Aruba vs Scalingo

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.

Scalingo – Deploy at lightning speed

Scalingo is a European cloud provider offering both Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) and Database-as-a-Service (DBaaS) solutions.

Founded in France, the company delivers a fully managed platform that enables organizations to deploy, operate, and scale applications and data without managing underlying infrastructure.

Aruba Cloud
Scalingo

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceAruba Cloud – The European Cloud, certified and AI-readyScalingo – Deploy at lightning speed
Bare MetalBare Metal InstanceMetal Cloud InfrastructureMetal Cloud Infrastructure
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
Dedicated ServersDedicated Servers		—
ComputeAuto Scaling—Scaling & Auto-scalerScaling & Auto-scaler
Compute 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		—
GPU InstanceServers for Private AIServers for Private AI
GPU On DemandGPU On Demand		—
ContainersContainer Registry—Scalingo Docker Image AddonScalingo Docker Image Addon
KubernetesAruba Managed KubernetesAruba Managed Kubernetes—
Data & AISearch Engine—knn (for Opensearch®)knn (for Opensearch®)
ML (for Opensearch®)ML (for Opensearch®)
Managed OpenSearch® hostingManaged OpenSearch® hosting
DatabaseKey-Value Store—Managed in-memory NoSQL databaseManaged in-memory NoSQL database
Relational DatabaseDatabase as a Service (DBaaS)Database as a Service (DBaaS)Managed PostgreSQL® hostingManaged PostgreSQL® hosting
pgvector (for PostgreSQL®)pgvector (for PostgreSQL®)
Managed MySQL® hostingManaged MySQL® hosting
Managed ServicesApplication RuntimeApplication PlatformApplication PlatformReview AppsReview Apps
BuildpacksBuildpacks
Hybrid CloudVirtual Private CloudVirtual Private Cloud
Aruba Managed Hybrid CloudAruba Managed Hybrid Cloud
Azure Local on Aruba CloudAzure Local on Aruba Cloud		—
ManagementDeveloper Platform—CI/CDCI/CD
RollbackRollback
One Click DeployOne Click Deploy
Job Scheduler—Custom Clock ProcessesCustom Clock Processes
Scalingo SchedulerScalingo Scheduler
ObservabilityCloud MonitoringCloud MonitoringLogs & Log DrainsLogs & Log Drains
Application MetricsApplication Metrics
NetworkDirect ConnectHybrid ConnectHybrid Connect—
DNSDomains and DNSDomains and DNS—
FirewallNetwork ComponentsNetwork ComponentsWAFWAF
Gateway—TCP Gateway AddonTCP Gateway Addon
Private Network—Private NetworkingPrivate Networking
VPN—Scalingo VPNC IPSec AddonScalingo VPNC IPSec Addon
Scalingo OpenVPN AddonScalingo OpenVPN Addon
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		—
Disaster RecoveryDisaster Recovery (DRaaS)Disaster Recovery (DRaaS)—
File StorageUnified StorageUnified Storage
Smart StorageSmart Storage		—
Object StorageCloud Object StorageCloud 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

72.0 %

SEAL 1

Scalingo

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Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityArubaScalingo
Czech RepublicKtišCZ2—
PragueCZ1—
FranceParisFR1—
GermanyFrankfurtDE1—
ItalyArezzo
  • IT1
  • IT2
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BergamoIT3—
RomeIT4—
PolandWarsawPL1—
United KingdomLondonUK1—

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionArubaScalingo
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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