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EU Cloud Alternatives to AWS, Azure, and GCP in 2026

The egress line usually decides the move. Hetzner, OVHcloud, and Scaleway cut the bill for portable EU workloads; proprietary managed services still need a rewrite.

Desk verdictMove portable workloads first; leave managed databases until last.

Published 15 Oct 2026

  1. Head-to-headHosting & VPS

    Scaleway vs OVHcloud: Which French Cloud Should You Choose in 2026?

    Both are French and EU-based. One is built more for developers who want a cleaner console and hourly billing; the other is often cheaper for a plain VPS.

    Desk verdictScaleway for managed services, OVHcloud for the cheapest plain VPS.

  2. AlternativesHosting & VPS

    HostHatch Alternatives in 2026: Storage VPS and Annual-Deal Providers

    You need more disk, a missing city, or monthly billing. Compute VMs and Storage VMs are different products.

  3. AlternativesHosting & VPS

    BuyVM Alternatives in 2026: 3 Ways to Replace Slab Storage

    BuyVM sells extra storage for $5 a terabyte. That only helps if you can still click the order button.

  4. AlternativesHosting & VPS

    Contabo Alternatives That Are Actually Reliable in 2026

    Eight gigabytes for the price of a coffee sounds like a win. The catch is how many customers share the machine.

    Desk verdictPay a little more for dedicated CPU if the workload is steady.

  5. AlternativesHosting & VPS

    RackNerd Alternatives Without IP-Reputation Problems in 2026

    Cheap yearly servers are fine until mail bounces or the IP is blocked. Here is what to buy instead.

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