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EU VETTED
Alternatives to

European alternatives to Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Google-owned cloud platform. Direct CLOUD Act exposure regardless of EU region.

ALTERNATIVES
9
CLOUD-ACT · NONE
9
WITH BSI C5
0
FREE TIER
0

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WHAT YOU'RE LEAVING

What are you leaving behind with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)?

Listed for transparency. Every product on this page is benchmarked against this baseline.

Google Cloud Platform (GCP) US-incorporated

Google-owned cloud platform. Direct CLOUD Act exposure regardless of EU region.

SCORE
1.0/5
OWNERSHIP
US-OWNED
CLOUD ACT
DIRECT
HOSTING
Likely AWS · US
SCHREMS II
Default SCC + supp.
SIDE-BY-SIDE

How do the 9 European alternatives to Google Cloud Platform (GCP) compare?

All 9 alternatives ranked by compliance score, benchmarked against Google Cloud Platform (GCP).

Product Score Owner CLOUD Act Cert. Pricing Action
Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
benchmark · US
1.0/5
SOC 2
no EU framework
Freemium your current
Stackscale
Spain
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27017
Paid View profile →
OVHcloud
France
ISO/IEC 27001
SecNumCloud
Paid
€5 / mo
View profile →
Scaleway
France
ISO/IEC 27001
SecNumCloud
Paid
€2 / mo
View profile →
IONOS
Germany
ISO/IEC 27001
C5
Paid
€2 / mo
View profile →
Hetzner
Germany
ISO/IEC 27001
C5
Paid
€4 / mo
View profile →
Cleura
Sweden
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27017
Paid View profile →
Aruba Cloud
Italy
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27017
Paid
€1 / mo
View profile →
T Cloud Public (formerly Open Telekom Cloud)
Germany
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27017
Paid View profile →
STACKIT
Germany
ISO/IEC 27001
C5
Paid View profile →
TOP PICKS

Which are the closest Google Cloud Platform (GCP) alternatives?

Ranked by feature parity + compliance score. Migration friction is weighted higher than feature breadth.

Stackscale
Spain · Founded 2013
★ #1 PICK

Spanish private cloud + bare metal (Stackscale, Grupo Aire), Madrid + Amsterdam DCs, ISO 27001/27017/27018 + ENS High.

SCORE
5.0
FROM
CLOUD ACT
NONE
OVHcloud
France · Founded 1999
★ #2 PICK

French sovereign cloud (OVH Groupe, Roubaix, 1999), ANSSI SecNumCloud 3.2-qualified Bare Metal Pod; 46 DCs, public on Euronext Paris.

SCORE
5.0
FROM
€5/mo
CLOUD ACT
NONE
Scaleway
France · Founded 1999
★ #3 PICK

French sovereign cloud (Iliad-owned, Xavier Niel), ANSSI SecNumCloud + HDS + ISO 27001; winner of €180M EU Cloud III tender.

SCORE
5.0
FROM
€2/mo
CLOUD ACT
NONE
METHODOLOGY

How we verified each row above.

For every product we read the public DPA, sub-processors document, hosting region declaration, and corporate ownership records. Each is timestamped. Compliance score is editorial, re-verified quarterly. We never accept self-attestation.

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