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European alternatives to Google Cloud
European companies mapped as alternatives to Google Cloud. Each carries an evidence-led sovereignty profile — jurisdiction, hosting, US exposure, DPA and more — reviewed by SovEU. Profiles are descriptive, not a compliance verdict.
3 alternatives
German hosting provider offering cloud servers, dedicated servers and storage, with data centres in Germany and Finland.
French cloud provider (part of the Iliad group) offering compute, object storage and managed services from European data centres.
European cloud provider headquartered in Roubaix, France, operating its own data centres across Europe and beyond.
Compare side by side
The same evidence-led signals across each alternative. A blank cell (“—”) means the signal isn't recorded — never a negative claim — and the score is a transparent signal score, not a compliance verdict.
| Signal | HetznerDE | ScalewayFR | OVHcloudFR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty score | 58/ 100Moderate sovereignty signals | 58/ 100Moderate sovereignty signals | 76/ 100Strong sovereignty signals |
| HQ jurisdiction | Germany | France | France |
| Primary hosting region | Germany / Finland | France / Netherlands / Poland | Europe |
| EU data residency option | — | — | — |
| US cloud dependency | — | — | — |
| Data Processing Agreement | — | — | — |
| Subprocessor list published | — | — | — |
| Self-hosting option | — | — | — |
| Open source | — | — | — |