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    Safespring

    Safespring provides a sustainable foundation for digital services with a Nordic experience. By using open source components and open standards, we enable custo

    SESweden·Founded 2017
    Headquarters
    🇸🇪Sweden
    Data Hosting
    NorwaySweden
    Structure
    Independent
    Compliance
    ▣GDPR◆EU HQ▦EU Data

    Safespring key facts

    Last updated
    Legal entity
    Safespring AB
    Headquarters
    Sweden (SE)
    Ownership
    Independent
    Founded
    2017
    Data hosting
    Norway, Sweden
    Infrastructure
    Self-hosted in own and customer data centers (Nordics)
    Deployment
    SaaS
    Open source
    No
    US Cloud Act exposure
    Low (no US parent)
    Certifications
    GDPR Compliant
    Replaces
    AWS (EC2), Azure (Virtual Machines), Google Cloud Platform (Compute Engine), OpenTelekomCloud, OVHcloud (Public Cloud)

    About Safespring

    Safespring is a Swedish cloud service provider that delivers Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) built entirely on open-source standards, primarily OpenStack. Based in Solna, Sweden, the company focuses on serving the Nordic public sector, research, and education communities, as well as SaaS companies requiring high levels of data sovereignty and regulatory compliance. The platform offers a flexible and automated environment for compute, storage, and networking, designed to prevent vendor lock-in through the use of open APIs and standard DevOps tools like Terraform and Ansible. Safespring operates out of professional data centers in Sweden and Norway, ensuring that all data remains within Nordic jurisdictions and is protected under EU/EEA laws. They are a significant partner for national research networks like SUNET (Sweden) and Sikt (Norway).

    Alternative to

    AWS (EC2)Azure (Virtual Machines)Google Cloud Platform (Compute Engine)OpenTelekomCloudOVHcloud (Public Cloud)

    Target Segments

    Public SectorEducationEnterpriseSMB

    Deployment Options

    SaaS

    Hosting & Security

    Infrastructure

    Self-hosted in own and customer data centers (Nordics)

    Certifications
    GDPR Compliant

    Key Features

    Compute (Virtual Servers)
    Storage (Volumes & S3-compatible)
    Backup and Backup-as-a-Service (BaaS)
    Bare Metal Servers
    OpenStack-based API and Portal
    Network services (Public IP, BYO-IP)
    Automation via Terraform, Ansible, and Pulumi
    Private Cloud IaaS managed on customer hardware

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