Google's hyperscaler. Subject to the same CLOUD Act exposure as AWS.
The most common reasons buyers tell us they're moving to an EU alternative.
CLOUD Act exposure
US authorities can compel non-EU providers to hand over data even when stored on EU servers — incompatible with strict data-sovereignty contracts.
DPAs & CJEU rulings
Multiple EU DPAs have ruled that data transfer to the US violates GDPR Article 44 without further safeguards.
Procurement requirements
Many EU public-sector and regulated tenders now require EU-jurisdiction software and data residency. Tools listed here meet those requirements out of the box.
Vendor diversity
Reducing dependence on a small number of US hyperscalers and SaaS providers is a strategic goal across many EU governments and enterprises.
Managed open-source database and streaming platforms.
Affordable VPS and dedicated servers from Munich
Affordable EU cloud — VPS, dedicated, and S3-compatible storage.
Cloud hosting, dedicated servers, managed Kubernetes, domains and business email
Bare metal, public and hosted private cloud across 30+ in-house data centres
Sovereign cloud with serverless, GPUs and managed Kubernetes
Schwarz Group's sovereign EU cloud platform.
High-performance Finnish cloud