Hourly billing instead of monthly renewals

# DataPasa vs OVHcloud VPS: an OVH alternative billed by the hour

A fair look at OVHcloud and DataPasa: what each VPS costs, how payment works and what is included, so you can pick the right one for your project.

[Try DataPasa](https://cloud.datapasa.com/register) [See plans](#plans)

## Where DataPasa differs from OVHcloud

Smaller plans, hourly charges and more ways to pay.

### Charged by the hour

Servers draw from your balance every hour. OVHcloud VPS plans are priced per month, with lower rates when you pay 12 months upfront.

### Crypto top-ups

OVHcloud leaves crypto off its list of payment options. DataPasa takes USDT, USDC, BTC, ETH, XMR and many more, roughly 100 coin and network pairs.

### Plans below $5

The smallest OVHcloud VPS already has 4 GB RAM at $5.35 a month. DataPasa goes lower: $1.81 for VPS-1 and $3.54 for the 2 GB VPS-2.

### Email only sign-up

Opening an account here takes an email and nothing else. A KYC request appears only if AML screening flags one of your crypto deposits.

### More NVMe per plan

VPS-3 comes with 64 GB NVMe and VPS-4 with 128 GB, compared with 40 GB and 75 GB on the OVHcloud plans of the same size.

### Dedicated vCPU and RAM

OVHcloud counts vCores. On our side each KVM guest in Falkenstein, Germany, has vCPU and memory reserved for it alone, plus full root access.

## Price for the same resources

Monthly list price for a matching CPU and RAM size.

2 vCPU · 4 GB RAM

DataPasa · VPS-3 $7.09/mo

OVHcloud · VPS-1 $5.35/mo

OVHcloud · VPS-1 · 12 months upfront $4.54/mo

4 vCPU · 8 GB RAM

DataPasa · VPS-4 $12.16/mo

OVHcloud · VPS-2 $10.00/mo

OVHcloud · VPS-2 · 12 months upfront $8.50/mo

6 vCPU · 12 GB RAM

DataPasa · VPS-5 $18.24/mo

OVHcloud · VPS-3 $14.50/mo

OVHcloud · VPS-3 · 12 months upfront $12.32/mo

## What you get

Key differences at a glance.

| Feature | DataPasa 7/8 | OVHcloud 3/8 |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pay with crypto | Yes | No |
| Hourly billing | Yes | No |
| No contract or minimum term | Yes | Partly |
| Prepaid balance, no bills after use | Yes | Partly |
| Sign up without ID documents | Yes | Not stated |
| NVMe on every plan | Yes | Yes |
| 20 TB+ traffic on small plans | Yes | Yes |
| Several regions | No | Yes |

OVHcloud gives more memory per dollar at the 4 GB and 8 GB sizes, especially with a yearly commitment, and covers many more regions with backups and anti-DDoS included. DataPasa is the simpler pick below 4 GB, for hourly charges without renewals, for crypto and for registering with just an email. Decide by server size, expected lifetime and preferred payment method.

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| Feature | DataPasa | OVHcloud |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Entry plan | VPS-1: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 16 GB NVMe, $1.81/month | VPS-1: 2 vCores, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe, $5.35/month, or $4.54/month paid 12 months upfront |
| 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM plan | VPS-4: 128 GB NVMe, $12.16/month | VPS-2: 75 GB NVMe, $10.00/month, or $8.50/month paid 12 months upfront |
| Billing model | Hourly from a prepaid balance, no setup fee, no minimum term | Monthly, with discounted commitments billed annually and up front |
| Payment methods | Cards via Stripe (Visa, Mastercard, Amex, Apple Pay, Google Pay) and crypto | Visa, Mastercard, Maestro, PayPal, prepaid account |
| Crypto payments | About 100 coin and network pairs, including USDT, BTC and XMR | Not among the listed payment methods |
| Sign-up verification | Email only, ID requested only if a deposit is flagged | Random payment validation on orders, document rules not stated publicly |
| Storage | NVMe SSD on all plans | NVMe SSD on all VPS plans |
| Traffic and port | Up to 1 Gbps port, 32 TB from VPS-2 up (1 TB on VPS-1) | Unlimited traffic, 500 Mbps to 3 Gbps, monthly quota in Mumbai, Singapore and Sydney |
| Locations | Falkenstein, Germany | France, Germany, Italy, Poland, UK, Canada, Singapore, Australia, India, plus Local Zones |

Competitor data checked on 2026-09-24. Sources: [https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/vps/](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/vps/), [https://ca.api.ovh.com/1.0/order/catalog/public/vps?ovhSubsidiary=WE](https://ca.api.ovh.com/1.0/order/catalog/public/vps?ovhSubsidiary=WE), [https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/account-and-service-management/managing-billing-payments-and-services/manage-commitments](https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/account-and-service-management/managing-billing-payments-and-services/manage-commitments), [https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/terms-and-conditions/payment/](https://www.ovhcloud.com/en/terms-and-conditions/payment/), [https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/account-and-service-management/managing-billing-payments-and-services/faq-order-tracking](https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/account-and-service-management/managing-billing-payments-and-services/faq-order-tracking)

## DataPasa plans to compare

Unlike OVHcloud renewals, these monthly figures are only a guide. Your balance pays for each hour separately.

VPS-1

$1.81/mo

$0.0025/hr

CPU

1 vCPU

RAM

1 GB

NVMe

16 GB

Traffic

1 TB

[Order VPS-1](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=ce21ba18-988f-4eb8-947a-41adb86019d9)

VPS-2

$3.54/mo

$0.0048/hr

CPU

1 vCPU

RAM

2 GB

NVMe

32 GB

Traffic

32 TB

[Order VPS-2](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=a8cdefa7-dc24-45d3-aeaf-ce97fee1837d)

VPS-3

$7.09/mo

$0.0097/hr

CPU

2 vCPU

RAM

4 GB

NVMe

64 GB

Traffic

32 TB

[Order VPS-3](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=402a3c18-a3ab-4447-85a5-138162552777)

VPS-4

$12.16/mo

$0.0167/hr

CPU

4 vCPU

RAM

8 GB

NVMe

128 GB

Traffic

32 TB

[Order VPS-4](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=0a5f56fa-c6bf-475a-a5c9-e6afa6900f93)

VPS-5

$18.24/mo

$0.0250/hr

CPU

6 vCPU

RAM

12 GB

NVMe

192 GB

Traffic

32 TB

[Order VPS-5](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=1996df81-13df-49af-a356-f964a1afc780)

VPS-6

$24.12/mo

$0.0330/hr

CPU

6 vCPU

RAM

16 GB

NVMe

256 GB

Traffic

32 TB

[Order VPS-6](https://cloud.datapasa.com/cloud/order?tariff=c28784c2-2828-48e5-a589-7e2250ffb88b)

[See all plans and prices](https://datapasa.com/en/pricing)

## Price for the same CPU and RAM

On the OVHcloud worldwide site, its VPS-1 (2 vCores, 4 GB of memory, 40 GB NVMe) is $5.35 a month without a commitment, or the equivalent of $4.54 a month if you pay 12 months upfront. Its VPS-2, at 4 vCores and 8 GB of memory, is $10.00 a month, or $8.50 on the yearly payment. Prices on that site are shown before tax.

Matching that CPU and memory on DataPasa costs more: $7.09 for VPS-3 and $12.16 for VPS-4 a month, with 64 GB and 128 GB of NVMe. The picture flips at the small end. A project that fits in 1 or 2 GB of memory runs on VPS-1 for $1.81 or VPS-2 for $3.54, below any OVHcloud VPS, since its range begins at 4 GB.

## Monthly renewals vs hourly charges

OVHcloud sells VPS plans by the month. You can pay month to month, or commit for a longer period in exchange for a discount. Its documentation says commitments are billed annually and up front only. That model rewards machines that will certainly stay for twelve months, such as a company website, a mail relay or a long running application.

There is nothing to renew on DataPasa. Servers draw on a prepaid USD balance hour by hour: one hour is taken when you order, and each next hour before it begins. No setup fee, no minimum term, and removing the machine ends the charges. A listed monthly price is simply 730 of those hours, so keeping a server for three days costs roughly three days of it.

## Payment methods and account checks

The OVHcloud worldwide site lists Visa, Mastercard and Maestro cards, PayPal and a prepaid account. No cryptocurrency appears there. Its order FAQ mentions a random payment validation process that keeps transactions secure and may slow an order down. We did not find public rules on ID documents for new VPS customers.

Instead of random order validation, DataPasa looks at the money itself. Cards run through Stripe (Apple Pay and Google Pay included) and crypto through Cryptomus, with roughly 100 coin and network pairs. Registering needs an email. Every crypto deposit is screened against sanctions and illicit sources, and ID is requested only when one is flagged. Card money left on the balance can be returned to that card. Crypto top-ups stay non refundable.

## When OVHcloud is the better choice

OVHcloud is a large European cloud provider with a wide product range. Its VPS line is hosted in France, Germany, Italy, Poland, the UK, Canada, Singapore, Australia and India, plus Local Zones. Plans come with traffic that is unlimited across most regions, a daily backup, anti-DDoS protection and public bandwidth reaching 3 Gbps. When a 4 GB or 8 GB machine will stay a full year, OVHcloud is cheaper.

Choose DataPasa for small machines, for paying strictly by the hour, for crypto funding or for an account opened without paperwork. Short tests and temporary projects that would waste most of a monthly renewal fit here too. Plenty of teams combine both: OVHcloud for long lived production, DataPasa for flexible, crypto funded workloads.

## DataPasa vs OVHcloud FAQ

Yes, when you are after per hour charges, crypto, registration with an email or a machine under 4 GB of RAM. Long running 4 GB and 8 GB servers spread across many regions are usually cheaper at OVHcloud.

Its worldwide site lists cards, PayPal and a prepaid account, with no crypto option. On DataPasa you can top up in USDT, USDC, BTC, ETH, XMR or another of roughly 100 coin and network pairs.

OVHcloud prices its VPS plans per month, with a lower rate when you commit and pay for 12 months upfront. DataPasa deducts one hour at a time from money you loaded earlier, and deductions end the moment the server is deleted.

For 2 vCPU with 4 GB and 4 vCPU with 8 GB, OVHcloud list prices were lower when we checked. For 1 or 2 GB of RAM, DataPasa VPS-1 at $1.81 and VPS-2 at $3.54 cost less than any OVHcloud VPS.

Ours are in one Falkenstein, Germany facility for now, with further sites planned. OVHcloud offers its VPS range in Europe, Canada, Singapore, Australia and India, so it covers more regions today.

Yes. You have root on an OVHcloud VPS and on ours, which means rsync, database dumps and Docker volumes all do the job. Create the DataPasa machine, set up your stack with the matching guide, transfer the data and update DNS last.

Yes, starting at VPS-4. Ask support and they set up Windows 10 or a Windows Server release between 2012 R2 and 2022. Directly in the order form you can choose Ubuntu, Debian, AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, CentOS or FreeBSD.

## Related pages

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VPS Germany

KVM servers in a Falkenstein data center with NVMe SSD, dedicated vCPU and RAM and up to 1 Gbps uplink. From $1.81 a month, charged hour by hour.

](https://datapasa.com/en/vps-germany)

## Try a VPS without a monthly renewal

An email opens the account, $5 is the smallest top-up, and your German KVM VPS can be removed whenever you are done.

[Create an account](https://cloud.datapasa.com/register) [View pricing](https://datapasa.com/en/pricing)

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