Cyso Cloud vs Scaleway

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.

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.

Cyso Cloud
  • HeadquartersAlkmaar, Netherlands
  • Parent companyCyso Group
  • Cloud since2025
  • Websitecyso.cloud
Scaleway
  • Headquarters8th arrondissement of Paris, France
  • Parent companyIliad Group
  • Cloud since2015
  • Websitewww.scaleway.com

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceCyso Cloud – 100% Dutch and independentScaleway – Europe’s empowering cloud provider
Bare MetalBare Metal Instance—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 InstanceServersServersCost-Optimized InstancesCost-Optimized Instances
Learning InstancesLearning Instances
Workload-Optimized InstancesWorkload-Optimized Instances
Production-Optimized InstancesProduction-Optimized Instances
GPU Instance—GPU-3070 InstancesGPU-3070 Instances
GPU Render InstancesGPU Render Instances
Image CatalogCloud ImagesCloud Images—
Serverless Function—Serverless FunctionsServerless Functions
ContainersContainer Registry—Container RegistryContainer Registry
KubernetesManaged KubernetesManaged 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 DatabaseCloud DatabasesCloud DatabasesServerless SQL Database (beta)Serverless SQL Database (beta)
Managed Database for PostgreSQL and MySQLManaged Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL
Managed ServicesE-MailTransactional EmailTransactional EmailTransactional Email (TEM)Transactional Email (TEM)
IoT Hub—IoT HubIoT Hub
Web Hosting—Web HostingWeb Hosting
ManagementObservability—CockpitCockpit
NetworkDirect Connect—Scaleway InterLinkScaleway InterLink
DNSDNSDNSDomains and DNSDomains and DNS
Elastic IPIP AddressesIP Addresses—
FirewallSecurity GroupsSecurity GroupsWAF (Web Application Firewall)WAF (Web Application Firewall)
Gateway—Public GatewayPublic Gateway
Load BalancerLoad BalancersLoad BalancersLoad BalancerLoad Balancer
Private NetworkPortsPorts
NetworksNetworks		Private NetworksPrivate Networks
VPC PeeringVPC Peering
RouterRoutersRouters—
Security & IdentityIAMIAMIAMIdentity and Access Management (IAM)Identity and Access Management (IAM)
Secret Manager—Secret ManagerSecret Manager
StorageBackupVolume snapshotsVolume snapshots
Volume backupVolume backup		—
Block StorageVolume storeVolume storeBlock StorageBlock Storage
Cold Storage—Scaleway GlacierScaleway Glacier
File Storage—File StorageFile Storage
Object StorageObject StorageObject 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.

Cyso Cloud

70.3 %

SEAL 1

Scaleway

81.8 %

SEAL 2

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityCyso CloudScaleway
FranceParis—Scaleway DC4
Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône—Scaleway DC5
Val-de-Marne—
  • Scaleway DC2
  • Scaleway DC3
GermanyFrankfurtCyso Cloud—
ItalyMilan—Scaleway MIL1
NetherlandsAmsterdamCyso Cloud
  • Scaleway AMS1
  • Scaleway AMS2
  • Scaleway AMS3
PolandWarsaw—
  • Scaleway WAW1
  • Scaleway WAW2
  • Scaleway WAW3

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionCyso CloudScaleway
HDSFrench certification required for Health Data Hosting. Requires data management features such as high availability, automatic backups and encryption.—✓
ISO 27001World's best-known standard for information security management systems (ISMS)✓✓
ISO 27701Requirements for Privacy Information Management System—✓
ISO 50001Standard for Energy Management System—✓
NEN 7510 Information security management certification for healthcare in the Netherlands✓—
SecNumCloudFrench certification framework for cloud service providers. Recognized as one of the most demanding qualification frameworks in Europe.—✓
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