Cyso Cloud vs STACKIT

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.

STACKIT – The German business cloud

STACKIT is the public cloud brand of Schwarz Digits, backed by the Schwarz group, the largest retail company in Europe, based in Germany.

STACKIT has very high momentum, with new services being added at a high pace. The service portfolio and partnerships, e.g. with ServiceNow and Salesforce for Tableau, make STACKIT an attractive choice for enterprises in the DACH region.

Cyso Cloud
  • HeadquartersAlkmaar, Netherlands
  • Parent companyCyso Group
  • Cloud since2025
  • Websitecyso.cloud
STACKIT
  • HeadquartersBad Friedrichshall, Deutschland
  • Parent companySchwarz Digits, member of Schwarz Group
  • Cloud since2022
  • Websitestackit.com

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceCyso Cloud – 100% Dutch and independentSTACKIT – The German business cloud
ComputeCompute InstanceServersServersLinux ServerLinux Server
ServerServer
Windows ServerWindows Server
Image CatalogCloud ImagesCloud Images—
ContainersContainer Registry—Container RegistryContainer Registry
KubernetesManaged KubernetesManaged KubernetesConfidential KubernetesConfidential Kubernetes
Kubernetes EngineKubernetes Engine
Edge CloudEdge Cloud
Data & AIArtificial Intelligence—AI Model ExperimentsAI Model Experiments
Data Processing—WorkflowsWorkflows
Data Warehouse/Lakehouse—DremioDremio
Ingestion—IntakeIntake
Managed LLM—AI Model ServingAI Model Serving
Notebooks—NotebooksNotebooks
Search Engine—OpenSearchOpenSearch
DatabaseDocument Database—MongoDB FlexMongoDB Flex
Key-Value Store—RedisRedis
Key Value StoreKey Value Store
Messaging—RabbitMQRabbitMQ
Relational DatabaseCloud DatabasesCloud DatabasesPostgreSQL FlexPostgreSQL Flex
MariaDBMariaDB
SQLServer FlexSQLServer Flex
Managed ServicesApplication Runtime—Cloud FoundryCloud Foundry
E-MailTransactional EmailTransactional EmailMailOutMailOut
ManagementAutomation—Server Update ManagementServer Update Management
Automation ServiceAutomation Service
Run CommandRun Command
Developer Platform—GitGit
Observability—Server AgentServer Agent
LogMeLogMe
LogsLogs
Telemetry RouterTelemetry Router
ObservabilityObservability
NetworkDirect Connect—Connectivity (Hybrid/Multi-Cloud)Connectivity (Hybrid/Multi-Cloud)
DNSDNSDNS—
Elastic IPIP AddressesIP Addresses—
FirewallSecurity GroupsSecurity GroupsNetwork securityNetwork security
Load BalancerLoad BalancersLoad BalancersLoad Balancing and Content DeliveryLoad Balancing and Content Delivery
Private NetworkPortsPorts
NetworksNetworks		Core NetworkingCore Networking
RouterRoutersRouters—
Security & IdentityHost Security—Security HardeningSecurity Hardening
IAMIAMIAM—
Secret Manager—Secrets ManagerSecrets Manager
KMSKMS
Security Posture Management—CSPMCSPM
StorageBackupVolume snapshotsVolume snapshots
Volume backupVolume backup		Server Backup ManagementServer Backup Management
Block StorageVolume storeVolume storeBlock StorageBlock Storage
Cold Storage—ArchivingArchiving
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

STACKIT

81.8 %

SEAL 2

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityCyso CloudSTACKIT
GermanyFrankfurtCyso Cloud—
NetherlandsAmsterdamCyso Cloud—
UnknownUnknown—
  • STACKIT DC 01 - Neckarsulm, Germany
  • STACKIT DC 08 - Ellhofen, Germany
  • STACKIT DC 10 - Ostermiething, Austria

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionCyso CloudSTACKIT
BSI C5German cloud security catalogue—✓
CSA STARCloud Security Alliance Assurance Registry—✓
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—✓
NEN 7510 Information security management certification for healthcare in the Netherlands✓—
SOC 1Validation of internal controls over financial reporting—✓
SOC 2Controls for security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, or privacy—✓
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