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DEGermany
High-performance cloud servers and dedicated hosting with excellent price-performance ratio. Data centers in Germany and Finland.
Alt to:Alibaba Cloud, Amazon EC2, Amazon Web Services (AWS) +6
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FRFrance
Global cloud provider specializing in bare metal servers, hosted private cloud, and public cloud solutions with its own fiber-optic network.
Alt to:Alibaba Cloud, Amazon EC2, Amazon Web Services (AWS) +8
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FRFrance
A leading European cloud provider offering a full ecosystem of AI, compute, storage, and network services.
Alt to:Alibaba Cloud, Amazon EC2, Amazon SQS +8
Alibaba Cloud alternatives compared
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| Service | Headquarters | Data hosting | EU data residency | Low Cloud Act exposure | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hetzner | Germany | Not stated | No | Yes | No |
| OVHcloud | France | Canada, EU (any EU region), Global / multi-region, United States | No | No | No |
| Scaleway | France | France, Netherlands, Poland | Yes | Yes | No |
Frequently asked questions about Alibaba Cloud alternatives
What are the best EU alternatives to Alibaba Cloud?+
The EU Alternatives Directory lists 3 European alternatives to Alibaba Cloud, including Hetzner, OVHcloud, Scaleway. Each one is checked for European headquarters and data protection practices.
Why switch from Alibaba Cloud to an EU alternative?+
An EU-based alternative keeps your data under European jurisdiction and GDPR. It reduces exposure to the US Cloud Act and foreign data access laws.
Are EU alternatives to Alibaba Cloud as good?+
Many EU alternatives to Alibaba Cloud offer comparable features, with the added benefit of European data residency and digital sovereignty.
How are these Alibaba Cloud alternatives verified?+
We check the legal entity, country of headquarters and hosting locations. Only providers based in the EU, EEA, UK, Switzerland or Ukraine are listed.