Arubavs
STACKIT
On our sovereignty score, STACKIT leads (89 vs 84). Both are European Cloud & hosting providers – which fits better depends on your priorities below.
Score comparison
| Aruba | STACKIT | |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty | 84 | 89 |
| Privacy | 80 | 84 |
| Open Source | 10 | 10 |
| Business fit | 84 | 78 |
| Migration ease | 64 | 55 |
| Pricing transparency | 76 | 58 |
| Enterprise readiness | 84 | 84 |
Features & facts
| Aruba | STACKIT | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Italy | Germany |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Self-Hosting | No | No |
| Cloud/SaaS | Yes | Yes |
| EU data residency | Yes | Yes |
| DPA / AV-Vertrag | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| Data location | Italy/EU (own data centers, incl. Arezzo) | Germany and Austria (exclusively) |
| From | on request | on request |
| Founded | 1994 | 2018 |
Aruba
Italy
Italy's leading cloud and hosting provider with its own data centers – a European alternative for cloud, hosting and domains.
Strengths
- Own data centers in Italy/EU, ISO 27001 certified
- Broad portfolio: cloud, hosting, domains, PEC/trust services
- Established and market-leading in Italy
- EU data storage without US-hyperscaler dependency
Weaknesses
- Not open source, no self-hosting
- Less serverless/managed-PaaS depth than large hyperscalers
- Less known internationally outside Italy
STACKIT
Germany
Sovereign German business cloud from the Schwarz Group with data centers exclusively in Germany and Austria.
Strengths
- Data exclusively in DE/AT, 100% GDPR-compliant
- BSI C5 Type 2, ISO 27001/20000, ISAE 3000 (SOC 2)/3402
- Strong corporate group backing, free data transfer
Weaknesses
- Younger provider with a still-growing ecosystem
- Prices are less transparently visible publicly
Choose Aruba if…
- Companies wanting cloud servers and hosting in the EU
- Italian and European organisations
- Teams needing domains and certified email
Choose STACKIT if…
- Companies and public authorities with sovereignty requirements
- Enterprise workloads with EU data storage
Scores are editorial orientation, not legal advice. Details are based on public provider information and are not independently verified.