Alarikvs
Scaleway
Both score similarly on sovereignty (88 vs 84). The right choice depends on the details below – open source, self-hosting, pricing and focus.
Score comparison
| Alarik | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty | 88 | 84 |
| Privacy | 85 | 80 |
| Open Source | 95 | 20 |
| Business fit | 58 | 80 |
| Migration ease | 60 | 60 |
| Pricing transparency | 90 | 80 |
| Enterprise readiness | 40 | 80 |
Features & facts
| Alarik | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Germany | France |
| Open Source | Yes | No |
| Self-Hosting | Yes | No |
| Cloud/SaaS | No | Yes |
| EU data residency | Yes | Yes |
| DPA / AV-Vertrag | unknown | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | unknown | Yes |
| Data location | self-determined (self-hosting) | EU (including Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Milan) |
| From | on request | on request |
| Founded | 2025 | 1999 |
Alarik
Germany
Open-source, S3-compatible object store from Germany (Apache 2.0) – a self-hostable alternative to MinIO and AWS S3, still in early development.
Strengths
- Open source (Apache 2.0), without licensing traps
- Self-hostable – full data sovereignty, S3-compatible API
- German team with its own production interest (belegFuchs)
- Performant core (Swift/SwiftNIO), built-in web console
Weaknesses
- Early development stage (beta) – breaking changes possible
- No managed/SaaS offering, operation requires your own know-how
- Small project, still limited enterprise features and track record
Scaleway
France
Developer-friendly French cloud (iliad Group) with modern API, Kubernetes and serverless offerings.
Strengths
- Modern, developer-friendly API and products
- All data centers in Europe; ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, HDS
- Serverless and managed Kubernetes offerings, low-cost entry
Weaknesses
- Smaller ecosystem than the major hyperscalers
- Not all managed services are available at the same maturity level
Choose Alarik if…
- Teams looking for an open, self-hostable S3 alternative to MinIO
- Developers with S3 workloads who want data sovereignty
Choose Scaleway if…
- Developers and SaaS teams looking for a modern EU cloud
- Cloud-native projects with Kubernetes
Scores are editorial orientation, not legal advice. Details are based on public provider information and are not independently verified.