Aruba vs Nine

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.

Nine – Swiss-made Cloud Mastery

Nine is an application platform by Nine Internet Solutions in Switzerland. While Nine Internet Solutions offers classic colocation and managed hosting solutions, the distinctive product is the Deploio application engine.

Nine is currently brought to the world from two data centers in the Zürich region in Switzerland.

Aruba Cloud
Nine

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceAruba Cloud – The European Cloud, certified and AI-readyNine – Swiss-made Cloud Mastery
Bare MetalBare Metal InstanceMetal Cloud InfrastructureMetal Cloud Infrastructure
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
Dedicated ServersDedicated Servers
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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
Managed ServersManaged Servers
Root ServersRoot Servers
GPU InstanceServers for Private AIServers for Private AI
GPU On DemandGPU On Demand
GPU ServerGPU Server
ContainersContainer Registry—Container RegistryContainer Registry
KubernetesAruba Managed KubernetesAruba Managed KubernetesManaged GKEManaged GKE
Nine Kubernetes EngineNine Kubernetes Engine
Data & AISearch Engine—Managed SolrManaged Solr
Managed OpenSearchManaged OpenSearch
DatabaseKey-Value Store—Managed CacheManaged Cache
Managed RedisManaged Redis
Relational DatabaseDatabase as a Service (DBaaS)Database as a Service (DBaaS)Managed MySQLManaged MySQL
Managed PostgreSQLManaged PostgreSQL
Managed ServicesApplication RuntimeApplication PlatformApplication PlatformDeploioDeploio
Hybrid CloudVirtual Private CloudVirtual Private Cloud
Aruba Managed Hybrid CloudAruba Managed Hybrid Cloud
Azure Local on Aruba CloudAzure Local on Aruba Cloud
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ManagementObservabilityCloud MonitoringCloud Monitoring—
NetworkCDN—CloudflareCloudflare
Direct ConnectHybrid ConnectHybrid Connect—
DNSDomains and DNSDomains and DNSDNSDNS
FirewallNetwork ComponentsNetwork Components—
Private Network—SubnetsSubnets
Security & IdentityIAM—Managed ShibbolethManaged Shibboleth
StorageBackupBackup for Microsoft 365Backup for Microsoft 365
Cloud BackupCloud Backup
Backup AgentlessBackup Agentless
Cloud Bare Metal BackupCloud Bare Metal Backup
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Block StorageVPC StorageVPC Storage
Aruba Block StorageAruba Block Storage
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Disaster RecoveryDisaster Recovery (DRaaS)Disaster Recovery (DRaaS)—
File StorageUnified StorageUnified Storage
Smart StorageSmart Storage
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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

72.0 %

SEAL 1

Nine

46.4 %

SEAL 1

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityArubaNine
Czech RepublicKtišCZ2—
PragueCZ1—
FranceParisFR1—
GermanyFrankfurtDE1—
ItalyArezzo
  • IT1
  • IT2
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BergamoIT3—
RomeIT4—
PolandWarsawPL1—
United KingdomLondonUK1—
UnknownUnknown—
  • Nine - Zurich, Switzerland
  • Nine - Zurich, Switzerland

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionArubaNine
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✓✓
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