European cloud
Where your servers stand and which law the provider answers to has become a business question, not only a legal one. This section compares European infrastructure providers on what they offer and where they operate, explains the terms sovereign cloud and GDPR-compliant hosting without the marketing, and walks through a realistic migration from a US hyperscaler.
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In this section
01
European Cloud Providers 2026: 8 Alternatives Compared
European cloud providers compared: Hetzner, STACKIT, IONOS, OVHcloud, Scaleway, UpCloud, Exoscale and Open Telekom Cloud by seat, locations and focus.
02
GDPR-Compliant Cloud Hosting: What Really Matters
GDPR-compliant cloud hosting explained: data processing agreement, data location, transfers outside the EU, security measures and a provider checklist.
03
Hetzner vs. DigitalOcean: Which Cloud Fits Your App?
Hetzner vs. DigitalOcean compared on pricing model, EU locations, included traffic, managed services and company seat, so you can pick the right cloud.
04
Migrate from AWS or Azure to a European Cloud
How to move from AWS, Azure or Google Cloud to a European provider: inventory, service mapping, egress costs, the EU Data Act, cutover and common pitfalls.
05
Sovereign Cloud Explained: Residency, Control, Law
What sovereign cloud means: data residency, operational control and legal jurisdiction explained, how the EU assesses it and how to check a provider's claims.
06
STACKIT vs. IONOS Cloud vs. OVHcloud Compared
STACKIT, IONOS Cloud and OVHcloud compared on company seat, data centres, managed Kubernetes, databases and certifications such as BSI C5 and SecNumCloud.
07
VPS for Developers: 7 Providers Compared for Europe
Seven VPS providers for developers compared on company seat, European locations, billing, API and extras, with clear criteria instead of a vague ranking.
Other sections
App platforms (PaaS)
What a platform as a service does, how Railway, Render, DigitalOcean App Platform and self-hosted options like Coolify compare, and what running your app really costs.
Cloud-native basics
What cloud-native really means, when microservices beat a monolith, how small teams ship containers without a platform team, and which managed Kubernetes services run in Europe.
Edge computing
What edge computing is, when moving compute closer to users really cuts latency, and what private 5G campus networks offer businesses.