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Exoscale

European Cloud Platforms Software

Cloud PlatformsEU onlyLausanne, SwitzerlandSince 2011paid

Exoscale is a European alternative to

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Headquarters
Lausanne, Switzerland
Pricing
Paid
Data Residency
EU only
Company Size
~50
About Exoscale

Swiss cloud provider. Simple, reliable, European. Great for regulated industries.

Exoscale is a European alternative to AWS, Google Cloud. Pricing: From CHF 0.006/hour.

Exoscale is headquartered in Switzerland, so it is bound by the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection. It stores customer data in Europe.

Exoscale at a glance

European headquarters

Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, as stated in its own legal pages.

Data residency: EU only

Customer data is hosted in Europe.

Bound by the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection

Its headquarters puts it under the Swiss Federal Act on Data Protection, not under US law.

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Key Features
Compute instances (standard, GPU, storage-optimized)
Managed Kubernetes (SKS)
Managed databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, Kafka)
Security & compliance certifications
Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalogue (C5)European

German federal cloud security attestation. Frequently required for German public-sector procurement.

Issued by German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI)Vendor's statementConfirmed 16 August 2026
Hébergeur de Données de SantéEuropean

Mandatory French certification for hosting personal health data.

Issued by Agence du Numérique en Santé (France)Vendor's statementConfirmed 16 August 2026
ISO/IEC 27001

The baseline international standard for information security management systems.

Issued by ISO / accredited certification bodiesVendor's statementConfirmed 16 August 2026
SOC 2 (Type I or II)

US audit report on security, availability, and confidentiality controls. Often demanded in enterprise deals.

Issued by AICPA-registered auditorsVendor's statementConfirmed 16 August 2026

Certifications are recorded from the vendor's own published statements and can lapse or change scope. Always confirm current status and scope with Exoscale before relying on it for procurement.

Pricing

Standard

From CHF 0.006/hour

1 vCPU, 1GB RAM

GPU

From CHF 0.74/hour

NVIDIA A100

Managed DB

From CHF 0.03/hour

PostgreSQL, MySQL

Visit Exoscale for the latest pricing details.

Integrations
TerraformAnsiblePackerDockerKubernetesRancherGitLab CIPrometheus
Company Info
Headquarters
Lausanne, Switzerland
Founded
2011
Employees
~50
Funding
Subsidiary of A1 Telekom Austria Group
Product Specifications
Replaces
AWS, Google Cloud

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