{
  "id": 6250594,
  "title": "The state of European cloud providers in 2026",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/the-state-of-european-cloud-providers-in-2026",
  "topic": "tech",
  "section": "Tech",
  "published": "2026-09-08T07:20:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Lobsters",
    "slug": "lobsters",
    "url": "https://crescentro.se/posts/euro-cloud-providers-2026/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In 2026, European cloud providers have made strides towards creating a \"sovereign cloud\" as advocated by the EU. The following analysis examines the offerings from several providers, focusing on pricing, performance, and ease of use.\n\nFor budget-conscious users, one German host, the CX23 configuration, provides 2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM, and 40 GB SSD storage for £6 per month in the Helsinki data center. However, the CPU is a somewhat outdated Skylake-era Intel Xeon, scoring 692 on single-core and 1,262 on multi-core Geekbench.\n\nAt a higher tier, the CPX22 configuration offers 2 vCPUs, 4 GB RAM, and 80 GB SSD storage for £19.99 per month. This configuration utilizes a more powerful fourth-generation AMD EPYC processor, which is over twice as fast as the CPU in the budget tier.\n\nOther notable providers include Vultr, DigitalOcean, and RamNode. Vultr's budget option costs £8.60 for 1 vCPU and 2 GB RAM, while DigitalOcean's budget option is slightly pricier at £10.32 for the same resources. RamNode offers a budget option for £2.58 for 1 vCPU and 2 GB RAM, but lacks IPv4 connectivity.\n\nThe high-roller tiers from these providers offer more performance, with prices ranging from £15.48 to £18.06 per month, depending on the provider and the configuration. However, the true cost of services tends to increase significantly once users move beyond the introductory free tiers offered by these platforms.\n\nWhen assessing these European cloud providers, it is essential to consider factors beyond just pricing and performance. The ease of use, scalability options, and reliability of management consoles are also crucial factors that can impact the overall user experience.",
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  "coverage": {
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}