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Microsoft-owned cloud platform. Direct CLOUD Act exposure regardless of EU region.
Alternatives
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CLOUD Act · none
11
Free tier
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Which are the closest Microsoft Azure alternatives?
Ordered by feature parity and migration friction, which is weighted higher than feature breadth.
Norwegian managed enterprise-cloud platform (est. 2000), own platform colocated in Oslo, NO/SE data residency, ISO 27001 + ISAE 3402/3000; enterprise quote-based, no public pricing.
Dutch OpenStack public cloud (Cyso B.V., Alkmaar; formerly Fuga Cloud) on the operator's own hardware in Amsterdam and Frankfurt; ISO 27001 + NEN 7510, but no public DPA and a 2018 sub-processor list naming AWS, Microsoft and Google.
Public DPA: Not assessedSub-processors: YesOpen source: No
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How do the 14 European alternatives to Microsoft Azure compare?
All 14 alternatives, benchmarked against Microsoft Azure.
Norwegian managed enterprise-cloud platform (est. 2000), own platform colocated in Oslo, NO/SE data residency, ISO 27001 + ISAE 3402/3000; enterprise quote-based, no public pricing.
Public DPA: No
Sub-processors: Yes
Open source: No
Oslo · NO
Norway
Sovereignty
A single roll-up of ownership and CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-SovereignEU/EEA/Switzerland-owned and -operated, with no identified CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-BasedEU-operated, with at most minor or transient US exposure.
EU-HostedThis listingEU hosting available, but a US parent or hyperscaler sub-processor creates material exposure.
US-LinkedOperated by a US-incorporated entity, directly subject to US jurisdiction.
Dutch OpenStack public cloud (Cyso B.V., Alkmaar; formerly Fuga Cloud) on the operator's own hardware in Amsterdam and Frankfurt; ISO 27001 + NEN 7510, but no public DPA and a 2018 sub-processor list naming AWS, Microsoft and Google.
Public DPA: Not assessed
Sub-processors: Yes
Open source: No
Amsterdam · NL
Netherlands
Sovereignty
A single roll-up of ownership and CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-SovereignEU/EEA/Switzerland-owned and -operated, with no identified CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-BasedEU-operated, with at most minor or transient US exposure.
EU-HostedThis listingEU hosting available, but a US parent or hyperscaler sub-processor creates material exposure.
US-LinkedOperated by a US-incorporated entity, directly subject to US jurisdiction.
Swiss Kubernetes-based public cloud (Hidora SA, Geneva): VMs, managed Kubernetes, GPUs, databases and S3 across three Swiss data centres; public DPA and ISO 27001, sub-processor list on request only.
Public DPA: Yes
Sub-processors: No
Open source: No
Geneva · CH
Switzerland
Sovereignty
A single roll-up of ownership and CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-SovereignThis listingEU/EEA/Switzerland-owned and -operated, with no identified CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-BasedEU-operated, with at most minor or transient US exposure.
EU-HostedEU hosting available, but a US parent or hyperscaler sub-processor creates material exposure.
US-LinkedOperated by a US-incorporated entity, directly subject to US jurisdiction.
Dutch Kubernetes-native sovereign cloud (Thalassa Cloud Services B.V., Arnhem, 2024); 100% EU-owned, NL-hosted, API-first with an official Terraform provider. Early-stage, no published certifications yet.
Public DPA: No
Sub-processors: No
Open source: No
Arnhem · NL
Netherlands
Sovereignty
A single roll-up of ownership and CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-SovereignThis listingEU/EEA/Switzerland-owned and -operated, with no identified CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-BasedEU-operated, with at most minor or transient US exposure.
EU-HostedEU hosting available, but a US parent or hyperscaler sub-processor creates material exposure.
US-LinkedOperated by a US-incorporated entity, directly subject to US jurisdiction.
Finnish managed open-source data platform (PostgreSQL, Kafka, OpenSearch, ClickHouse, Valkey) on the cloud you choose; EU-owned, but the management plane runs on Google Cloud and most cloud options are US hyperscalers.
Public DPA: Yes
Sub-processors: Yes
Open source: No
BE
Belgium
Sovereignty
A single roll-up of ownership and CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-SovereignEU/EEA/Switzerland-owned and -operated, with no identified CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-BasedEU-operated, with at most minor or transient US exposure.
EU-HostedThis listingEU hosting available, but a US parent or hyperscaler sub-processor creates material exposure.
US-LinkedOperated by a US-incorporated entity, directly subject to US jurisdiction.
French sovereign cloud (Iliad-owned, Xavier Niel), HDS + ISO 27001 and on the ANSSI SecNumCloud qualification path; winner of €180M EU Cloud III tender.
Public DPA: Yes
Sub-processors: Yes
Open source: No
Paris · FR
France
Sovereignty
A single roll-up of ownership and CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-SovereignThis listingEU/EEA/Switzerland-owned and -operated, with no identified CLOUD Act exposure.
EU-BasedEU-operated, with at most minor or transient US exposure.
EU-HostedEU hosting available, but a US parent or hyperscaler sub-processor creates material exposure.
US-LinkedOperated by a US-incorporated entity, directly subject to US jurisdiction.
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