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European Hosting

Big US-centered cloud providers are not the only way to host software today. There are many professional hosting providers that are based in Europe and provide a wide variety of services, from bare metal machine rental and colocation to ready-made cloud solutions such as object storage, managed databases, or Kubernetes.

We list a few of them below, in alphabetical order.

BIT

BIT operates exclusively in the Netherlands. They focus on privacy and independence, providing colocation in their own data centers, as well as physical and virtual machines, with some cloud services like object storage on top.

Key points:

  • Netherlands-based entity.
  • Focused on colocation services, offers managed hosting, as well as VMs and object storage.
  • 3 fully owned data centers in Ede with separate emergency power and cooling systems.
  • Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001, NEN 7510.

Cherry Servers

Cherry Servers offers both bare metal rental and on-demand virtual machines. They provide flexible pricing commitment periods, down to a per-hour basis even on bare metal servers.

Key points:

  • Lithuania-based entity.
  • Offers flexibly priced bare metal and virtual machines.
  • API support for provisioning and management.
  • Several locations in Europe and globally.
  • Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001, SOC 2 Type II.

DataPacket

DataPacket focuses on bare metal servers, rather than traditional cloud solutions. They offer high-performance servers for all kinds of use cases, from video streaming to blockchain and AI.

Key points:

  • UK-based entity with Czech origins.
  • Focused on bare metal servers, with high bandwidth capacity and DDoS protection.
  • Dedicated CPU and GPU servers.
  • GraphQL API for inventory, servers, traffic and account automation.
  • Custom hardware configuration on request.
  • More than 30 locations in Europe, 60+ globally.

Hetzner

Hetzner specializes in affordable bare metal servers with customizable configuration in their own data centers. They also offer some cloud services like virtual machines or object storage.

Key points:

  • Privately owned Germany-based entity.
  • Specialized in bare metal, offers some cloud services, and colocation (subject to availability).
  • 3 fully owned data centers, a few more cloud locations.
  • API for managing cloud services.
  • Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001.

OVHcloud

OVHcloud is one of the largest European cloud and bare metal providers. They offer bare metal server rental, virtual machines in the form of private and public cloud, and a wide variety of managed services and cloud solutions.

Key points:

  • France-based entity.
  • Bare metal, virtual machines, many cloud services such as managed databases, Kubernetes and object storage.
  • API support and Terraform provider.
  • Multiple locations in Europe and worldwide, across different countries.
  • Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001, ISO/IEC 27017, ISO/IEC 27018, ISO/IEC 27701 and others, depending on the provided service, region and contract.

Scaleway

Scaleway is a France-based cloud and bare metal provider. They provide a broad spectrum of cloud services, from object storage and managed databases to Kubernetes and serverless compute.

Key points:

  • France-based entity.
  • Wide spectrum of offered services, from bare metal to managed cloud services.
  • API for managing services.
  • Colocation (Dedirack) in a French data center.
  • 4 regions in Europe.
  • Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001, French HDS (healthcare-data certification).

UpCloud

UpCloud is a Finnish cloud provider offering cloud services from simple virtual machines and GPU servers to managed Kubernetes and databases.

Key points:

  • Finland-based entity.
  • From simple VMs to a wide offer of managed services.
  • API support for managed services.
  • 15 data centers, 10 in Europe.
  • Certifications: ISO/IEC 27001, PiTuKri.