European alternatives to Heroku
American platform-as-a-service for deploying apps, owned by Salesforce.
About Heroku
- Company
- Heroku, Inc. · Salesforce, Inc.
- HQ
- United States
- Zone
- Outside Europe
Key concerns
Hetzner
98 · Certified EuropeanFamily-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.
OVHcloud
83 · Strongly EuropeanFrance's largest cloud provider with 43 data centres across Europe and beyond. Family-founded in 1999, publicly listed, with a strong focus on data sovereignty and competitive pricing.
Scaleway
78 · Strongly EuropeanFrench cloud provider with data centres in Paris and Amsterdam. Eco-friendly infrastructure, GDPR-native, competitive pricing.
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Why avoid United States-owned services?
CLOUD Act
Allows US authorities to compel American companies to hand over data stored anywhere in the world.
FISA Section 702
Permits mass surveillance of non-US persons' data held by US tech providers, without a warrant.
GDPR vs US law
Transferring personal data to US companies may conflict with EU data protection rules under GDPR.