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European Cloud Infrastructure & Object Storage Alternatives

Cloud servers, S3-compatible object storage and cloud platforms from European companies, as alternatives to AWS, Microsoft Azure and Google Cloud.

34 European alternativesSee the shortlist
1 Free Options
12 Countries

What actually separates these cloud providers

Do you need object storage, servers or a whole platform?

Many listings here are S3-compatible object storage, which applications, backup tools and Kubernetes clusters write to through the S3 API: Hetzner Object Storage, Impossible Cloud, Leafcloud, Intercolo, Cyso Cloud, Scaleway and UpCloud Object Storage, with S3 storage also offered by OVHcloud, Aruba Cloud, cloudscale and Infomaniak Public Cloud. The rest rent out servers or whole platforms. Managed Kubernetes is listed by OVHcloud, STACKIT, gridscale, Infomaniak Public Cloud, Elastx, Aruba Cloud, Seeweb and UpCloud, and GPU servers by AlphaVPS, Aruba Cloud, Elastx, gridscale, Infomaniak Public Cloud and Seeweb.

Sources: Hetzner Object Storage, Impossible Cloud: pricing, Leafcloud Object Storage, Intercolo Object Storage, Cyso Cloud Object Storage, OVHcloud, STACKIT, gridscale, Infomaniak Public Cloud: prices, Elastx, AlphaVPS

What does it cost to move data out?

Egress is the traffic that leaves the provider's network. UpCloud says outbound data transfers are free. Hetzner Object Storage includes 1 TB of storage and 1 TB of egress in its monthly base price, and Intercolo includes 1 TB of outgoing traffic per month with each TB of storage booked. Tilaa includes unlimited traffic with its servers.

Sources: UpCloud, Hetzner Object Storage, Intercolo Object Storage, Tilaa

What does storage cost, and can you try it first?

Prices are quoted in different units, so compare them on your own volume: Leafcloud charges €0.02 per GB per month, Impossible Cloud €7.99 per TB per month on pay-as-you-go, Intercolo starts from €2.49 per TB and Cyso Cloud lists €0.055 per GB. Most let you test first: Impossible Cloud with a free 30-day trial, Intercolo with a month and 1 TB free, UpCloud with €500 of credits for 30 days, Infomaniak Public Cloud with CHF 300 of credits to use within three months, and T Cloud Public with a €250 starting credit.

Sources: Leafcloud Object Storage, Impossible Cloud: pricing, Intercolo Object Storage, Cyso Cloud: pricing, UpCloud, Infomaniak Public Cloud, T Cloud Public: prices

Who is behind them?

Several belong to larger groups. STACKIT is the cloud provider of Schwarz Digits, the IT and digital division of the Schwarz Gruppe. gridscale was acquired by OVHcloud in August 2023. T Cloud Public, known until January 2026 as Open Telekom Cloud, is run by T-Systems International. netcup has been part of the Anexia group since 2016. Others are long-established hosts: Hetzner was founded in 1997, Seeweb in 1998 and UpCloud in 2011.

Sources: STACKIT: company profile, gridscale: about us, T Cloud Public: imprint, netcup: about, Hetzner: about us, Seeweb: about, UpCloud: about

Checked in September 2026 against the sources linked under each answer.

Notable

  • Compute, storage, artificial intelligence, big data and managed services, combinable flexibly as needed
  • Five storage types, including Elastic Volume Service (EVS, block storage always bound to virtual machines) and Object Storage Service (OBS)
  • Volume or Cloud Server Backup Service (VBS / CSBS), Scalable File Service (SFS) and Storage Disaster Recovery Service (SDRS)

Pick T Cloud Public if you want Confidential Computing, where sensitive workloads are processed encrypted.(our assessment)

Checked against T Cloud Public's homepage, pricing page, datensicherheit dsgvo cloud page and legal notice.

Notable

  • S3 compatible object storage for large volumes of data in the cloud, with triple replication on separate disks
  • Backup for Microsoft 365 uses Veeam software to make an immutable replication of business critical data in Aruba data centers
  • Management console that schedules automatic backups for physical or virtual servers

Pick Aruba Cloud if you want virtual machines, firewalls and networks managed via VMware Cloud Director.(our assessment)

Checked against Aruba Cloud's homepage, data backup microsoft 365 page and pricing page.

Notable

  • Locks objects against deletion or overwriting
  • Pre-signed URLs for time-limited access
  • Object versioning saves and manages previous versions

Where it falls short

  • Unused included quota cannot be carried over; it expires at the end of the month. source
  • Up to 100 buckets; each bucket can store up to 100 TB of data and up to 50 million objects
  • The monthly base price includes 1 TB of storage and 1 TB of egress traffic

Pick Hetzner Object Storage if you want a monthly base price that includes 1 TB storage and 1 TB egress.(our assessment)

Checked against Hetzner Object Storage's object storage page and legal notice.

Notable

  • Cold Archive for cost-effective long-term storage of rarely accessed data
  • Managed Kubernetes, registry and Rancher for containers
  • Dedicated servers at all performance levels, available in minutes

Pick OVHcloud if you want managed Kubernetes with a registry and Rancher for containers.(our assessment)

Checked against OVHcloud's en ie page.

Notable

  • Storage Share to store and share files and access data at any time from any place
  • Storage Boxes accessible from everywhere at any time via PC, smartphone and tablet
  • Managed servers where the technical side is taken care of

Checked against Hetzner's homepage, about page and legal notice.

Notable

  • Lets you create and manage your own server cluster in the cloud
  • Starts up servers within just a few seconds
  • Combell builds and manages your cloud server infrastructure

Pricing: from €6.70 / month (cloud hosting page)

Pick Combell Cloud if you want your online projects in two different data centres.(our assessment)

Checked against Combell Cloud's cloud hosting page and about page.

Notable

  • AMD EPYC CPUs, NVMe SSDs, Docker and full root access
  • Automatic weekly backups plus manual snapshots to revert the server
  • VPS API to automate deployments, manage infrastructure and integrate with AI
  • KVM 1 plan: 1 vCPU core, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB NVMe disk space and 4 TB bandwidth

Pick Hostinger VPS if you want a catalog of Docker apps one click away on the VPS.(our assessment)

Checked against Hostinger VPS's vps hosting page and about page.

Notable

  • Archiving Service: audit-proof data archiving in the cloud
  • Kubernetes Engine (SKE): scalable, managed Kubernetes service

Pick STACKIT if you want audit-proof data archiving in the cloud.(our assessment)

Checked against STACKIT's homepage, legal notice and about page.

Looking for alternatives to a specific product?

Which should you choose?

  • Pick Aruba Cloud if you want virtual machines, firewalls and networks managed via VMware Cloud Director.
  • Pick Combell Cloud if you want your online projects in two different data centres.
  • Pick Hetzner Object Storage if you want a monthly base price that includes 1 TB storage and 1 TB egress.
  • Pick Hostinger VPS if you want a catalog of Docker apps one click away on the VPS.
  • Pick T Cloud Public if you want Confidential Computing, where sensitive workloads are processed encrypted.
  • Pick OVHcloud if you want managed Kubernetes with a registry and Rancher for containers.

Our assessment, based only on the checked statements above.

How we checked this

We checked 8 of the 12 alternatives on this page against each company's own website in September 2026. Every line in the grey panels comes from that company’s own site, and a second check tried to disprove it before we kept it. A dash in the table means we could not verify that detail. "Pick it if" lines are our own assessment, based only on those checked statements.

Our methodology

Frequently Asked Questions

Are there free European cloud infrastructure & object storage tools?

Yes. clever cloud Cellar is free or has a free plan, according to the pricing each company publishes. Free plans usually carry limits; each product page links to the company's terms.