ELASTX vs Exoscale

ELASTX – The Swedish Cloud Provider

ELASTX is a Swedish cloud provider operating three data centers located within the Stockholm metropolitan area.

Their service portfolio includes core Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) offerings such as compute, storage, database, and networking solutions. In addition, ELASTX provides a managed Kubernetes service to support containerized applications.

What sets ELASTX apart is their commitment to delivering tailored, bespoke solutions in close collaboration with their clients.

Exoscale – a solid European cloud hosting alternative

Exoscale offer a full range of IaaS services. Especially noteworthy are the DBaaS services for managed Apache Kafka, managed OpenSearch and managed Grafana.

Exoscale are operating 7 data centers across Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Croatia and Bulgaria.

Exoscale is owned by A1, the Austrian telecommunication company.

Elastx
  • HeadquartersStockholm, Sweden
  • Parent companythe majority owner seems to be Sobro (Söderberg & Partners)
  • Cloud since2012
  • Websiteelastx.se
Exoscale

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceELASTX – The Swedish Cloud ProviderExoscale – a solid European cloud hosting alternative
ComputeCompute InstanceOpenStack IaaSOpenStack IaaSCompute InstancesCompute Instances
GPU InstanceGPUGPUGPU2 ServerGPU2 Server
GPU1 ServerGPU1 Server
GPU3 ServerGPU3 Server
3080ti Server3080ti Server
A5000 ServerA5000 Server
ContainersKubernetesKubernetes CaaSKubernetes CaaSScalable Kubernetes ServiceScalable Kubernetes Service
Data & AIArtificial IntelligenceAI servicesAI services—
Data Warehouse/Lakehouse—Managed ClickHouse®Managed ClickHouse®
Search Engine—Managed OpenSearchManaged OpenSearch
DatabaseKey-Value StoreValkeyValkeyManaged ValkeyManaged Valkey
Messaging—Managed Apache KafkaManaged Apache Kafka
Relational DatabaseMSSQL DBaaSMSSQL DBaaS
PostgreSQL DBaaSPostgreSQL DBaaS
MariaDB DBaaSMariaDB DBaaS
MySQL DBaaSMySQL DBaaS		Managed MySQLManaged MySQL
Managed PostgreSQLManaged PostgreSQL
Managed ServicesApplication RuntimeVirtuozzo PaaSVirtuozzo PaaS—
E-MailMail RelayMail Relay—
ManagementObservabilityApplication MonitoringApplication MonitoringManaged GrafanaManaged Grafana
NetworkAnti DDoSDDoS ProtectionDDoS Protection—
CDNVarnish CDNVarnish CDNCDNCDN
Direct ConnectCloud ExchangeCloud Exchange
Cloud ConnectCloud Connect		Private ConnectPrivate Connect
DNS—DNSDNS
Elastic IP—Elastic IPElastic IP
FirewallWeb Application FirewallWeb Application FirewallSecurity GroupsSecurity Groups
Load Balancer—Network Load BalancerNetwork Load Balancer
Private Network—Private NetworksPrivate Networks
VPNCloud VPNCloud VPN—
Security & IdentitySecurity Posture ManagementThreat IntelligenceThreat Intelligence—
StorageBackupThe Vault Object StorageThe Vault Object Storage—
Block StorageBlock StorageBlock StorageBlock StorageBlock Storage
Cold Storage—Archival StorageArchival Storage
Object StorageSwift Object StorageSwift Object 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.

ELASTX

71.2 %

SEAL 1

Exoscale

60.7 %

SEAL 1

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityELASTXExoscale
AustriaVienna—
  • AT-VIE-1
  • AT-VIE-2
BulgariaSofia—BG-SOF-1
CroatiaZagreb—HR-ZAG-1
GermanyFrankfurt—DE-FRA-1
Munich—DE-MUC-1
SwedenStockholm
  • Elastx STO2
  • Elastx STO1
  • Elastx STO3
—
SwitzerlandGeneva—CH-GVA-2
Zurich—CH-DK-2

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionELASTXExoscale
BSI C5German cloud security catalogue—✓
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 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✓✓
SOC 2Controls for security, availability, processing integrity, confidentiality, or privacy—✓
TISAXAssessment mechanism concerning secure processing of information in automotive—✓
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