Cloud & hosting

HetznervsInfomaniak

Both score similarly on sovereignty (85 vs 86). The right choice depends on the details below – open source, self-hosting, pricing and focus.

Score comparison

	Hetzner	Infomaniak
Sovereignty	85	86
Privacy	80	85
Open Source	10	25
Business fit	82	82
Migration ease	60	60
Pricing transparency	92	78
Enterprise readiness	80	80

Features & facts

	Hetzner	Infomaniak
Country	Germany	Switzerland
Open Source	No	No
Self-Hosting	No	No
Cloud/SaaS	Yes	Yes
EU data residency	Yes	No
DPA / AV-Vertrag	Yes	Yes
ISO 27001	Yes	Yes
Data location	Germany (Nuremberg, Falkenstein), Finland (Helsinki)	Switzerland (Geneva, Winterthur; own data centers)
From	3,79 € / Monat	on request
Founded	1997	1994

Hetzner

Germany

German cloud and server provider with very good value for money and data centers in DE/FI.

Strengths

Very low, transparent prices (cloud from approx. €3.79/month)
Own data centers in Germany and Finland, ISO 27001:2022 + BSI C5
Reliable cloud and dedicated servers

Weaknesses

Smaller managed-services portfolio than AWS/Azure
Fewer ready-made PaaS building blocks

Infomaniak

Switzerland

Independent Swiss cloud and hosting provider with own data centers – from web hosting and email to public cloud, 100% green electricity.

Strengths

Own Swiss data centers, data does not leave Switzerland
ISO 27001 plus ISO 14001/50001/9001, 100% green electricity
Broad offering: hosting, email/kSuite, public cloud

Weaknesses

Headquartered in Switzerland (EFTA), not in the EU/EEA
Not open source
Public-cloud ecosystem smaller than with hyperscalers

Choose Hetzner if…

Developers and SMEs with their own ops know-how
Cost-conscious projects that need standard infrastructure

Choose Infomaniak if…

Organizations seeking Swiss data storage and sustainability
SMEs that want hosting, email and cloud from one provider

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