Scaleway vs STACKIT

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.

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.

Scaleway
  • Headquarters8th arrondissement of Paris, France
  • Parent companyIliad Group
  • Cloud since2015
  • Websitewww.scaleway.com
STACKIT
  • HeadquartersBad Friedrichshall, Deutschland
  • Parent companySchwarz Digits, member of Schwarz Group
  • Cloud since2022
  • Websitestackit.com

Product Comparison

CategoryServiceScaleway – Europe’s empowering cloud providerSTACKIT – The German business cloud
Bare MetalBare Metal InstanceElastic 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
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ComputeCompute InstanceCost-Optimized InstancesCost-Optimized Instances
Learning InstancesLearning Instances
Workload-Optimized InstancesWorkload-Optimized Instances
Production-Optimized InstancesProduction-Optimized Instances
Linux ServerLinux Server
ServerServer
Windows ServerWindows Server
GPU InstanceGPU-3070 InstancesGPU-3070 Instances
GPU Render InstancesGPU Render Instances
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Serverless FunctionServerless FunctionsServerless Functions—
ContainersContainer RegistryContainer RegistryContainer RegistryContainer RegistryContainer Registry
KubernetesKubernetes KosmosKubernetes Kosmos
Kubernetes KapsuleKubernetes Kapsule
Confidential KubernetesConfidential Kubernetes
Kubernetes EngineKubernetes Engine
Edge CloudEdge Cloud
Serverless ContainerServerless ContainersServerless Containers—
Data & AIArtificial Intelligence—AI Model ExperimentsAI Model Experiments
Data ProcessingData Lab for Apache Spark™Data Lab for Apache Spark™WorkflowsWorkflows
Data Warehouse/LakehouseData Warehouse for ClickHouse®Data Warehouse for ClickHouse®DremioDremio
Ingestion—IntakeIntake
Managed LLMGenerative APIsGenerative APIs
Managed InferenceManaged Inference
AI Model ServingAI Model Serving
Notebooks—NotebooksNotebooks
Search Engine—OpenSearchOpenSearch
DatabaseDocument DatabaseManaged MongoDBManaged MongoDBMongoDB FlexMongoDB Flex
Key-Value StoreManaged Database for RedisManaged Database for RedisRedisRedis
Key Value StoreKey Value Store
MessagingMessaging & QueueingMessaging & QueueingRabbitMQRabbitMQ
Relational DatabaseServerless SQL Database (beta)Serverless SQL Database (beta)
Managed Database for PostgreSQL and MySQLManaged Database for PostgreSQL and MySQL
PostgreSQL FlexPostgreSQL Flex
MariaDBMariaDB
SQLServer FlexSQLServer Flex
Managed ServicesApplication Runtime—Cloud FoundryCloud Foundry
E-MailTransactional Email (TEM)Transactional Email (TEM)MailOutMailOut
IoT HubIoT HubIoT Hub—
Web HostingWeb HostingWeb Hosting—
ManagementAutomation—Server Update ManagementServer Update Management
Automation ServiceAutomation Service
Run CommandRun Command
Developer Platform—GitGit
ObservabilityCockpitCockpitServer AgentServer Agent
LogMeLogMe
LogsLogs
Telemetry RouterTelemetry Router
ObservabilityObservability
NetworkDirect ConnectScaleway InterLinkScaleway InterLinkConnectivity (Hybrid/Multi-Cloud)Connectivity (Hybrid/Multi-Cloud)
DNSDomains and DNSDomains and DNS—
FirewallWAF (Web Application Firewall)WAF (Web Application Firewall)Network securityNetwork security
GatewayPublic GatewayPublic Gateway—
Load BalancerLoad BalancerLoad BalancerLoad Balancing and Content DeliveryLoad Balancing and Content Delivery
Private NetworkPrivate NetworksPrivate Networks
VPC PeeringVPC Peering
Core NetworkingCore Networking
Security & IdentityHost Security—Security HardeningSecurity Hardening
IAMIdentity and Access Management (IAM)Identity and Access Management (IAM)—
Secret ManagerSecret ManagerSecret ManagerSecrets ManagerSecrets Manager
KMSKMS
Security Posture Management—CSPMCSPM
StorageBackup—Server Backup ManagementServer Backup Management
Block StorageBlock StorageBlock StorageBlock StorageBlock Storage
Cold StorageScaleway GlacierScaleway GlacierArchivingArchiving
File StorageFile StorageFile StorageFile 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.

Scaleway

81.8 %

SEAL 2

STACKIT

81.8 %

SEAL 2

Sovereignty Comparison

Data Centres

CountryCityScalewaySTACKIT
AustriaOstermiething—STACKIT DC 10
FranceParisScaleway DC4—
Saint-Ouen-l'AumôneScaleway DC5—
Val-de-Marne
  • Scaleway DC2
  • Scaleway DC3
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GermanyEllhofen—STACKIT DC 08
Neckarsulm—STACKIT DC 01
ItalyMilanScaleway MIL1—
NetherlandsAmsterdam
  • Scaleway AMS1
  • Scaleway AMS2
  • Scaleway AMS3
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PolandWarsaw
  • Scaleway WAW1
  • Scaleway WAW2
  • Scaleway WAW3
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Certifications

CertificationDescriptionScalewaySTACKIT
BSI C5German cloud security catalogue—✓
CSA STARCloud Security Alliance Assurance Registry—✓
DIN EN 50600European standard for data centers—✓
HDSFrench certification required for Health Data Hosting. Requires data management features such as high availability, automatic backups and encryption.✓—
ISO 20000International standard for IT service management—✓
ISO 22301Business Continuity Management—✓
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✓✓
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—✓
TISAXAssessment mechanism concerning secure processing of information in automotive—✓
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