Hetzner vs OVHcloud: green hosting compared
Hetzner and OVHcloud side by side: each one's Green Web Foundation listing, where its data centres are and how carbon-intensive those grids are, and the evidence it publishes. They are in alphabetical order: no host pays for its place.
The difference
Both are listed in the Green Web Foundation's directory of verified green providers.
OVHcloud's listed countries are all on lower-carbon grids than any of Hetzner's: at most 192 gCO2e/kWh in Canada (2025), against at least 334 gCO2e/kWh in Germany (2025).
These are the facts we can show, not a verdict on which is greener: the listing, the grids and each company's own claims measure different things, and none of them measures your website. Each host's full page has every quote and source.
Each dot is a country where the host lists data centres, placed by that country's grid average. Hetzner, listed in the Green Web Foundation's directory: 1 country, 334 gCO2e/kWh in Germany. OVHcloud, listed in the Green Web Foundation's directory: 2 countries, from 41 gCO2e/kWh in France to 192 in Canada.
Show the data as a table
| Country | Grid average, gCO2e/kWh | Year | Hetzner | OVHcloud |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 41 | 2025 | No | Yes |
| Canada | 192 | 2025 | No | Yes |
| Germany | 334 | 2025 | Yes | No |
Hetzner
- Green Web Foundation
Listed in the Green Web Foundation's directory of verified green providers, checked 17 October 2026.
GWF lists it as “Hetzner Online GmbH” (provider 131).
GWF does not publish when a provider was last verified. Providers verified before October 2026 are reassessed under its new criteria, which no longer accept offsets, at their next reverification.
- Data centres
Germany
Web hosting runs in Hetzner's own data-centre park in Nuremberg. Its cloud and dedicated servers are also offered in Finland, the USA and Singapore.
- Grid average where they are
- 334 gCO2e/kWh in Germany (2025).
- Hetzner's own evidence
- Sustainability at Hetzner 3 September 2026
- Hydropower certificate 2025 (naturenergie) Undated
- Sustainability Undated
- Evidence checked
- 16 October 2026
OVHcloud
- Green Web Foundation
Listed in the Green Web Foundation's directory of verified green providers, checked 17 October 2026.
GWF lists it as “OVHcloud” (provider 1305).
GWF does not publish when a provider was last verified. Providers verified before October 2026 are reassessed under its new criteria, which no longer accept offsets, at their next reverification.
- Data centres
France and Canada
Web hosting runs in Gravelines, France and Beauharnois, Canada. OVHcloud's other products run in more countries.
- Grid average where they are
- Across the listed countries, from 41 gCO2e/kWh in France (2025) to 192 gCO2e/kWh in Canada (2025).
- OVHcloud's own evidence
- Evidence checked
- 16 October 2026
Grid figures: Ember, Yearly electricity data (2026), CC BY 4.0. Listing data from the Green Web Foundation's Green Web Dataset, made available under the Open Database License (ODbL).