gridscale
🇩🇪 DE · from €99.00/mo
4.5/5· 15 reviews
German container and Kubernetes management with EU-only hosting
Replaces
gridscale is sought as a European alternative to:
Amazon EKSFeatures
Compute
- Easy deployment and scalability of VMs for any workload
- Drag-and-drop, click-to-deploy interface for applications in the cloud
PaaS
- Kubernetes, databases, and more as fully managed platform services
- Managed Kubernetes for efficient workload orchestration
- Managed databases with automated backups and audit logs
- Managed load balancer for optimal traffic distribution
GPU
- Easy deployment of high-performance AMD GPUs for AI/ML applications
- 100% dedicated bare-metal hardware performance with CPU, RAM, and storage included
Datacenter
- Cloud exit without feature loss with hardware at your desired location
- Hybrid Core Concierge for hybrid cloud solutions
Management & Administration
- Account management with team, user, and access rights control
- Resource monitoring and consumption analysis
- Location Explorer for strategic workload placement
- Automation tools and branding module
- RESTful API and Terraform support
Security & Compliance
- BSI C5 certified with German company headquarters and data center operations
- ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, ISO 14001, and ISAE 3402 SOC I Type 2 certifications
- Data sovereignty with European data center locations
Pricing
- Minute-level billing
- Full cost transparency
- Optional add-ons (Branding, Vendor, Hybrid Core modules)
Pricing for individual services or modules not publicly listed. Contact for details.
EU Trust Profile
4 of 9 criteria verified with evidence, last checked 2026-08-16. Every ✓ links to its source.
- Data Processing Agreement (DPA)not verified
- Evidence →Trust center / security page
Dedicated compliance and certification page lists all current certifications and standards.
- Evidence →EU data residencyFrankfurt (DE), Amsterdam (NL)
Data centers are located in Germany and the Netherlands.
- Public sub-processor listnot verified
- Evidence →ISO 27001
- SOC 2not offered
Only ISAE 3402 SOC 1 Type 2 is listed, not SOC 2.
- Evidence →BSI C5
- TISAXnot verified
- Local-language supportnot verified
✓ verified: publicly documented at the linked source on the check date. ✗ not offered: the vendor documents that they do not provide it. – not verified: we found no public evidence either way — not a finding against the vendor. The vendor's own information prevails.
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Reviews
Recurring themes, synthesized from public reviews across portals.
What users value
- intuitive and user-friendly interface for managing servers, storage and networking
- automated provisioning and monitoring for efficient resource use
- rapid onboarding with minimal technical expertise required
- fast, comprehensive and transparent customer support
- German data center locations and GDPR compliance
- flexible and scalable infrastructure
- transparent pricing with per-minute billing
Where users see room to improve
- · no API access limiting integration possibilities
- · support availability restricted to official business hours
- · fewer advanced features compared to larger cloud providers
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Integrations
Feature, pricing and integration details are based on web research (as of 2026-08-16), without guarantee, errors are possible. The vendor's website prevails.