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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
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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.
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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.
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Edge computing
What edge computing is, when moving compute closer to users really cuts latency, and what private 5G campus networks offer businesses.