IONOS vs STACKIT

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.

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.

IONOS
STACKIT
  • HeadquartersBad Friedrichshall, Deutschland
  • Parent companySchwarz Digits, member of Schwarz Group
  • Cloud since2022
  • Websitestackit.com

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceIONOS – Future-proof cloud infrastructure from GermanySTACKIT – The German business cloud
Bare MetalBare Metal InstanceBare Metal ServersBare Metal Servers—
ComputeCompute InstanceCompute EngineCompute Engine
CubesCubes		Linux ServerLinux Server
ServerServer
Windows ServerWindows Server
GPU InstanceGPU ServersGPU Servers—
ContainersContainer RegistryPrivate Container RegistryPrivate Container RegistryContainer 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/LakehouseManaged Stackable Data PlatformManaged Stackable Data PlatformDremioDremio
Ingestion—IntakeIntake
Managed LLMAI Model HubAI Model HubAI Model ServingAI Model Serving
Notebooks—NotebooksNotebooks
Search Engine—OpenSearchOpenSearch
DatabaseDocument DatabaseMongoDB Database as a ServiceMongoDB Database as a ServiceMongoDB FlexMongoDB Flex
Key-Value StoreRedis Database as a ServiceRedis Database as a ServiceRedisRedis
Key Value StoreKey Value Store
MessagingEvent Streams for Apache KafkaEvent Streams for Apache KafkaRabbitMQRabbitMQ
Relational DatabasePostgreSQL Database as a ServicePostgreSQL Database as a Service
Managed Database ServicesManaged Database Services		PostgreSQL FlexPostgreSQL Flex
MariaDBMariaDB
SQLServer FlexSQLServer Flex
Managed ServicesApplication Runtime—Cloud FoundryCloud Foundry
E-Mail—MailOutMailOut
ManagementAutomation—Server Update ManagementServer Update Management
Automation ServiceAutomation Service
Run CommandRun Command
Developer Platform—GitGit
ObservabilityMonitoring as a ServiceMonitoring as a Service
Flow LogsFlow Logs		Server AgentServer Agent
LogMeLogMe
LogsLogs
Telemetry RouterTelemetry Router
ObservabilityObservability
NetworkAnti DDoSDDoS ProtectDDoS Protect—
API GatewayAPI GatewayAPI Gateway—
CDNContent Delivery Network (CDN)Content Delivery Network (CDN)—
Direct Connect—Connectivity (Hybrid/Multi-Cloud)Connectivity (Hybrid/Multi-Cloud)
DNSCloud DNSCloud DNS—
Firewall—Network securityNetwork security
GatewayManaged NAT GatewayManaged NAT Gateway—
Load BalancerManaged Application Load BalancerManaged Application Load Balancer
Managed Network Load BalancerManaged Network Load Balancer		Load Balancing and Content DeliveryLoad Balancing and Content Delivery
Private Network—Core NetworkingCore Networking
VPNVPN GatewayVPN Gateway—
Security & IdentityHost Security—Security HardeningSecurity Hardening
Secret Manager—Secrets ManagerSecrets Manager
KMSKMS
Security Posture Management—CSPMCSPM
StorageBackupBackup ServiceBackup ServiceServer Backup ManagementServer Backup Management
Block StorageBlock StorageBlock StorageBlock StorageBlock Storage
Cold Storage—ArchivingArchiving
File StorageNetwork File Storage (NFS)Network File Storage (NFS)File StorageFile Storage
Object StorageIONOS Object StorageIONOS 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.

IONOS

77.2 %

SEAL 2

STACKIT

81.8 %

SEAL 2

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityIONOSSTACKIT
FranceParisIONOS—
GermanyBerlinIONOS—
Frankfurt
  • IONOS
  • IONOS
—
SpainLogroñoIONOS—
United KingdomLondonIONOS—
WorcesterIONOS—
United StatesLas VegasIONOS—
LenexaIONOS—
NewarkIONOS—
UnknownUnknown—
  • STACKIT DC 01 - Neckarsulm, Germany
  • STACKIT DC 08 - Ellhofen, Germany
  • STACKIT DC 10 - Ostermiething, Austria

Certifications

CertificationDescriptionIONOSSTACKIT
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✓✓
ISO 9001Standard for Quality Management✓—
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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