Exoscale
Switzerland· Cloud Computing
Exoscale vs Hetzner
Comparez Exoscale et Hetzner sur les capacités, la juridiction, les garanties et l'adéquation pour les acheteurs européens.
Tous deux listés comme alternatives à: Amazon Web Services (AWS), Google Cloud Platform, Microsoft Azure
Hetzner
Germany· Cloud Computing
Needs review
Shortlist for German-owned IaaS/bare metal in DE/FI parks, API cloud VMs, inclusive-traffic EU economics, ISO 27001 + BSI C5 Type 2. Skip for hyperscaler PaaS depth, SOC 2-first audits, or zero US-group footprint (optional US Ashburn/Hillsboro + Singapore via subsidiaries/colocation). Prefer OVHcloud/Scaleway for broader EU portfolios; STACKIT for DE public-sector framing.
EU-operated (DE HQ)Owned DE/FI parksISO 27001:2022BSI C5 Type 2Bare metal + auctionOptional US/SG cloud
Les lignes surlignées diffèrent entre les deux produits.
| Caractéristique | Exoscale | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Pays d'origine | Switzerland | Germany |
| Catégorie | Cloud Computing | Cloud Computing |
| Open source | Non | Non |
| Auto-hébergé | Non | Non |
| Siège | Non indiqué | Germany |
| Entité légale | Non indiqué | Hetzner Online GmbH, Industriestr. 25, 91710 Gunzenhausen (HRB 6089 Ansbach) |
| Maison mère / contrôle US | Non indiqué | Aucune maison mère US connue |
| Exposition CLOUD Act (indicative) | Non indiqué | Moyen |
| Hébergement / résidence | Non indiqué | Owned parks: Nuremberg, Falkenstein (DE), Helsinki (FI). Non-cloud EU-only. Cloud optional US (Ashburn, Hillsboro) and Singapore on 3rd-party colocation. AV subprocessors: Hetzner Finland Oy; US: Hetzner US LLC, NTT Americas, QTS Hillsboro; SG: Hetzner Singapore, NTT SG1. Master data stays EU. |
| Résumé | European public cloud (IaaS) from Swiss operator Akenes SA (A1 Digital): multi-zone compute, managed Kubernetes (SKS), DBaaS, object and block storage, and GPUs across CH, DE, AT, BG, and HR. | German data center operator (Gunzenhausen): dedicated servers, Hetzner Cloud VPS, storage, and owned parks in Germany and Finland, with optional US and Singapore cloud locations. |
| Tags |
| En un coup d'œil | Exoscale | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| HQ | Non indiqué | Gunzenhausen, Germany |
| Legal entity | Non indiqué | Hetzner Online GmbH (HRB 6089 Ansbach) |
| EU parks | Non indiqué | Nuremberg, Falkenstein (DE); Helsinki (FI) |
| Optional cloud regions | Non indiqué | Ashburn and Hillsboro (US); Singapore |
| Model | Non indiqué | IaaS / dedicated / hosting (unmanaged cloud and root) |
| Open source | Non indiqué | No (commercial infrastructure) |
Exoscale
Instances compute haute performance
Instances compute Exoscale utilisent stockage local SSD avec options standard, CPU-optimisé, memory-optimisé et storage-optimisé. Tailles de Micro (512 Mo RAM, 1 cœur) à Jumbo (225 Go RAM, 24 cœurs). Instances GPU avec cartes NVIDIA (A30, V100, A40, A5000, RTX 6000 Pro) pour tâches IA. Anti-affinity répartit instances sur hôtes pour résilience. Snapshots et templates personnalisés aident sauvegardes et déploiements. Facturation au prorata de la seconde ; instances éteintes facturées uniquement pour stockage.
Service Kubernetes évolutif (SKS)
Kubernetes managé déploie clusters en 120 secondes. Clusters Starter gratuits (sans SLA), Pro offre 99,95 % uptime. Utilisateurs scalent nœuds worker, gèrent control planes via portail, CLI, API ou Terraform. Intègre network load balancers. Prend en charge apps cloud-native sur zones.
DBaaS managé et stockage
DBaaS couvre PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kafka, OpenSearch, Valkey et Grafana, plans de Hobbyist (2 Go RAM) à Premium (225 Go RAM, réplicas multiples). Object Storage compatible S3 avec multi-redondance et réplication. NVMe Block Storage attache plusieurs volumes par instance pour besoins faible latence. Trafic : entrant gratuit, intra-zone gratuit, 1 To sortant gratuit par instance mensuellement.
Hetzner
Dedicated root servers and Server Auction
Bare-metal root servers with full hardware isolation for predictable I/O and custom OS installs. The Server Auction lists surplus or end-of-primary-use machines at declining prices for labs, secondary environments, and cost-sensitive dedicated capacity.
Hetzner Cloud with API, networks, and apps
VMs with shared or dedicated vCPU classes, managed via Console, REST API, and CLI. Private networks, stateful firewalls, load balancers, Linux images, Terraform/Ansible/Kubernetes integrations, and one-click apps (Docker, Nextcloud, GitLab CE, WireGuard, and more) for self-hosted stacks.
Owned EU data center parks plus optional US/Singapore cloud
Company-operated parks in Nuremberg, Falkenstein (Germany), and Helsinki (Finland). Cloud also in Ashburn, Hillsboro (USA), and Singapore on third-party colocation. Non-cloud products and EU-selected cloud locations keep server data in the EU per Hetzner docs; master data stays in the EU.
ISO 27001, BSI C5 Type 2, and console DPA
Public ISO/IEC 27001:2022 certificate for DE/FI park scope; BSI C5 Type 2 for cloud; Art. 28 DPA accept-in-console with published TOMs and annual external TOM review available to DPA customers. Not a SOC 2-first vendor.
Inclusive traffic-oriented European cloud pricing model
Pay-as-you-go cloud (hourly or monthly) and list-based dedicated servers, with marketing emphasis on high inclusive traffic on European plans versus hyperscaler egress bills. Confirm current allowances and rates only on the official calculator—figures change by region and over time.
| Assurance & compliance | Exoscale | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Independent security / no-logs audit | Non indiqué | Not applicable Hosting/IaaS, not a no-logs VPN. Public ISO 27001, BSI C5 Type 2, and annual TOM review (TUV Rheinland) instead. |
| ISO 27001 | Non indiqué | Verified ISO/IEC 27001:2022; public SOCOTEC certificate. Scope: infrastructure, operation, support of Nuremberg, Falkenstein, Helsinki parks. |
| SOC 2 / SOC 3 | Non indiqué | Not found Hetzner states focus on ISO 27001 rather than SOC 2 for international market. |
| GDPR / EU data protection | Non indiqué | Vendor claimed German entity; public privacy policy, Art. 28 DPA, TOMs, subprocessor list. Customer remains controller for data on rented systems. |
| US CLOUD Act exposure (indicative) | Non indiqué | Partial EU entity / no known US parent, but optional US cloud uses Hetzner US LLC and US colocation (NTT, QTS); Singapore similarly. EU placements keep server data in EU per docs. Not legal advice. |
| Data processing agreement (B2B) | Non indiqué | Vendor claimed Standard DPA accept-in-console; sample PDF published; no custom wet-ink DPAs per vendor docs. |
| EU AI Act | Non indiqué | Not applicable Infrastructure hosting, not an AI system product. |
| BSI C5 (cloud) | Non indiqué | Verified Vendor publishes BSI C5 Type 2 attestation PDF for cloud services (German BSI catalogue). |
| KRITIS / section 8a BSIG | Non indiqué | Vendor claimed Hetzner states BSI classification as operator of critical services and certification under section 8a BSIG. |
| Considerations & known limitations | Exoscale | Hetzner |
|---|---|---|
| Optional US and Singapore cloud regions | Non indiqué | Medium Ashburn, Hillsboro, and Singapore use third-party colocation and local subsidiaries; server content placed there leaves the EU. Zero-US-footprint policies may still reject the vendor even for EU-only workloads. |
| Unmanaged cloud and dedicated servers | Non indiqué | Medium You own OS patching, app security, and backups. Platform firewalls help but do not replace customer ops. Poor fit if you need managed DBaaS and full-stack ops. |
| Narrower managed-service catalog vs hyperscalers | Non indiqué | Low Strong IaaS and bare metal; weak match if procurement assumes AWS-parity managed services. Plan hybrid architecture early. |
| ISO scope is DE/FI parks | Non indiqué | Low Published ISO 27001 scope centers on German and Finnish parks. Do not assume identical coverage for every US/Singapore deployment without reading current certificates. |
Adéquation
Exoscale
Best fit when
Non indiqué
Poor fit when
Non indiqué
Hetzner
Best fit when
- Teams that want German-jurisdiction hosting with owned parks in Germany and Finland
- Workloads that need bare-metal root servers or cost-effective dedicated via Server Auction
- Ops-heavy orgs comfortable with unmanaged IaaS (Console/API/CLI, Terraform, apps)
- Buyers optimizing for EU residency plus inclusive traffic economics versus hyperscaler egress
- German/EU checklists asking for ISO 27001, BSI C5, and an Art. 28 DPA in-console
Poor fit when
- Orgs that need a full AWS/Azure-style managed services catalog (PaaS, serverless, AI)
- Policies that forbid any US subsidiary, US colocation, or optional US region at group level
- Buyers requiring SOC 2 as the primary assurance artifact (Hetzner focuses on ISO/C5)
- Teams expecting fully managed OS patching, databases, and DR without operating the stack
Consider instead when
When: You need a broader European cloud portfolio or more managed service surface
Consider: OVHcloud or Scaleway
Still European operators; compare regions, bare-metal depth, and support models.
When: German public-sector sovereign cloud framing is the primary procurement driver
Consider: STACKIT
Different product and governance story; verify current certifications and residency.
When: You need hyperscaler managed depth more than EU-owned IaaS
Consider: AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud (accept US-group CLOUD Act posture)
Trade EU operator control for catalog breadth.
When: You want a smaller EU regional cloud with a different feature/region mix
Consider: Exoscale or UpCloud
Compare locations, SLAs, and managed options against Hetzner's park scale.
Open questions for due diligence
Exoscale
Non indiqué
Hetzner
- Does your policy allow a German provider that also offers US/Singapore regions if you only deploy in DE/FI?
- Is BSI C5 Type 2 + ISO 27001 sufficient, or is SOC 2 mandatory for your auditors?
- Which SKUs (cloud vs dedicated vs managed web hosting) match your backup and support needs?
- Will you need regions or managed services Hetzner does not offer natively (CDN, managed DB, AI APIs)?