Exoscale

Swiss cloud with EU locations: compute, S3 storage, managed Kafka/Redis/DB, DNS, CDN and GPUs.

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Exoscale EU

Hosting: Global SaaS Reviewed

Swiss EFTA vendor; European zones; fine-grained API key scopes.

FES Scores 9

Pillar	Criterion	Score	Evidence
Easy	Day-one UX Can non-technical staff use it without a project?	3	Clear IaaS UX for mid-size teams. Source
Easy	Operate Admin burden, updates, backups and language coverage.	3	Shared responsibility. Source
Easy	Integrate SSO, mail/CalDAV, APIs and common NGO connectors.	4	Managed Kafka/Redis beyond basic MySQL/Postgres. Source
Fair	Lock-in / exit Can you leave with your data in open formats, at known cost?	2	Rule baseline (rubric_v1): global SaaS APIs/export exist, but suite gravity and remapping remain. Source
Fair	Sovereignty EU legal entity, EU hosting, and exposure to extra-EU lawful access?	1	Rule baseline (rubric_v1): non-EU legal entity + global SaaS — high extra-EU lawful-access exposure. Source
Fair	Openness Open source or open standards? Are independent implementations possible?	2	Rule baseline (rubric_v1): proprietary / non-OSI license — openness capped unless open standards dominate. Source
Secure	IT security Authentication, encryption, patch cadence and independent audit.	4	Solid European cloud security. Source
Secure	User security 2FA, roles, phishing resistance and safe defaults.	4	Scoped API keys are a plus. Source
Secure	Personal data GDPR fit: DPA, residency, sub-processors and Schrems II posture.	4	Swiss/EU contractual options. Source

Indicative scores from public information — how we score.

Hosting: Global SaaS Reviewed

Listed as European VPS/cloud compute option.

FES Scores 9

Pillar	Criterion	Score	Evidence
Easy	Day-one UX Can non-technical staff use it without a project?	3	Typical onboarding for this product category. Source
Easy	Operate Admin burden, updates, backups and language coverage.	3	Vendor operates the hosted service. Source
Easy	Integrate SSO, mail/CalDAV, APIs and common NGO connectors.	4	Integrations vary; check current APIs and connectors. Source
Fair	Lock-in / exit Can you leave with your data in open formats, at known cost?	2	Rule baseline (rubric_v1): global SaaS APIs/export exist, but suite gravity and remapping remain. Source
Fair	Sovereignty EU legal entity, EU hosting, and exposure to extra-EU lawful access?	1	Rule baseline (rubric_v1): non-EU legal entity + global SaaS — high extra-EU lawful-access exposure. Source
Fair	Openness Open source or open standards? Are independent implementations possible?	2	Rule baseline (rubric_v1): proprietary / non-OSI license — openness capped unless open standards dominate. Source
Secure	IT security Authentication, encryption, patch cadence and independent audit.	4	Security baseline depends on vendor posture and your configuration. Source
Secure	User security 2FA, roles, phishing resistance and safe defaults.	4	Account roles and MFA availability vary by plan. Source
Secure	Personal data GDPR fit: DPA, residency, sub-processors and Schrems II posture.	4	Review DPA, residency and subprocessors carefully. Source

Indicative scores from public information — how we score.