The Exchange
Leaving aws?
3 European alternatives, ranked on cited evidence: ownership, jurisdiction, and where your data actually lives.
The verdict
The strongest European option replacing aws is Hetzner: German cloud and dedicated-server provider with EU data centres and ISO 27001 / BSI C5 certifications, scored 88/100 ahead of 2 others.
Jurisdiction 100 · Independence 70 · how we score
88 /100 Partial
All alternatives, side by side
| # | Service | HQ | Governing law | Score | FIE-SEAL | Visit |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Hetzner German cloud and dedicated-server provider with EU data centres and ISO 27001 / BSI C5 certifications. Alternative to AWS · DigitalOcean | DE | German law; subject to GDPR | 88 Partial Jurisdiction 100 Independence 70 | SEAL-1 | Dossier → |
| 02 | OVHcloud European cloud provider headquartered in Roubaix, France; SecNumCloud qualified and publicly listed. Alternative to AWS · DigitalOcean | FR | French law; subject to GDPR; regulated under French NIS-2 transposition | 88 Partial Jurisdiction 100 Independence 70 | SEAL-1 | Dossier → |
| 03 | Scaleway French cloud provider (Iliad group) with EU data centres in Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw and Milan. Alternative to AWS · DigitalOcean | FR | French law; subject to GDPR | 88 Partial Jurisdiction 100 Independence 70 | SEAL-1 | Dossier → |
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