Cyso Cloud vs Microsoft Azure
Cyso Cloud is a European alternative to Microsoft Azure — same cloud & hosting use case, built under EU data-protection law.
By the EU Alternatives team Last updated
Delivers secure, high-performance cloud solutions built on open standards. Ensure GDPR compliance and data sovereignty with expert support and transparent pricing.
- Jurisdiction
- EU / EEA
- GDPR by default
- Yes
- US CLOUD Act exposure
- No
- Open source
- No
- Free tier
- No
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- Jurisdiction
- US
- GDPR by default
- Requires DPA + TIA
- US CLOUD Act exposure
- Yes
About Cyso Cloud
Cyso Cloud is a Dutch managed cloud and hosting provider delivering managed private cloud, OpenStack public cloud, managed Kubernetes and colocation from its own data centres in the Netherlands. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Alkmaar, it is one of the Netherlands' longest-running independent cloud operators, focused on mid-market and enterprise customers with European sovereignty requirements.
The platform pairs VMware, Nutanix and OpenStack-based infrastructure with 24/7 Dutch-speaking NOC and security operations teams, managed database services, backup, disaster-recovery and professional services. Cyso's architecture runs entirely outside the US hyperscalers and allows customers to contractually exclude any non-EU sub-processor.
Key benefits:
- Managed private cloud on VMware, Nutanix or OpenStack with dedicated resources
- Public cloud on OpenStack with pay-as-you-go VMs, object storage and networking
- Managed Kubernetes with cluster lifecycle, upgrades and observability handled by Cyso
- Disaster recovery and backup with geo-redundant replication across NL sites
- 24/7 NOC and SOC staffed by Dutch engineers with ISO 27001 and NEN 7510 processes
- Colocation and hybrid cloud from Alkmaar and Amsterdam data centres
- No US hyperscaler dependency — customers can exclude any non-EU sub-processor
Cyso Cloud is headquartered in Alkmaar, Netherlands, and operates from Dutch data centres under GDPR, the Dutch AVG and the EU Data Act. ISO 27001, ISO 9001, NEN 7510 (healthcare), ISAE 3402 and a full DPA are standard, and customers can sign SCCs that prohibit any US transfer.
Trusted by Dutch healthcare, government, finance and media organisations for decades, Cyso Cloud is the reference choice for enterprises that want fully sovereign, CLOUD-Act-free Dutch cloud infrastructure with 24/7 local support.
Why choose Cyso Cloud over Microsoft Azure?
The decisive argument is data jurisdiction. Microsoft Azure is headquartered in US, which means personal data processed through it can be subject to non-EU legal regimes — the US CLOUD Act, FISA 702, or similar laws depending on the provider. After the 2020 Schrems II ruling, EU organisations must carry out a transfer impact assessment for every such data flow.
Cyso Cloud removes that overhead. As a Netherlands-based provider, it operates natively under GDPR, and data stays inside the EU/EEA by default. For regulated sectors — health, public administration, finance — that's not a nice-to-have but a requirement. For everyone else, it's concentration-risk insurance: you avoid depending on a single non-EU jurisdiction that can change the rules without warning.