Google Cloud Platform is the incumbent, but OVHcloud offers a European alternative rooted in EU data laws and stronger digital sovereignty.
Incumbent Solution
Google Cloud Platform is a cloud computing service operated by Alphabet Inc., offering hosting, AI, and data analytics infrastructure. As a US company, it is subject to the CLOUD Act and US government data requests.
Google Cloud Platform ownership profileEU Challenger
OVHcloud is Europe's largest cloud provider, headquartered in Roubaix, France. Founded and majority-owned by the Klaba family, it operates its own data centers across Europe with no CLOUD Act exposure. It is the leading European alternative to AWS for sovereign cloud infrastructure.
Visit OVHcloudOVHcloud ownership profile| Metric | Google Cloud Platform | OVHcloud |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, US | Roubaix, FR |
| Ownership | subsidiary · NASDAQ | public · Euronext |
| Tax Domicile | US | FR |
| Ultimate Parent | Alphabet Inc. | OVH Groupe SA |
| Data Hosting | mixed | EU |
| CLOUD Act Exposure | Yes ⚠️ | No ✓ |
| AI Trains on User Data | partial | no |
| GDPR | Fined €218M Multiple fines including 2019 French CNIL fine (50M EUR) and 2022 Irish DPC fine (210M EUR) regarding user tracking and consent. | compliant |
| DSA Designation | VLOP | na |
| Carbon Neutral | certified | claimed |
| B Corp | No | No |
| Supply Chain | partial | partial |
| Repair / Recycling | No | Yes ✓ |
Last verified . Sources: Google Cloud Platform on Wikidata, Google Cloud Platform website, OVHcloud website, How we audit.
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