You don't know which web host to choose from PlanetHoster or OVH to host your site(s)? This is perfectly understandable as on paper, the offers of the two hosts may seem similar. Except in reality that’s not the case. After having tested their respective hosting for many months, we are able to give you our opinion.
Who will be the big winner of this OVH vs PlanetHoster duel? Find out by reading the full comparison that follows. We have compared 6 different aspects concerning them for you.
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Ease of use and performance
To begin, we will look at the performance offered by these two web hosts. In addition, we will also take the opportunity to take stock of the ease of use of the two administration spaces.
Because yes, it is important to be able to navigate easily and quickly in order to be efficient in the management of your hosting and your site.
PlanetHoster
In our opinion, the PlanetHoster administration interface is impeccable. It is very easy to navigate and make changes to your hosting. In addition, you will be able to take advantage of the cPanel interface to in-depth administer your website.
When it comes to performance, the Canada-based host is impeccable. First of all, you should know that although the company is located in Montreal, it has a data center in France (in Paris). PlanetHoster is therefore an excellent choice if you want to set up a site for a French or European audience.
In this regard, its data centers are Tier 3 certified.
That being said, let's get back to pure performance. No matter which hosting plan you choose from PlanetHoster, you will be able to benefit from excellent speeds and almost maximum stability.
The uptime that we were able to record after a full year of use was close to 0.01% of 100%, which is excellent. In terms of technical characteristics, you will never be short of CPU or RAM. And in the worst case, PlanetHoster will always let you adjust to your needs.
OVH
Does OVH match PlanetHoster in terms of ease of use and performance offered? We'll be completely honest with you, in both cases, in our opinion, the answer is no.
The French host based in Roubaix is not bad, but the performance offered (at the same price) is really disappointing compared to its competitor in this duel. It's simple, to have equivalent performance, you will have to pay 2 to 3 times more for your web hosting.
For uptime, you will rarely have problems. OVH offers a generally stable service. However, this does not mean that you will never be subject to breakdowns. This happens even to the best hosts.
What about ease of use? Well, that's a feeling that's our own, but we found the OVH administration panel much less ergonomic than that of PlanetHoster. For our taste, it is rather difficult to navigate.
To conclude this first part of our PlanetHoster or OVH comparison, the victory here goes to the first mentioned. It is more efficient and will above all offer you an administration panel and tools that are easier to use (while being more pleasant to use).
Features: who is more generous between PlanetHoster and OVH?
We will now look at the features offered by PlanetHoster and OVH. When we talk about features, we think of the possibility of obtaining a free domain name, free SSL certificates, anti-DDoS protection, access to certain plugins (cache management for example), etc.
Who is the more generous of the two hosts? Response to follow.
PlanetHoster
With PlanetHoster, you will be able to enjoy a number of interesting features. And that doesn’t matter which accommodation you choose.
First of all, you will have the possibility of obtaining a free domain name for life by opting for its The World plan (we will present it to you in detail below). You read correctly, this domain name will be offered to you for life! And what’s more, you can choose from the most famous extensions: .com, .net, .fr…
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© PlanetHoster
The host does not stop there since it will also allow you to benefit from:
- Anti-DDos and anti-malware protection
- Automated backups every 12 hours
- IPextension (to change the IP of your site)
- LiteSpeed Server technology + LSCache
We might as well tell you that you won't miss anything by opting for this web host. You will have access to all the features necessary for effective management of your hosting and website.
OVH
Unlike PlanetHoster, OVH turns out to be a little less generous from a functionality point of view.
You will be able to benefit from a free domain name (but only for the first year), as well as free SSL certificates. The French host is already at a disadvantage (with respect to the domain name).
In terms of DDoS protection and daily backups, however, it's a draw.
The other significant difference in terms of functionality is the fact that it will not be possible to take advantage of LiteSpeed Server technology (which is very interesting for a WordPress site), and that you will not be able to choose and change the IP address of your site.
You will therefore have understood, it is once again a victory for PlanetHoster against OVH in this comparison.
WordPress integration
Since most of the sites available on the Internet use WordPress, we saw fit to take an interest in the integration of this CMS (content management system).
In this way, if you want tomake a site on WordPress, you can turn to the host who will offer you the best integration.
PlanetHoster
Like everythinggood web host for WordPress, PlanetHoster does what is necessary so that you can install and above all manage a site based on this CMS efficiently.
To begin with, after selecting your web hosting, you will be able to take advantage of a tool that will help you quickly install and configure your site on WordPress.
This remark is also valid for a PrestaShop, Joomla, etc. site.
On the integration side, PlanetHoster has optimized its hosting in order to make WordPress sites extremely efficient. This search for performance can also be improved by using the VIP option which will give you access to LiteSpeed technology.
The integration of WordPress on PlanetHoster hosting is a success for us. We will now see if this is also the case at OVH.
OVH
Just like PlanetHoster, OVH will provide you with a tool allowing you to install, configure and create a WordPress site from your hosting. Overall, the process is quick to carry out and above all easy to understand.
You will therefore have no problem doing all of this even if you have very little knowledge in the field.
When it comes to optimizing hosting for WordPress, OVH ensures that everything necessary is done to offer you the best possible performance. Now, as said previously, you will not be able to take advantage of certain tools/technologies allowing you to go even further (see LiteSpeed with PlanetHoster).
This is a bit regrettable and for this reason, even if the difference is small between OVH and PlanetHoster, we give the point to the latter.
Migrating a site
Do you want to change host and that is why you are consulting this PlanetHoster vs OVH comparison? This is very good because we are going to tell you if it is possible to benefit from a free migration with these two hosts.
This can be very practical if you don't want to (or don't feel capable) of carrying out this transfer yourself.
PlanetHoster
The very good news is that with PlanetHoster, you will be able to benefit from a free migration managed from A to Z by the host's technical teams.
After discussion with customer support, this “offer” is valid whether you are on a The World or HybridCloud plan.
The host's technical teams will just need to ensure the feasibility of the transfer beforehand. If the green light is given, your site will then be migrated for free.
Migrate your site to PlanetHoster
All you will have to do is give your access to your old host so that the PlanetHoster teams can recover and transfer everything independently.
OVH
It's much less rosy at OVH. In fact, the French host does not offer free or assisted migration.
You will have to rely on yourself if you really want to switch to this web host.
You will have understood by reading these few lines, there is no match concerning the migration of a site: PlanetHoster is the only one to offer this approach (and moreover for free), it is therefore towards him that you will have to turn if this is a service you want to benefit from.
Customer support: who to choose OVH or PlanetHoster?
When looking for a quality web host, it is important to pay attention to the technical support offered. Indeed, even if on paper you have the best web hosting, you are not immune to encountering problems.
For this reason, you must be able to count on responsive, competent support, and if possible available without any interruption (because problems can also occur on weekends or late in the evening).
Who from PlanetHoster or OVH knows how to do well at this level?
PlanetHoster
In our eyes, and after having realizeda complete review on PlanetHoster, its customer support is certainly the most competent and responsive on the French market.
You can contact him by telephone (7 days a week), by email, ticket, or via online chat. Generally, response time will not exceed a few minutes.
Support client de PlanetHoster © iPhon
The other big advantage is that you will be able to speak in English as well as in French with the host's technical teams. This poses no problem.
In addition to all that, PlanetHoster gives its customers access to a knowledge base as well as a community forum. Thanks to these two options, you will have a little more autonomy to solve certain problems.
OVH
Unlike PlanetHoster, OVH's customer support clearly did not convince us.
Especially if you are not considered a “professional”. In fact, you will often have to wait a long time before getting answers to your tickets, or before being put in touch with an agent by telephone.
OVH © iPhon customer support
So take this into account before opting for one of OVH hosting options. Also, don’t hesitate to read reviews left by users on a site like TrustPilot. This will allow you to see that this problem arises often.
For us in any case, it is prohibitive. For this reason, PlanetHoster beats (once again) OVH in this comparison.
Prices: who offers the best quality/price ratio?
Before concluding this PlanetHoster vs OVH duel, we still need to tell you about the prices charged by the two hosts. This will allow you to see what type of hosting you will be entitled to for a similar price with these two hosts.
PlanetHoster
PlanetHoster has opted for simplicity by reducing the number of plans offered as much as possible:
- The World (equivalent to shared):from 5€ per month
- HybridCloud (mix between Cloud and dedicated):from €41.67 per month
Regardless of your choice of hosting, the host will give you the opportunity to customize its power. This applies to both RAM and the number of CPU cores.
© PlanetHoster
There is, however, a small difference between the two plans. You will only be able to get one free domain name for life by subscribing to The World plan.
In our opinion, this is not a big deal because The World plan will meet the needs of most people looking for web hosting.
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That being said, we find PlanetHoster's prices really competitive given the power offered. You can also improve this competitiveness by using our promotional codePHA-presse-citron. Thus, as stipulated in our article presentingles coupons et codes promos PlanetHoster, you will benefit from a 15% discount on your order.
OVH
OVH offers many more offers than PlanetHoster. To the point where it becomes difficult to navigate.
To find all the information concerning the accommodation plans listed below, we strongly advise you to take a lookon our complete OVH test. Or go to its official website.
OVH hosting plans © iPhon
To summarize our thoughts, OVH offers much less attractive prices than PlanetHoster. You will indeed have to pay much more in order to have equivalent performance.
In addition, unfortunately you will not have a promo code available to lower the bill. Just as no money-back guarantee exists (compared to 14 days at PlanetHoster).
So you will have understood, PlanetHoster wins one last point in its duel against OVH. It is time for us to take stock.
Conclusion of our PlanetHoster or OVH comparison
If you have carefully read our entire comparison between PlanetHoster and OVH, you may have realized that a clear winner emerges.
Who is he?It is the web host PlanetHoster which emerges victorious in its duel against OVH.
And as said, it wasn't even close as PlanetHoster offers a much better service than its competitor. If you're hesitating between the two, you know where to turn.
Don't forget to click on the button below so that our promotional code “PHA-presse-citron” be applied directly to your accommodation order. As a reminder, this will give you a 15% discount.
In addition, you will be entitled to a 14-day money-back guarantee. And this regardless of the plan chosen (HybridCloud or The World). We might as well tell you that you won't take any risks by trying it.
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Wordpress, Joomla, Magento, Prestashop
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