cloudscale The European alternative to AWS
SubmittedSwiss IaaS cloud with two locations and per-second billing
About cloudscale
cloudscale is a Swiss Infrastructure-as-a-Service provider (cloudscale.ch Ltd.) headquartered in Zurich, operating virtual servers, load balancers, object storage and GPU servers on an open-source stack. Two Swiss cloud locations enable geo-redundant setups. Unlike AWS, cloudscale is subject exclusively to Swiss law.
Highlights
- ✓ Two Swiss cloud locations for geo-redundancy
- ✓ GPU servers with up to 4 NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Max-Q
- ✓ Per-second billing instead of monthly packages
- ✓ DevOps integrations for Ansible and Terraform
- ✓ Control panel and API
Why European?
- → Swiss cloudscale.ch Ltd. headquartered in Zurich
- → Data processing exclusively in Switzerland
- → Swiss law, no US CLOUD Act
- → Clear legal framework and data protection under DSG and GDPR
Pricing
Per-second billing in CHF. Flex-4-1 from CHF 1.10/day, Flex-8-8 from CHF 5.50/day, GPU instances from CHF 52/day.
Frequently asked questions about cloudscale
What is cloudscale and what is it used for? +
cloudscale is a Swiss Infrastructure-as-a-Service provider from cloudscale.ch Ltd. in Zurich. The offering includes virtual servers (Flex and CPU instances), load balancers, object storage and GPU servers with up to four NVIDIA RTX PRO 6000 Max-Q. The platform targets businesses that want to host compute workloads in Switzerland with per-second billing.
Does cloudscale run on European infrastructure? +
cloudscale operates two cloud locations in Switzerland, enabling geo-redundant setups within the country. Data processing takes place exclusively in Switzerland. cloudscale.ch Ltd. is subject to Swiss law and not to the US CLOUD Act. Specific data center providers are not named on the public pages.
What distinguishes cloudscale from Hetzner? +
Hetzner is German and available in several EU countries, cloudscale is Swiss and exclusively in Switzerland. cloudscale bills per second, while Hetzner Cloud bills per hour. Hetzner is cheaper per vCPU/RAM, while cloudscale focuses on Swiss data residency and GPU instances with RTX PRO cards. For workloads with FINMA or Swiss compliance requirements, cloudscale is the focused Swiss alternative.
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Swiss IaaS cloud with two locations and per-second billing
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