Replaces Google Cloud Platform
European alternatives to Google Cloud Platform
European clouds for compute, data and containers
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Google Cloud Platform, usually shortened to GCP, is Google's public cloud. It offers the familiar building blocks of virtual machines, object storage, managed databases, DNS and load balancing, together with managed Kubernetes, serverless runtimes and a data and analytics stack that many teams pick it for. Kubernetes itself came out of Google, which is part of why container platforms are a strong point.
For European organisations the sticking point is rarely the technology: it is that the provider is subject to US legislation, that transfers have to be documented under GDPR, and that public tenders increasingly ask for European hosting and an EU contracting party. A European alternative to Google Cloud Platform answers those questions directly. Scaleway and OVHcloud run broad platforms including managed Kubernetes, STACKIT serves enterprise workloads, and Elastx and gridscale offer managed European infrastructure.
European options 13
Our pick
OVHcloud
French public cloud with a broad service range
OVHcloud is a public cloud provider from France with a wide range of services. It covers the classics you would expect from a cloud platform: virtual servers for all kinds of workloads, object storage, managed databases and managed Kubernetes, so an entire application stack can run there.
France
UpCloud
Cloud computing platform from Finland
Finland
Scaleway
Cloud computing platform from France
France♻
STACKIT
Cloud computing platform from Germany
Germany
Exoscale
Cloud computing platform from Switzerland
Switzerland
gridscale
German cloud platform with servers across Europe
Germany♻
Elastx
OpenStack cloud platform from Sweden
Sweden♻
Cyso Cloud
OpenStack cloud platform from the Netherlands
Netherlands
Cyso Cloud Object Storage
S3 compatible object storage from the Netherlands
Netherlands
IONOS
German cloud platform for servers and storage
Germany♻
Seeweb
Cloud computing platform from Italy
Italy♻
T Cloud
OpenStack cloud platform from Germany
Germany♻
Aruba Cloud
Cloud and VPS hosting from Italy
ItalyQuestions
Can I move my Kubernetes workloads?
Kubernetes manifests and Helm charts are portable, so the work concentrates on ingress, storage classes, secrets and identity. Scaleway, OVHcloud and gridscale offer managed Kubernetes to land on.
What replaces GCP's data and analytics services?
There is no like-for-like replacement for every managed analytics product, so teams usually run open source engines on European compute and storage instead. Providers such as STACKIT, Exoscale and Elastx can host that kind of workload.
Which European alternative is closest to Google Cloud Platform?
Scaleway and OVHcloud have the broadest catalogues among the options here, covering compute, storage, databases and containers. Start by listing the GCP services you genuinely use, then compare against those two.