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Public VCF as-a-Service
Access to VMware at ultra-competitive rates.
Keep your architecture, reduce your costs.
From £259 ex. VAT/month (1)
Discover Public VCF as-a-Service, a managed VMware solution, available at a very competitive price. Enjoy one month free* on the Standard Starter Pack, excluding additional options, with code “VCFTRIAL”.
Offer valid for one activation per customer and for the first 200 orders only.
Why choose Public VCF as-a-Service?
Broadcom’s licensing changes are having an economic impact on the infrastructure of SMEs and mid-sized companies. OVHcloud strengthens trust and stability with Public VCF as-a-Service, based on VMware Cloud Director (VCD). This solution leverages a shared environment to deliver an affordable VMware offering — without compromising your sovereignty or security.
Forget the price shock
- All-inclusive, ultra-competitive pricing — starting at £259 ex. VAT/month or £310.80 incl. VAT/month.
- We take care of the hardware and VMware licensing for you.
Modernize without starting over
- No need to rebuild everything from scratch or change technology.
- Easy access and migration with VMware Cloud Director (VCD)
- Keep VMware performance without the complexity.
Core flexibility and scalability
- 99.95% SLA uptime guarantee
- Automatic updates and maintenance
- Add or move resources instantly as your needs evolve.
Standard
Starter Pack
Compute: 16vCPU & 64GB RAM
Storage: 1TB Standard
Public IPs: 16 addresses IPv4
Public network: Up to 5 Gbit/s
Options
Managed Veeam
Windows licences
Additional resources
Important: If you require the advanced networking and security features included in the Advanced plan, please start directly with the Advanced Starter Pack. It will not be possible to automatically migrate from the Standard plan to the Advanced plan.
Advanced
Starter Pack
Compute: 16vCPU & 64GB RAM
Storage: 1TB Standard
Public IPs: 16 addresses IPv4
Public network: Up to 5 Gbit/s
Options
Managed Veeam
Windows licences
Additional resources
Advanced networking and security features
VMware Microsegmentation
Edge Gateway (up to 5 per organization)
NAT (Network Address Translation)
IPSec VPN
Layer 2 VPN
Dynamic Routing
DNS Management
DHCP Services
VMware Firewall
VMware Distributed Firewall
VMware Cloud Director - The next generation of vCloud
Public VCF as-a-Service is based on VMware Cloud Director (VCD), the new version of VMware vCloud Director, which features a multi-tenant-optimised architecture, advanced functionality and granular resource control. All of this is integrated into the VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) suite.
Features & Services
Key features
VMware stack compatibility
Deploy a VMware environment powered by VMware Cloud Foundation, ensuring seamless compatibility with your existing applications and infrastructure.
VMware Cloud Director (VCD)
The VCD interface simplifies the complex processes of orchestration, workload deployment, and network configuration, improving cloud operational efficiency.
Elastic resource allocation
Start with 16 vCPU/64 GB RAM, then scale resources as needed, adjusting capacity based on your needs while maximising cost savings.
Content library
Access a centralised repository with pre-configured Linux and Windows images from OVHcloud, as well as VM templates and ISO images, to simplify deployment in your VMware environment.
Protected VM
Maintain uninterrupted access to your virtual machines with VMware HA and vMotion features, which are integrated into Public VCF as-a-Service.
Lifecycle management
Deployment, updates, scalability and security patches. This means you benefit from optimum performance with minimum operational overheads.
Multi-tenant
Provide your organisations with a shared infrastructure, deploy new virtual datacentre (vDC) environments in under 10 minutes.
Network and security
Protect your infrastructure with anti-DDoS protection and advanced network security features, including firewalls. Benefit from bandwidth up to 5 Gbit/s providing unlimited traffic for public and private networks.
Included Services
Storage
Begin with 1 TB of storage, and then you can scale capacity as needed to match your workload.
Anti-DDoS
Public VCF as-a-Service, like all OVHcloud products, comes with anti-DDoS protection enabled. You can customise protection rules via the Control Panel.
Network security
Advanced Packs offer additional network security features, such as VMware Firewall and Microsegmentation.
Public IPs
The configuration uses 16 IPv4 addresses (/28), by default, for public network access.
User and group access
Securely manage user/group access within your organisation by defining roles, permissions, and organisational boundaries, for efficient role-based access control and resource management.
Public network
Get high-speed public connectivity for your applications and services, with guaranteed unmetered bandwidth up to 5 Gbps.
Internal Private Network
Deploy and connect your VMs using Internal Private Networks available with Public VCF as-a-Service. Leveraging VMware’s distributed architecture, these isolated VMware Cloud Director segments provide a highly secure and efficient networking model.
Private network (vRack)
Connect your VMware Cloud Director to other OVHcloud services via vRack for blazing-fast, secure, and seamless 5 Gbps connection with unlimited bandwidth.
Additional services
Advanced network and security features
Secure your environment with firewalls, distributed firewalls, and micro-segmentation features, available in the Advanced package.
Additional public IPs
Assign and move dynamic IP addresses from one service to another.
Backup solution for VCD
Leverage the Managed Veeam solution to back up your virtual machines.
Data protection & DR
Implement a Disaster Recovery Plan adapted to your VMware environment.
OVHcloud Connect
A private connection between your network and your OVHcloud services, compatible with all our cloud solutions.
Microsoft Licensing
Flexible and cost-effective Microsoft licensing options for your virtual machines.
Business & Enterprise Support
Benefit from 24/7 expert support with industry-leading response times, ensuring production continuity.
Professional Service
Get expert guidance from OVHcloud Professional Services to train your team, design, or optimise your Public VCF as-a-Service environment.
Use cases
New Project / Environment
Rapidly deploy your own cloud in a scalable, secure and flexible environment to run your workloads.
Migration to OVHcloud
Transfer your existing VMware workloads (SDDC/VCD) to OVHcloud, while guaranteeing continuity, performance and simplicity in a trusted cloud environment.
Moving from a private to a public cloud
Move your private cloud to a VMware Public Cloud for greater agility, scalability and resilience.
Public VCF as-a-Service - Customer success stories
OVHcloud Public VCF as-a-Service Architecture
The diagram depicts the architecture of OVHcloud Public VMware Cloud Foundation as-a-Service, highlighting its core components and their integration.
Discover OVHcloud Public VCF as-a-Service: Demo Video
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Questions you may have
What is Public VCF as-a-Service?
Public VCF as-a-Service is a fully managed solution, offering a shared infrastructure in public cloud format, based on VMware Cloud Director (VCD) included in VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF).
What’s the difference between Public VCF as-a-Service and the Managed VMware vSphere?
The main difference is that Public VCF as-a-Service fully abstracts the network, providing storage and high availability, which allows users to consume the services directly, without the complexity of configuration. What’s more, the offer is based on a shared infrastructure that’s more economical for smaller infrastructures.
See a full comparison of our VMware offers on this page.
What’s the difference between VMware Cloud Director (VCD) and vCloud Director (vCD)?
VMware Cloud Director (VCD) and vCloud Director (vCD) are in fact the same product; the only difference is in the name. Initially called vCloud Director since its creation in 2010, the tool was renamed VMware Cloud Director from version 10.1 in April 2020. This change was intended to better reflect the product’s integration into the VMware Cloud ecosystem, notably as part of the VMware Cloud Provider Programme. The functionalities remain the same: multi-tenant cloud management, automation, integration with vSphere and NSX, etc. In short, VCD is simply the new name for vCD, with no functional changes associated with the renaming.
What’s the difference compared to Public Cloud computing?
Public VCF as-a-Service is based on the proprietary VMware Cloud Foundation (VCF) stack, renowned for its security and performance. It provides you with a pool of resources in which you can deploy highly available virtual machines (VMs). The Public Cloud is less specialised, but offers a whole ecosystem of managed cloud services such as per-unit instances (VMs).
What is the technical architecture?
You can view a full technical presentation of Public VCF as-a-Service on this page.
(1) Monthly subscription at the introductory price of £259 ex. VAT/month or £310.80 incl. VAT/month applicable for the Starter Pack Standard until 31 December 2025 subscribed to by 30 November 2025 at the latest. After this introductory offer, the monthly subscription will be a minimum of £325.80 ex. VAT/month or £390.96 incl. VAT/month from 1 January 2026. This offer is non-binding with no minimum subscription period and cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Subscription is subject to prior acceptance of OVHcloud’s contractual conditions.
(2) Monthly subscription at the introductory price of £325 ex. VAT/month or £390 incl. VAT/month applicable for the Starter Pack Advanced until 31 December 2025 subscribed to by 30 November 2025 at the latest. After this introductory offer, the monthly subscription will be a minimum of £390.80 ex. VAT/month or £468.96 incl. VAT/month from 1 January 2026. This offer is non-binding with no minimum subscription period and cannot be combined with other offers or discounts. Subscription is subject to prior acceptance of OVHcloud’s contractual conditions.