Hosting Without Hyperscalers: Why European Alternatives Are Often the Better Choice
Dependence on American hyperscalers like AWS, Google Cloud, and Microsoft Azure is growing daily. But there are compelling reasons to choose European hosting alternatives – from better data protection to digital sovereignty.
Why choose European hosting?
Data protection and legal certainty: The US CLOUD Act allows American authorities to access European data, even when stored in Europe. After the end of Privacy Shield in 2020, data transfers to the US remain in a legal gray area. European providers, however, are fully subject to GDPR and offer real legal certainty.
Digital independence: European companies reduce their dependence on American tech giants and maintain control over their critical IT systems. At the same time, they strengthen European technology companies and protect themselves from political risks like trade wars.
The best European alternatives
German quality: Hetzner Cloud impresses with exceptionally affordable prices starting at €3.29 monthly and high performance from German data centers. IONOS offers a complete online service portfolio with German-speaking support, while netcup provides flexible server solutions for tech-savvy users.
French innovation: OVHcloud is Europe's largest cloud provider with global presence and professional solutions starting at €3.50 monthly. Scaleway excites with user-friendly interfaces and flexible billing.
Swiss precision: Infomaniak focuses on 100% renewable energy and highest data protection standards, while cloudscale.ch offers flexible online services with transparent pricing.
Concrete cost advantages
European providers are often significantly cheaper than hyperscalers. While AWS and Azure charge €50-150 monthly for comparable VPS instances, European alternatives offer similar performance for €20-80. The expensive data egress fees at hyperscalers (€0.09 per GB) are replaced by often free or much cheaper transfer allowances.
Sustainable future
Many European providers use 100% green energy and have a smaller carbon footprint due to shorter data paths. German-speaking support also offers better accessibility and understanding of local compliance requirements.
Digital independence is not a luxury, but an important business decision. European hosting providers offer not only better data protection and lower prices, but also the opportunity to regain digital self-determination.
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