcached)

SiteGround's own caching stack: NGINX Direct Delivery for static files, Dynamic Cache in RAM for generated pages, and Memcached for database and API objects. All clients manage it in Site Tools > Speed > Caching. It is a host-level accelerator, not a substitute for application-level cache plugins when you need custom rules.

Site Tools instead of cPanel

The company replaced cPanel with its in-house Site Tools panel for DNS, email, PHP, SSL, Git, backups, and caching. Useful if you want a single vendor UI. Poor fit if your runbooks assume WHM/cPanel, standard cPanel plugin hooks, or reseller WHM.

WordPress staging on mid-tier and Cloud plans

A one-click staging copy, edit, and push-to-live flow is documented for GrowBig, GoGeek, and Cloud. The company says it takes an automatic backup before a staging push. StartUp is not listed as including this tool. Pair with the SiteGround Security plugin if you want the vendor's WP hardening pack.

Daily backups with self-serve restore

Site Tools > Security > Backups lists automatic daily copies: up to 30 on shared plans, up to 7 on Cloud. Restores can be full or files/database only. Academy copy says shared backups are stored in a geographically separate location. Premium Backup is a paid add-on. Destination cloud for those copies is not published as a separate provider list.

Server-level WAF and AI anti-bot

The company describes a custom WAF with rules written by its security team for common CMS exploits, plus an AI anti-bot layer that it says blocks large volumes of brute-force traffic before it hits customer sites. These are vendor-operated controls, not a customer-auditable WAF appliance you can export rules from.