Aruba vs IONOS

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.

IONOS – Future-proof cloud infrastructure from Germany

IONOS is a German hosting and domain provider that is offering more and more cloud computing products.

The company was formerly known as 1&1 Internet. It was rebranded to reflect the development from a pure hosting provider to a service provider with a broad portfolio.

The public cloud service encompasses the typical building blocks around VPCs, managed database, managed Kubernetes, etc.

IONOS

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceAruba Cloud – The European Cloud, certified and AI-readyIONOS – Future-proof cloud infrastructure from Germany
Bare MetalBare Metal InstanceMetal Cloud InfrastructureMetal Cloud Infrastructure
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
Dedicated ServersDedicated Servers		Bare Metal ServersBare Metal 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 EngineCompute Engine
CubesCubes
GPU InstanceServers for Private AIServers for Private AI
GPU On DemandGPU On Demand		GPU ServersGPU Servers
ContainersContainer Registry—Private Container RegistryPrivate Container Registry
KubernetesAruba Managed KubernetesAruba Managed KubernetesManaged KubernetesManaged Kubernetes
Data & AIData Warehouse/Lakehouse—Managed Stackable Data PlatformManaged Stackable Data Platform
Managed LLM—AI Model HubAI Model Hub
DatabaseDocument Database—MongoDB Database as a ServiceMongoDB Database as a Service
Key-Value Store—Redis Database as a ServiceRedis Database as a Service
Messaging—Event Streams for Apache KafkaEvent Streams for Apache Kafka
Relational DatabaseDatabase as a Service (DBaaS)Database as a Service (DBaaS)PostgreSQL Database as a ServicePostgreSQL Database as a Service
Managed Database ServicesManaged Database Services
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 MonitoringMonitoring as a ServiceMonitoring as a Service
Flow LogsFlow Logs
NetworkAnti DDoS—DDoS ProtectDDoS Protect
API Gateway—API GatewayAPI Gateway
CDN—Content Delivery Network (CDN)Content Delivery Network (CDN)
Direct ConnectHybrid ConnectHybrid Connect—
DNSDomains and DNSDomains and DNSCloud DNSCloud DNS
FirewallNetwork ComponentsNetwork Components—
Gateway—Managed NAT GatewayManaged NAT Gateway
Load Balancer—Managed Application Load BalancerManaged Application Load Balancer
Managed Network Load BalancerManaged Network Load Balancer
VPN—VPN GatewayVPN Gateway
StorageBackupBackup for Microsoft 365Backup for Microsoft 365
Cloud BackupCloud Backup
Backup AgentlessBackup Agentless
Cloud Bare Metal BackupCloud Bare Metal Backup		Backup ServiceBackup Service
Block StorageVPC StorageVPC Storage
Aruba Block StorageAruba Block Storage		Block StorageBlock Storage
Disaster RecoveryDisaster Recovery (DRaaS)Disaster Recovery (DRaaS)—
File StorageUnified StorageUnified Storage
Smart StorageSmart Storage		Network File Storage (NFS)Network File Storage (NFS)
Object StorageCloud Object StorageCloud Object StorageIONOS Object StorageIONOS Object 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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—

IONOS

77.2 %

SEAL 2

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityArubaIONOS
Czech RepublicKtišCZ2—
PragueCZ1—
FranceParisFR1IONOS
GermanyBerlin—IONOS
FrankfurtDE1
  • IONOS
  • IONOS
ItalyArezzo
  • IT1
  • IT2
—
BergamoIT3—
RomeIT4—
PolandWarsawPL1—
SpainLogroño—IONOS
United KingdomLondonUK1IONOS
Worcester—IONOS
United StatesLas Vegas—IONOS
Lenexa—IONOS
Newark—IONOS

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionArubaIONOS
BSI C5German cloud security catalogue—✓
CSA STARCloud Security Alliance Assurance Registry✓—
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✓✓
PCI DSSStandard regulating protection of payment account data—✓
SOC 1Validation of internal controls over financial reporting—✓
SOC 2Controls for security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, or privacy—✓
SOC 3Controls for security, availability, integrity, confidentiality and privacy for distribution—✓
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