low cost VPS server: is automated backup included in a Local Zone?

If you are considering an OVHcloud VPS in a Local Zone, do not treat its Standard automated backup as confirmed: OVHcloud's backup guide says the feature is unavailable there, while its worldwide VPS page lists Standard backup as included. Check the exact location and offer before relying on it.

Checked · Scope: OVHcloud VPS and Local Zones · Currency: not applicable · Contract: not applicable · Evidence and number sources

The purchase question

This page checks the published availability wording for automated VPS backups. It does not report a purchase, a backup creation, or a restore test. The question is narrower: do the general VPS page and the feature-specific guide describe the same Local Zone eligibility?

What the official pages say

Official pagePublished scopeWhat a buyer can conclude
Worldwide VPS overview [A]Lists Standard automatic backup as included. Its Local Zone exclusions list names several other features but does not name Standard backup.The general page presents backup as included but does not settle the Local Zone question on its own.
Automated backup guide [B]Its warning says the feature is unavailable for VPS in Local Zones.This is a direct Local Zone restriction for the automated backup feature described by the guide.
VPS backup overview [C]Explains that automatic backup covers the system disk, not additional disks.Even when backup is available, separate storage needs its own protection plan.

The wording above is paraphrased. The linked OVHcloud pages are the evidence; this table is a scope comparison, not a report of observed service behavior.

How to read the mismatch

The broad offer page and the feature guide answer different questions. The offer page describes the general VPS package. The guide addresses the automated backup feature and explicitly names Local Zones. Because the two pages do not state the same boundary at the same level of detail, the safest purchase decision is to treat Local Zone availability as unconfirmed on the offer page and follow up on the exact product.

This is a reading of the published pages, not a claim that one page overrides the other or that OVHcloud has resolved the wording. The guide's restriction is clear; the general page does not explain that exception beside its included-backup listing. Only the provider can confirm how a specific checkout offer is provisioned.

Before you buy a low cost VPS

  1. Save the exact product name and selected location from the order page.
  2. Check whether that location is labeled a Local Zone, then open the linked automated backup guide.
  3. If the offer still labels backup as included, ask support whether automated backup is enabled for that exact location and product. Keep the answer with the order details.
  4. List any additional disk separately. The backup overview says the automatic option does not cover it, so arrange a separate copy if those files matter.

Do not count a general “included” label as proof of Local Zone eligibility, and do not assume a backup covers every attached disk.

Question and answer

Does an OVHcloud Local Zone VPS include automatic backups?

The automated backup guide says this feature is unavailable for Local Zone VPS. The worldwide overview separately lists Standard backup as included without stating that Local Zone exception in the same listing. Confirm the selected offer with OVHcloud before treating backup as available.

Downloadable evidence table

The file records the page scope and the buyer check in a compact format.

Download the comparison table (CSV)

The CSV contains the same three official page links shown above. It is a source checklist, not a backup test result.

Evidence and number sources

All pages checked September 27, 2026. This is the verification date, not a provider change date. No prices or contract terms are compared on this page.