Aruba vs Exoscale

Aruba Cloud – The European Cloud, certified and AI-ready

Aruba Cloud is Italy's primary provider of cloud services, data centers, web hosting, email services, domain registration services.

Since 2016, Aruba has been the Official Registry for the .cloud TLD.

There are more companies under the Aruba Group umbrella, for example the certificate authority Actalis.

Exoscale – a solid European cloud hosting alternative

Exoscale offer a full range of IaaS services. Especially noteworthy are the DBaaS services for managed Apache Kafka, managed OpenSearch and managed Grafana.

Exoscale are operating 7 data centers across Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Croatia and Bulgaria.

Exoscale is owned by A1, the Austrian telecommunication company.

Exoscale

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceAruba Cloud – The European Cloud, certified and AI-readyExoscale – a solid European cloud hosting alternative
Bare MetalBare Metal InstanceMetal Cloud InfrastructureMetal Cloud Infrastructure
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
Dedicated ServersDedicated Servers		—
ComputeCompute InstanceVPS – Virtual Private ServersVPS – Virtual Private Servers
IaaS for SAP HanaIaaS for SAP Hana
Public Cloud – Cloud ServerPublic Cloud – Cloud Server
Virtual Data CenterVirtual Data Center
VPS – Virtual Private ServersVPS – Virtual Private Servers
VMware Cloud ServerVMware Cloud Server		Compute InstancesCompute Instances
GPU InstanceServers for Private AIServers for Private AI
GPU On DemandGPU On Demand		GPU2 ServerGPU2 Server
GPU1 ServerGPU1 Server
GPU3 ServerGPU3 Server
3080ti Server3080ti Server
A5000 ServerA5000 Server
ContainersKubernetesAruba Managed KubernetesAruba Managed KubernetesScalable Kubernetes ServiceScalable Kubernetes Service
Data & AIData Warehouse/Lakehouse—Managed ClickHouse®Managed ClickHouse®
Search Engine—Managed OpenSearchManaged OpenSearch
DatabaseKey-Value Store—Managed ValkeyManaged Valkey
Messaging—Managed Apache KafkaManaged Apache Kafka
Relational DatabaseDatabase as a Service (DBaaS)Database as a Service (DBaaS)Managed MySQLManaged MySQL
Managed PostgreSQLManaged PostgreSQL
Managed ServicesApplication RuntimeApplication PlatformApplication Platform—
Hybrid CloudVirtual Private CloudVirtual Private Cloud
Aruba Managed Hybrid CloudAruba Managed Hybrid Cloud
Azure Local on Aruba CloudAzure Local on Aruba Cloud		—
ManagementObservabilityCloud MonitoringCloud MonitoringManaged GrafanaManaged Grafana
NetworkCDN—CDNCDN
Direct ConnectHybrid ConnectHybrid ConnectPrivate ConnectPrivate Connect
DNSDomains and DNSDomains and DNSDNSDNS
Elastic IP—Elastic IPElastic IP
FirewallNetwork ComponentsNetwork ComponentsSecurity GroupsSecurity Groups
Load Balancer—Network Load BalancerNetwork Load Balancer
Private Network—Private NetworksPrivate Networks
StorageBackupBackup for Microsoft 365Backup for Microsoft 365
Cloud BackupCloud Backup
Backup AgentlessBackup Agentless
Cloud Bare Metal BackupCloud Bare Metal Backup		—
Block StorageVPC StorageVPC Storage
Aruba Block StorageAruba Block Storage		Block StorageBlock Storage
Cold Storage—Archival StorageArchival Storage
Disaster RecoveryDisaster Recovery (DRaaS)Disaster Recovery (DRaaS)—
File StorageUnified StorageUnified Storage
Smart StorageSmart Storage		—
Object StorageCloud Object StorageCloud Object StorageObject StorageObject Storage

Sovereignty

Sovereignty assessment side by side, following the EU Cloud Sovereignty Framework with its 8 objectives. Higher is better; the area shows each provider's coverage across all objectives.

Disclaimer: this assessment is conducted as an outside-in analysis, based on public information and, for some questions, educated guessing. The results may be factually wrong and in no way replace your own due diligence.

Aruba

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Exoscale

59.8 %

SEAL 1

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityArubaExoscale
AustriaVienna—
  • AT-VIE-1
  • AT-VIE-2
BulgariaSofia—BG-SOF-1
CroatiaZagreb—HR-ZAG-1
Czech RepublicKtišCZ2—
PragueCZ1—
FranceParisFR1—
GermanyFrankfurtDE1DE-FRA-1
Munich—DE-MUC-1
ItalyArezzo
  • IT1
  • IT2
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BergamoIT3—
RomeIT4—
PolandWarsawPL1—
SwitzerlandGeneva—CH-GVA-2
Zurich—CH-DK-2
United KingdomLondonUK1—

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionArubaExoscale
BSI C5German cloud security catalogue—✓
CSA STARCloud Security Alliance Assurance Registry✓✓
HDSFrench certification required for Health Data Hosting. Requires data management features such as high availability, automatic backups and encryption.—✓
ISO 14001Standard for environmental management systems (EMS)✓—
ISO 20000International standard for IT service management✓—
ISO 22301Business Continuity Management✓—
ISO 27001World's best-known standard for information security management systems (ISMS)✓✓
ISO 27017Information security controls for cloud services✓✓
ISO 27018Guidance for protecting PII data in public clouds✓✓
ISO 27701Requirements for Privacy Information Management System✓—
ISO 50001Standard for Energy Management System✓—
ISO 9001Standard for Quality Management✓—
SOC 2Controls for security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, or privacy—✓
TISAXAssessment mechanism concerning secure processing of information in automotive—✓
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