Cloud & Infrastructure
16 European alternatives
EU-based hosting and cloud infrastructure for developers and businesses. From affordable VPS to enterprise-grade cloud platforms, these providers keep your servers in Europe — fully GDPR-compliant and free from extraterritorial data access laws like the US CLOUD Act. Your data stays where you put it.
Hetzner
High-performance cloud hosting. Data centers in Germany & Finland.
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Bunny.net
🌍European CDN and edge cloud. Up to 9x cheaper than Cloudflare with servers across Europe. Privacy-first, no data selling.
OVHcloud
🇫🇷Europe's largest cloud provider. Data centers across the EU.
Scaleway
🇫🇷Developer-friendly European cloud. Serverless, Kubernetes, GPU instances.
UpCloud
🇫🇮High-performance Finnish cloud with 100% network uptime SLA. MaxIOPS storage.
INWX
🇩🇪German domain registrar with 500+ TLDs and transparent pricing. No dark patterns, full WHOIS privacy, EU-hosted DNS.
IONOS
🇩🇪Full-stack hosting from domains to cloud servers. Part of United Internet.
netcup
🇩🇪German VPS and root server hosting. Karlsruhe data centers, very competitive pricing.
Gcore
🇱🇺Luxembourg-based CDN and cloud platform. European infrastructure, GDPR-compliant, enterprise SLA.
Contabo
🇩🇪Affordable German VPS and dedicated servers. Excellent price-performance ratio.
Coolify
🇭🇺Hungarian open-source self-hosting platform. Deploy apps, databases, and services on your own infra.
Exoscale
🇨🇭Swiss cloud infrastructure provider. 100% European data centres, GDPR-compliant, ISO 27001.
Scalingo
🇫🇷French PaaS platform for developers. EU-hosted, GDPR-compliant, HDS-certified for health data.
Fuga Cloud
🇳🇱OpenStack-based Dutch cloud. 100% EU data sovereignty.
KeyCDN
🇨🇭Swiss high-performance CDN with European PoPs. Simple pricing, no hidden fees, GDPR-compliant.
Jelastic
🇱🇻Latvian multi-cloud PaaS platform. Deploy anywhere in Europe with full GDPR compliance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best European alternative to AWS?
Hetzner (Germany) is the highest-rated European hosting provider on swapto.eu for price-to-performance. For managed cloud services comparable to AWS, OVHcloud (France) and IONOS (Germany) offer full EU data sovereignty.
Are European hosting providers GDPR-compliant?
Yes — all hosting providers listed on swapto.eu operate data centres within the EU and sign GDPR-compliant Data Processing Agreements (DPAs). Your infrastructure and customer data remain under EU law at all times.
Can European hosting compete with AWS or Google Cloud on performance?
For most workloads, yes. Hetzner, Scaleway, and OVHcloud offer competitive SLAs, global CDN options, and managed Kubernetes. For highly specialised AI or ML workloads, EU providers are rapidly expanding GPU availability.