Alt to:Amazon Web Services (AWS), DigitalOcean, Linode +1
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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:Amazon Web Services (AWS), DigitalOcean, Linode
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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.
04
FIFinland
A Finnish European cloud infrastructure provider offering high-performance servers, MaxIOPS storage, and managed cloud services.
05
V
DEGermany
Global KVM VPS hosting provider specializing in high-performance edge computing and developer-focused cloud servers.
Alt to:Vultr, DigitalOcean, Linode
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FRFrance
Virtua.Cloud is a cloud hosting company, providing affordable Linux VPS and Windows VPS in Europe with instant setup and hourly billing.
Alt to:DigitalOcean, Hetzner Cloud, OVHcloud VPS +2
Linode alternatives compared
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| Service | Headquarters | Data hosting | EU data residency | Low Cloud Act exposure | Open source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contabo | Germany | Not stated | No | Yes | No |
| Hetzner | Germany | Not stated | No | Yes | No |
| OVHcloud | France | Canada, EU (any EU region), Global / multi-region, United States | No | No | No |
| UpCloud | Finland | Finland, Singapore | No | Yes | No |
| V.PS | Germany | Australia, Germany, Estonia, United Kingdom, Japan, Netherlands, United States | No | Yes | No |
| Virtua.Cloud | France | Belgium, France, United Kingdom | Yes | Yes | No |
Frequently asked questions about Linode alternatives
What are the best EU alternatives to Linode?+
The EU Alternatives Directory lists 6 European alternatives to Linode, including Contabo, Hetzner, OVHcloud. Each one is checked for European headquarters and data protection practices.
Why switch from Linode 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 Linode as good?+
Many EU alternatives to Linode offer comparable features, with the added benefit of European data residency and digital sovereignty.
How are these Linode 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.