Aruba vs Scaleway

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.

Scaleway – Europe’s empowering cloud provider

Scaleway is cloud provider with a good set of higher-level services, such as managed AI and serverless services services, e.g. a serverless container service and a serverless database.

With a history going back to 1999, Scaleway has a proven track record and has one of the most advanced cloud service portfolios in the European landscape.

Scaleway
  • Headquarters8th arrondissement of Paris, France
  • Parent companyIliad Group
  • Cloud since2015
  • Websitewww.scaleway.com

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceAruba Cloud – The European Cloud, certified and AI-readyScaleway – Europe’s empowering cloud provider
Bare MetalBare Metal InstanceMetal Cloud InfrastructureMetal Cloud Infrastructure
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
Dedicated ServersDedicated Servers		Elastic Metal AluminiumElastic Metal Aluminium
Elastic Metal TitaniumElastic Metal Titanium
Elastic Metal LithiumElastic Metal Lithium
DedirackDedirack
Dedibox GPUDedibox GPU
Mac mini M1Mac mini M1
Elastic Metal IridiumElastic Metal Iridium
Dedibox CoreDedibox Core
Elastic Metal BerylliumElastic Metal Beryllium
Dedibox StoreDedibox Store
Mac mini M2 ProMac mini M2 Pro
Mac mini M2Mac mini M2
Dedibox StartDedibox Start
Dedibox ProDedibox Pro
Mac mini M4Mac mini M4
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		Cost-Optimized InstancesCost-Optimized Instances
Learning InstancesLearning Instances
Workload-Optimized InstancesWorkload-Optimized Instances
Production-Optimized InstancesProduction-Optimized Instances
GPU InstanceServers for Private AIServers for Private AI
GPU On DemandGPU On Demand		GPU-3070 InstancesGPU-3070 Instances
GPU Render InstancesGPU Render Instances
Serverless Function—Serverless FunctionsServerless Functions
ContainersContainer Registry—Container RegistryContainer Registry
KubernetesAruba Managed KubernetesAruba Managed KubernetesKubernetes KosmosKubernetes Kosmos
Kubernetes KapsuleKubernetes Kapsule
Serverless Container—Serverless ContainersServerless Containers
Data & AIData Processing—Data Lab for Apache Spark™Data Lab for Apache Spark™
Data Warehouse/Lakehouse—Data Warehouse for ClickHouse®Data Warehouse for ClickHouse®
Managed LLM—Generative APIsGenerative APIs
Managed InferenceManaged Inference
DatabaseDocument Database—Managed MongoDBManaged MongoDB
Key-Value Store—Managed Database for RedisManaged Database for Redis
Messaging—Messaging & QueueingMessaging & Queueing
Relational DatabaseDatabase as a Service (DBaaS)Database as a Service (DBaaS)Serverless SQL Database (beta)Serverless SQL Database (beta)
Managed Database for PostgreSQL and MySQLManaged Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL
Managed ServicesApplication RuntimeApplication PlatformApplication Platform—
E-Mail—Transactional Email (TEM)Transactional Email (TEM)
Hybrid CloudVirtual Private CloudVirtual Private Cloud
Aruba Managed Hybrid CloudAruba Managed Hybrid Cloud
Azure Local on Aruba CloudAzure Local on Aruba Cloud		—
IoT Hub—IoT HubIoT Hub
Web Hosting—Web HostingWeb Hosting
ManagementObservabilityCloud MonitoringCloud MonitoringCockpitCockpit
NetworkDirect ConnectHybrid ConnectHybrid ConnectScaleway InterLinkScaleway InterLink
DNSDomains and DNSDomains and DNSDomains and DNSDomains and DNS
FirewallNetwork ComponentsNetwork ComponentsWAF (Web Application Firewall)WAF (Web Application Firewall)
Gateway—Public GatewayPublic Gateway
Load Balancer—Load BalancerLoad Balancer
Private Network—Private NetworksPrivate Networks
VPC PeeringVPC Peering
Security & IdentityIAM—Identity and Access Management (IAM)Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Secret Manager—Secret ManagerSecret Manager
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—Scaleway GlacierScaleway Glacier
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

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Scaleway

81.8 %

SEAL 2

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityArubaScaleway
Czech RepublicKtišCZ2—
PragueCZ1—
FranceParisFR1Scaleway DC4
Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône—Scaleway DC5
Val-de-Marne—
  • Scaleway DC2
  • Scaleway DC3
GermanyFrankfurtDE1—
ItalyArezzo
  • IT1
  • IT2
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BergamoIT3—
Milan—Scaleway MIL1
RomeIT4—
NetherlandsAmsterdam—
  • Scaleway AMS1
  • Scaleway AMS2
  • Scaleway AMS3
PolandWarsawPL1
  • Scaleway WAW1
  • Scaleway WAW2
  • Scaleway WAW3
United KingdomLondonUK1—

Certifications

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