Aruba vs OVHcloud

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.

OVHcloud – European cloud with a worldwide presence

OVHcloud is a mature cloud provider with 43 data centers across 9 countries, including Canada and Singapore.

OVHcloud are offering public cloud services, including higher-level services, e.g. for data platform, web hosting packages and Hosted Private Cloud and a global CDN.

Aruba Cloud
OVHcloud

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceAruba Cloud – The European Cloud, certified and AI-readyOVHcloud – European cloud with a worldwide presence
Bare MetalBare Metal InstanceMetal Cloud InfrastructureMetal Cloud Infrastructure
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
Dedicated ServersDedicated Servers		Metal InstancesMetal Instances
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		General Purpose InstancesGeneral Purpose Instances
Memory Optimised InstancesMemory Optimised Instances
Storage Optimised InstancesStorage Optimised Instances
Compute Optimised InstancesCompute Optimised Instances
Discovery InstancesDiscovery Instances
GPU InstanceServers for Private AIServers for Private AI
GPU On DemandGPU On Demand		Cloud GPUCloud GPU
Image Catalog—Public Image CatalogPublic Image Catalog
Private Image CatalogPrivate Image Catalog
ContainersContainer Registry—Managed Private RegistryManaged Private Registry
KubernetesAruba Managed KubernetesAruba Managed KubernetesManaged Rancher ServiceManaged Rancher Service
Managed Kubernetes ServiceManaged Kubernetes Service
Data & AIArtificial Intelligence—NVIDIA NGC PlatformNVIDIA NGC Platform
AI DeployAI Deploy
AI TrainingAI Training
Data Warehouse/Lakehouse—Data PlatformData Platform
ClickHouseClickHouse
Managed LLM—AI EndpointsAI Endpoints
Notebooks—AI NotebooksAI Notebooks
Search Engine—OpenSearchOpenSearch
DatabaseDocument Database—MongoDBMongoDB
Key-Value Store—ValkeyValkey
Messaging—Kafka ConnectKafka Connect
KafkaKafka
Kafka MirrorMakerKafka MirrorMaker
Relational DatabaseDatabase as a Service (DBaaS)Database as a Service (DBaaS)PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
MySQLMySQL
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		—
Web Hosting—Web HostingWeb Hosting
ManagementObservabilityCloud MonitoringCloud MonitoringLogs Data PlatformLogs Data Platform
Managed DashboardsManaged Dashboards
NetworkAnti DDoS—Anti-DDoSAnti-DDoS
Direct ConnectHybrid ConnectHybrid ConnectOVHcloud connnectOVHcloud connnect
DNSDomains and DNSDomains and DNS—
Elastic IP—Floating IPFloating IP
FirewallNetwork ComponentsNetwork Components—
Gateway—GatewayGateway
Load Balancer—Load BalancerLoad Balancer
Private Network—Private NetworkPrivate Network
Quantum ComputingQuantum Computing—EmulatorsEmulators
QPUsQPUs
StorageBackupBackup for Microsoft 365Backup for Microsoft 365
Cloud BackupCloud Backup
Backup AgentlessBackup Agentless
Cloud Bare Metal BackupCloud Bare Metal Backup		Instance BackupInstance Backup
Block StorageVPC StorageVPC Storage
Aruba Block StorageAruba Block Storage		Block StorageBlock Storage
Cold Storage—Cold ArchiveCold Archive
Disaster RecoveryDisaster Recovery (DRaaS)Disaster Recovery (DRaaS)—
File StorageUnified StorageUnified Storage
Smart StorageSmart Storage		File StorageFile 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

72.0 %

SEAL 1

OVHcloud

78.3 %

SEAL 1

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityArubaOVHcloud
AustraliaSydney—SYD1
CanadaBeauharnois—BHS5
Czech RepublicKtišCZ2—
PragueCZ1—
FranceGravelines—GRA
ParisFR1EU-WEST-PAR
Roubaix—RBX-A
Strasboug—SBG
GermanyFrankfurtDE1DE1
IndiaMumbai—AP-SOUTH-MUM-1
ItalyArezzo
  • IT1
  • IT2
—
BergamoIT3—
Milan—EU-SOUTH-MIL
RomeIT4—
PolandWarsawPL1WAW1
SingaporeSingapore—SGP1
United KingdomLondonUK1UK1

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionArubaOVHcloud
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—✓
SecNumCloudFrench certification framework for cloud service providers. Recognized as one of the most demanding qualification frameworks in Europe.—✓
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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