Aruba vs UpCloud

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.

UpCloud – Global Cloud, European Excellence

UpCloud is a European cloud provider headquartered in Helsinki, Finland. UpCloud are operating 15 data centres across 4 continents.

The service portfolio of UpCloud is not the broadest, focusing on the basic cloud primitives such as managed Kubernetes, storage and managed databases, but developer tooling around UpCloud is rich and covers all the typical developer use cases.

UpCloud

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceAruba Cloud – The European Cloud, certified and AI-readyUpCloud – Global Cloud, European Excellence
Bare MetalBare Metal InstanceMetal Cloud InfrastructureMetal Cloud Infrastructure
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
QuickStart ServerQuickStart Server
Dedicated ServersDedicated 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
Cloud ServersCloud Servers
Private CloudPrivate Cloud
GPU InstanceServers for Private AIServers for Private AI
GPU On DemandGPU On Demand
GPU ServersGPU Servers
ContainersKubernetesAruba Managed KubernetesAruba Managed KubernetesKubernetesKubernetes
Data & AISearch EngineOpenSearchOpenSearch
DatabaseKey-Value StoreValkeyValkey
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
ManagementObservabilityCloud MonitoringCloud Monitoring
NetworkCDNContent Delivery NetworkContent Delivery Network
Direct ConnectHybrid ConnectHybrid Connect
DNSDomains and DNSDomains and DNS
Elastic IPFloating IPFloating IP
FirewallNetwork ComponentsNetwork ComponentsFirewallFirewall
GatewayNAT GatewayNAT Gateway
Load BalancerManaged Load BalancerManaged Load Balancer
Private NetworkSDN Private NetworkSDN Private Network
Utility NetworkUtility Network
VPNVPN GatewayVPN Gateway
StorageBackupBackup for Microsoft 365Backup for Microsoft 365
Cloud BackupCloud Backup
Backup AgentlessBackup Agentless
Cloud Bare Metal BackupCloud Bare Metal Backup
Simple BackupSimple Backup
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
File StorageFile Storage
Object StorageCloud Object StorageCloud Object StorageManaged Object StorageManaged 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

UpCloud

67.0 %

SEAL 2

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityArubaUpCloud
AustraliaSydneyAU-SYD1
Czech RepublicKtišCZ2
PragueCZ1
DenmarkCopenhagenDK-CPH1
FinlandHelsinki
  • FI-HEL1
  • FI-HEL2
FranceParisFR1
GermanyFrankfurtDE1DE-FRA1
ItalyArezzo
  • IT1
  • IT2
BergamoIT3
RomeIT4
NetherlandsAmsterdamNL-AMS1
NorwayStavangerNO-SVG1
PolandWarsawPL1PL-WAW1
SingaporeSingaporeSG-SIN1
SpainMadridES-MAD1
SwedenStockholmSE-STO1
United KingdomLondonUK1UK-LON1
United StatesChicagoUS-CHI1
New YorkUS-NYC1
San JoseUS-SJO1

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionArubaUpCloud
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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