EU-approved third countryAI platform & opsFreemiumISO 27001
VPN from Swiss Proton with open source, no-logs policy and a free plan with no data cap. An alternative for businesses that want to protect network traffic outside the American tech giants.
Swiss privacy legislation and no-activity-logs policy
Free plan with no data cap or artificial speed limit
Switzerland is outside the EU/EEA (but has an adequacy decision)
Best for: Businesses that want a privacy-focused VPN from the same provider as Proton Mail.
SwedishAI platform & opsPrice on requestEU data storage ✓ISO 27001
Swedish-owned OpenStack-based public cloud service (formerly City Cloud) with data centers in Sweden and the rest of Europe, positioned as a European alternative to American clouds. Broad platform but more geared toward IT departments than individual small-business owners.
Swedish-owned (part of Iver), data can be kept within Sweden/EU
Public, private and hybrid cloud capacity on open standards
Prices not clearly published; often requires a quote or account
Best for: Companies looking for a European sovereign alternative to AWS/Azure with Swedish ownership.
Swedish cloud provider with own data centers in Falkenberg and Stockholm offering VPS, dedicated servers, managed Kubernetes and GPU. Powerful but targets those comfortable with technology: there are no ready-made AI apps, just the infrastructure.
Own data centers in Sweden, all data stays under Swedish jurisdiction
Personal Swedish support and long history (founded 1999)
Requires technical competence, no service for non-technical users
Best for: Companies that want Swedish-owned cloud infrastructure under Swedish law with personal support.
Swedish cloud provider built on OpenStack with three data centers in the Stockholm area and a strong focus on digital sovereignty. Suitable for organizations with sensitive data, but prices are only published in a downloadable Excel price list and larger setups are developed in dialogue with the sales team.
Three separate data centers in Sweden (20 km apart) for high availability
ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 14001 certified
No prices shown directly on the web, price list only available as downloadable Excel file
Best for: Organizations with sensitive data and compliance requirements that want Swedish data residency across multiple availability zones.
German cloud provider known for the industry's lowest prices on VPS and servers, with datacenters in Germany and Finland as well as USA and Singapore. Affordable and GDPR-friendly as long as you choose an EU region, but support is limited and there are no managed AI services; you have to install everything yourself.
Very low prices (VPS from around SEK 60/month)
EU datacenters in Germany and Finland, German company under GDPR
EU storage assumes you choose German or Finnish region yourself; USA and Singapore are also offered
Best for: Price-sensitive businesses and developers who want cheap EU-based server capacity.
French cloud provider with GPU instances and Managed Inference that runs open AI models on European servers. A good sovereign AI alternative, but still a developer platform where you build and operate the solution yourself.
Managed Inference and GPU with data stored only in the EU
Transparent hourly and per-token pricing
Requires technical skills; no ready-made app environment
Best for: Developers and companies that want to run their own AI models or GPU workloads within the EU without American cloud ties.
