I'm french and I've been using low-cost offers from OVH (Kimsufi) or Illiad (Online.net) since a couple of years.
I just have ONE objection: If you plan to do something professional with them, just, don't.
For them, every client is dispensable (even if you rent 200 servers or more). They won't hesitate a single second to delete your server if they have a small problem with you (for example, getting DDoS'd).
OVH have shutdowned servers from a small association who was offering hosting, on the basis that the server made 3 DNS request to some "weird" server in Poland, for example.
So, it's okay for personal stuff, and, backup everything- your data is definitely not safe on their servers.
I've been a customer for 7 years and don't have single complaint. Do you have any source for your claims? Suggesting they'd shut out any client for any reason, making them unsuitable for doing business, when they run 100 000 servers is a little doubtful.
I just have ONE objection: If you plan to do something professional with them, just, don't.
For them, every client is dispensable (even if you rent 200 servers or more). They won't hesitate a single second to delete your server if they have a small problem with you (for example, getting DDoS'd).
OVH have shutdowned servers from a small association who was offering hosting, on the basis that the server made 3 DNS request to some "weird" server in Poland, for example.
So, it's okay for personal stuff, and, backup everything- your data is definitely not safe on their servers.