STACKIT
EU verifiedSovereign German business cloud from the Schwarz Group with data centers exclusively in Germany and Austria.
STACKIT is the cloud platform of the Schwarz Group (Lidl/Kaufland) and positions itself as a sovereign European alternative to US hyperscalers. Collection, storage and processing take place exclusively in German and Austrian data centers. The platform is certified according to BSI C5 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001, ISO 20000 as well as ISAE 3000 (SOC 2) and ISAE 3402; data transfer is currently free. The offering targets business customers and the public sector with high requirements for data sovereignty.
Note on ownership: Cloud provider of the Schwarz Group (Lidl/Kaufland), launched in 2018, also available to external customers since 2022. Data centers exclusively in Germany and Austria (currently four, a fifth in Lübbenau under construction).
Strengths
- Data exclusively in DE/AT, 100% GDPR-compliant
- BSI C5 Type 2, ISO 27001/20000, ISAE 3000 (SOC 2)/3402
- Strong corporate group backing, free data transfer
Weaknesses
- Younger provider with a still-growing ecosystem
- Prices are less transparently visible publicly
Best for
- • Companies and public authorities with sovereignty requirements
- • Enterprise workloads with EU data storage
Less suited for
- • Small projects with a very tight budget
Sovereignty Score & weitere Bewertungen
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