European alternatives to DigitalOcean
A developer-friendly US cloud built around simple droplets and predictable pricing. It's easier to reason about than the hyperscalers, but it's still a publicly-traded US company under the CLOUD Act.
Company information about DigitalOcean
- Company
- DigitalOcean Holdings Inc.
- Headquarters
- New York, United States
- Founded
- 2011
- Data jurisdiction
- United States
- Ownership
- Publicly traded
- GDPR
- No
- Open source
- No
- Infrastructure
- Own infrastructure
Why people switch away from DigitalOcean
European alternatives to DigitalOcean
Family-owned German cloud and dedicated server provider founded in 1997. Own data centres in Germany and Finland, no outside investors, no VC pressure, delivering reliable European infrastructure at unbeatable prices.
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Why avoid United States-owned services?
CLOUD Act
Forces US companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world upon government request, including data on European servers.
FISA Section 702
Authorises mass surveillance of non-US persons using data held by US tech platforms, without a warrant or notification.
GDPR vs US law conflict
EU courts have repeatedly found that US surveillance law conflicts with European fundamental rights. Schrems I and II both invalidated EU-US data transfer agreements.