ELASTX vs OVHcloud

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.

OVHcloud – European cloud with a worldwide presence

OVHcloud is a mature cloud provider with 43 data centers across 9 countries, including Canada and Singapore.

OVHcloud are offering public cloud services, including higher-level services, e.g. for data platform, web hosting packages and Hosted Private Cloud and a global CDN.

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

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceELASTX – The Swedish Cloud ProviderOVHcloud – European cloud with a worldwide presence
Bare MetalBare Metal Instance—Metal InstancesMetal Instances
ComputeCompute InstanceOpenStack IaaSOpenStack IaaSGeneral Purpose InstancesGeneral Purpose Instances
Memory Optimised InstancesMemory Optimised Instances
Storage Optimised InstancesStorage Optimised Instances
Compute Optimised InstancesCompute Optimised Instances
Discovery InstancesDiscovery Instances
GPU InstanceGPUGPUCloud GPUCloud GPU
Image Catalog—Public Image CatalogPublic Image Catalog
Private Image CatalogPrivate Image Catalog
ContainersContainer Registry—Managed Private RegistryManaged Private Registry
KubernetesKubernetes CaaSKubernetes CaaSManaged Rancher ServiceManaged Rancher Service
Managed Kubernetes ServiceManaged Kubernetes Service
Data & AIArtificial IntelligenceAI servicesAI servicesNVIDIA NGC PlatformNVIDIA NGC Platform
AI DeployAI Deploy
AI TrainingAI Training
Data Warehouse/Lakehouse—Data PlatformData Platform
ClickHouseClickHouse
Managed LLM—AI EndpointsAI Endpoints
Notebooks—AI NotebooksAI Notebooks
Search Engine—OpenSearchOpenSearch
DatabaseDocument Database—MongoDBMongoDB
Key-Value StoreValkeyValkeyValkeyValkey
Messaging—Kafka ConnectKafka Connect
KafkaKafka
Kafka MirrorMakerKafka MirrorMaker
Relational DatabaseMSSQL DBaaSMSSQL DBaaS
PostgreSQL DBaaSPostgreSQL DBaaS
MariaDB DBaaSMariaDB DBaaS
MySQL DBaaSMySQL DBaaS		PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
MySQLMySQL
Managed ServicesApplication RuntimeVirtuozzo PaaSVirtuozzo PaaS—
E-MailMail RelayMail Relay—
Web Hosting—Web HostingWeb Hosting
ManagementObservabilityApplication MonitoringApplication MonitoringLogs Data PlatformLogs Data Platform
Managed DashboardsManaged Dashboards
NetworkAnti DDoSDDoS ProtectionDDoS ProtectionAnti-DDoSAnti-DDoS
CDNVarnish CDNVarnish CDN—
Direct ConnectCloud ExchangeCloud Exchange
Cloud ConnectCloud Connect		OVHcloud connnectOVHcloud connnect
Elastic IP—Floating IPFloating IP
FirewallWeb Application FirewallWeb Application Firewall—
Gateway—GatewayGateway
Load Balancer—Load BalancerLoad Balancer
Private Network—Private NetworkPrivate Network
VPNCloud VPNCloud VPN—
Quantum ComputingQuantum Computing—EmulatorsEmulators
QPUsQPUs
Security & IdentitySecurity Posture ManagementThreat IntelligenceThreat Intelligence—
StorageBackupThe Vault Object StorageThe Vault Object StorageInstance BackupInstance Backup
Block StorageBlock StorageBlock StorageBlock StorageBlock Storage
Cold Storage—Cold ArchiveCold Archive
File Storage—File StorageFile 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

OVHcloud

78.3 %

SEAL 1

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityELASTXOVHcloud
AustraliaSydney—SYD1
CanadaBeauharnois—BHS5
FranceGravelines—GRA
Paris—EU-WEST-PAR
Roubaix—RBX-A
Strasboug—SBG
GermanyFrankfurt—DE1
IndiaMumbai—AP-SOUTH-MUM-1
ItalyMilan—EU-SOUTH-MIL
PolandWarsaw—WAW1
SingaporeSingapore—SGP1
SwedenStockholm
  • Elastx STO2
  • Elastx STO1
  • Elastx STO3
—
United KingdomLondon—UK1

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionELASTXOVHcloud
BSI C5German cloud security catalogue—✓
CSA STARCloud Security Alliance Assurance Registry—✓
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✓✓
ISO 27701Requirements for Privacy Information Management System—✓
ISO 50001Standard for Energy Management System—✓
PCI DSSStandard regulating protection of payment account data—✓
SecNumCloudFrench certification framework for cloud service providers. Recognized as one of the most demanding qualification frameworks in Europe.—✓
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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