What is the best European alternative to AWS?

Hetzner Cloud by Hetzner currently ranks highest, with an EU-ness score of 71/100 (grade B). Ranking reflects verified evidence about manufacturing, ownership, hosting and jurisdiction — not popularity or advertising.

How are these alternatives to AWS ranked?

Each product is scored against a published rubric covering where it is made or developed, who controls the company, where data is hosted, and which jurisdiction applies. Every input must be citable on the producer's own site, carries the date it was checked, and loses weight as it ages.

European alternatives

European alternatives to AWS

7 options in the library, replacing Amazon's AWS. Ranked by how much of their European claim can actually be sourced.

DigitalCloud & hostingDeveloper tools

Hetzner Cloud

Hetzner

Cloud servers and storage from a German provider, with locations in Germany, Finland, the USA and Singapore

Alternative to AWS, DigitalOcean

BEU-ness71

DigitalCloud & hostingDeveloper tools

OVHcloud Public Cloud

OVHcloud

European IaaS running on servers OVHcloud builds and operates itself

Alternative to AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure

CEU-ness51

DigitalCloud & hostingDeveloper tools

Scaleway Instances

Scaleway

Virtual machines from a French provider, in European regions only

Alternative to Amazon EC2, Google Compute Engine, Azure Virtual Machines, AWS, DigitalOcean

CEU-ness55

DigitalCloud storage & file sync

Scaleway Object Storage

Scaleway

Scalable and reliable cloud storage solution

Alternative to Amazon S3, Google Cloud Storage, AWS

CEU-ness55

DigitalCloud & hostingDeveloper tools

Infomaniak Public Cloud

Infomaniak

OpenStack public cloud running in Infomaniak's own Swiss data centres

Alternative to Amazon EC2, Google Cloud, AWS

DEU-ness44

DigitalCloud & hostingDeveloper tools

Exoscale Compute

Exoscale

Swiss-operated cloud compute with zones in four European countries

Alternative to Amazon EC2, DigitalOcean, AWS

EEU-ness28

DigitalCloud & hostingDeveloper tools

IONOS Cloud Cubes

IONOS

Fixed-size virtual servers from a German provider, hosted across Europe and the US

Alternative to Amazon EC2, Azure Virtual Machines, AWS, DigitalOcean

EEU-ness15

Common questions

What is the best European alternative to AWS?: Hetzner Cloud by Hetzner currently ranks highest, with an EU-ness score of 71/100 (grade B). Ranking reflects verified evidence about manufacturing, ownership, hosting and jurisdiction — not popularity or advertising.
How are these alternatives to AWS ranked?: Each product is scored against a published rubric covering where it is made or developed, who controls the company, where data is hosted, and which jurisdiction applies. Every input must be citable on the producer's own site, carries the date it was checked, and loses weight as it ages.