Cyso Cloud vs IONOS

Cyso Cloud – 100% Dutch and independent

Cyso Cloud is an OpenStack-based cloud provider based in the Netherlands.

The Cyso Cloud service portfolio includes core Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offerings such as compute, storage, a managed Kubernetes service EMK and a transactional email service.

With its data centres in North Holland and in Frankfurt, Cyso Cloud can fulfill geo-redundancy requirements. The NEN 7510 certification for the Dutch healthcare sector can make Cyso Cloud a good choice for respective Dutch companies.

IONOS – Future-proof cloud infrastructure from Germany

IONOS is a German hosting and domain provider that is offering more and more cloud computing products.

The company was formerly known as 1&1 Internet. It was rebranded to reflect the development from a pure hosting provider to a service provider with a broad portfolio.

The public cloud service encompasses the typical building blocks around VPCs, managed database, managed Kubernetes, etc.

Cyso Cloud
  • HeadquartersAlkmaar, Netherlands
  • Parent companyCyso Group
  • Cloud since2025
  • Websitecyso.cloud
IONOS

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceCyso Cloud – 100% Dutch and independentIONOS – Future-proof cloud infrastructure from Germany
Bare MetalBare Metal Instance—Bare Metal ServersBare Metal Servers
ComputeCompute InstanceServersServersCompute EngineCompute Engine
CubesCubes
GPU Instance—GPU ServersGPU Servers
Image CatalogCloud ImagesCloud Images—
ContainersContainer Registry—Private Container RegistryPrivate Container Registry
KubernetesManaged KubernetesManaged KubernetesManaged KubernetesManaged Kubernetes
Data & AIData Warehouse/Lakehouse—Managed Stackable Data PlatformManaged Stackable Data Platform
Managed LLM—AI Model HubAI Model Hub
DatabaseDocument Database—MongoDB Database as a ServiceMongoDB Database as a Service
Key-Value Store—Redis Database as a ServiceRedis Database as a Service
Messaging—Event Streams for Apache KafkaEvent Streams for Apache Kafka
Relational DatabaseCloud DatabasesCloud DatabasesPostgreSQL Database as a ServicePostgreSQL Database as a Service
Managed Database ServicesManaged Database Services
Managed ServicesE-MailTransactional EmailTransactional Email—
ManagementObservability—Monitoring as a ServiceMonitoring as a Service
Flow LogsFlow Logs
NetworkAnti DDoS—DDoS ProtectDDoS Protect
API Gateway—API GatewayAPI Gateway
CDN—Content Delivery Network (CDN)Content Delivery Network (CDN)
DNSDNSDNSCloud DNSCloud DNS
Elastic IPIP AddressesIP Addresses—
FirewallSecurity GroupsSecurity Groups—
Gateway—Managed NAT GatewayManaged NAT Gateway
Load BalancerLoad BalancersLoad BalancersManaged Application Load BalancerManaged Application Load Balancer
Managed Network Load BalancerManaged Network Load Balancer
Private NetworkPortsPorts
NetworksNetworks		—
RouterRoutersRouters—
VPN—VPN GatewayVPN Gateway
Security & IdentityIAMIAMIAM—
StorageBackupVolume snapshotsVolume snapshots
Volume backupVolume backup		Backup ServiceBackup Service
Block StorageVolume storeVolume storeBlock StorageBlock Storage
File Storage—Network File Storage (NFS)Network File Storage (NFS)
Object StorageObject StorageObject StorageIONOS Object StorageIONOS 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.

Cyso Cloud

71.5 %

SEAL 1

IONOS

77.2 %

SEAL 2

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityCyso CloudIONOS
FranceParis—IONOS
GermanyBerlin—IONOS
FrankfurtCyso Cloud FFM
  • IONOS
  • IONOS
NetherlandsAmsterdamCyso Cloud AMS—
SpainLogroño—IONOS
United KingdomLondon—IONOS
Worcester—IONOS
United StatesLas Vegas—IONOS
Lenexa—IONOS
Newark—IONOS

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionCyso CloudIONOS
BSI C5German cloud security catalogue—✓
ISO 20000International standard for IT service management—✓
ISO 27001World's best-known standard for information security management systems (ISMS)✓✓
ISO 50001Standard for Energy Management System—✓
ISO 9001Standard for Quality Management—✓
NEN 7510 Information security management certification for healthcare in the Netherlands✓—
PCI DSSStandard regulating protection of payment account data—✓
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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