Exoscale

Exoscale is a Swiss cloud infrastructure provider offering a straightforward, developer-friendly alternative to US-based cloud platforms. Founded in 2011 in Lausanne and now part of the A1 Digital group (a subsidiary of A1 Telekom Austria), Exoscale was purpose-built to deliver simple, reliable cloud computing with strong European data sovereignty guarantees. The company focuses on providing essential cloud infrastructure without the overwhelming complexity of hyperscaler platforms.

The platform offers compute instances in various sizes, managed Kubernetes via Scalable Kubernetes Service (SKS), S3-compatible object storage, managed databases (PostgreSQL, MySQL, Redis, OpenSearch, Kafka), DNS hosting, block storage volumes, private networks, and a comprehensive API with CLI tooling. Exoscale's approach emphasizes simplicity and predictable pricing, making it particularly attractive to development teams, startups, and SMBs that want powerful cloud infrastructure without navigating the labyrinthine service catalogs of AWS or Azure.

Headquartered in Lausanne, Switzerland, Exoscale operates data centers in Switzerland, Germany, Austria, and Bulgaria, ensuring all infrastructure remains within European jurisdiction. The company holds both ISO 27001 and SOC 2 certifications, and maintains full GDPR compliance with clear data processing agreements. For developers and businesses seeking a clean, well-documented European cloud alternative to DigitalOcean or Heroku with guaranteed EU data sovereignty, Exoscale delivers the essential building blocks of modern cloud infrastructure backed by the reliability of a major European telecommunications group.