European Alternatives to Google Cloud
Google Cloud Platform is one of the three major global cloud providers, offering compute, storage, data analytics, machine learning and Kubernetes services. It is widely used for data-intensive workloads and AI/ML applications. For organizations seeking cloud infrastructure with European ownership, full GDPR compliance and data that never leaves EU jurisdiction, several European cloud providers deliver scalable, enterprise-ready solutions.
Best European alternatives to Google Cloud for cloud infrastructure, data and AI workloads
OVHcloud provides a comprehensive European cloud with compute, storage, managed Kubernetes and AI training infrastructure. Scaleway offers GPU cloud instances, managed databases and a developer-focused experience. Hetzner delivers high-performance cloud and dedicated servers with German data centers. IONOS combines cloud infrastructure with managed hosting and enterprise services. Clever Cloud provides managed application hosting with automatic scaling. UpCloud, from Finland, focuses on high-performance cloud servers with European data centers. Open Telekom Cloud, from Deutsche Telekom, serves enterprise and public sector needs.
OVHcloud
French publicly traded cloud provider with managed databases, S3-compatible storage, and 43 data centers across four continents.
Scaleway
French cloud provider (Iliad Group) with managed databases for PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, ClickHouse, and Kafka plus S3 storage.
Hetzner
German founder-owned hosting company with S3-compatible object storage, backup Storage Boxes, and aggressively priced cloud infrastructure.
IONOS
German publicly traded cloud and hosting provider with managed databases, S3 storage, and 6.3 million customer contracts.
Infomaniak kSuite
Swiss-hosted collaboration suite with email, cloud storage, document editing, team chat, and video conferencing.
Clever Cloud
French PaaS provider automating application deployment on European sovereign infrastructure with per-second billing.
Exoscale
Swiss cloud platform (A1 Telekom Austria Group) with managed databases powered by Aiven across eight European data centers.
Open Telekom Cloud
Deutsche Telekom's enterprise public cloud platform operating from owned twin-core data centers in Germany, the Netherlands, and Switzerland.
UpCloud
Finnish cloud provider operating 15 data centers globally with a 99.999% SLA and zero-cost egress policy.
STACKIT
German sovereign cloud platform of Schwarz Group (Lidl/Kaufland) with confidential computing and GPU instances.
3DS Outscale
French sovereign cloud subsidiary of Dassault Systèmes, first provider to achieve SecNumCloud 3.2 qualification.
Cleura
Swedish OpenStack-based cloud provider with compliant cloud for regulated industries, part of Iver Group.
Aruba Cloud
Italian cloud provider with five owned data center campuses and over 130,000 managed servers serving 16 million users.
Leaseweb CDN
Dutch infrastructure provider operating a Multi-CDN platform with 295+ combined PoPs and 80,000+ managed servers.
Gigas
Spanish publicly traded cloud provider operating nine data centers across Spain, Portugal, Ireland, and Latin America.
