Cloud Temple
French SecNumCloud-qualified provider selling Dell ECS-based S3 storage in a three-zone region
Quick Overview
| Company | Cloud Temple SAS |
|---|---|
| Category | Object Storage Providers (S3-compatible) |
| Headquarters | Puteaux, France |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - France (EU) |
| Data Location | Region FR1, three availability zones in France |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | S3 API (97 percent compatible), 3-AZ replication, erasure coding 12+4, SSE encryption options, pre-signed URLs, no egress fees, SecNumCloud, HDS, ISO 27001 |
| Pricing | EUR 0.018 per GiB per month excluding VAT; traffic included |
| Best For | French public sector and health organisations that need qualified infrastructure |
| Replaces | Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage |
Detailed Review
Cloud Temple Object Storage is a distributed service built on Dell Elastic Cloud Storage. The vendor states 97 percent compatibility with the AWS S3 protocol, three-zone replication and erasure coding of 12+4.
It is sold from the Cloud Temple SAS entity in Puteaux (company number 825 400 336) and is described as SecNumCloud-qualified and HDS and ISO 27001 certified, with C5 compliance listed.
Price and Traffic
The pricing table lists S3 storage in region FR1 with three-zone redundancy at EUR 0.018 per month for each GiB, excluding VAT, with no commitment. Incoming and outgoing public traffic and internal traffic are all listed as included.
Compliance Is the Product
The reason to look at this service is the qualification: the vendor lists SecNumCloud, HDS for health data, ISO 27001 and C5. Its use cases mention archiving under SEC 17a-4 and FINRA-style rules together with French data residency.
Specifications
The page lists 99.99 percent availability, 99.999999999 percent durability, a 5 TB maximum object size and 1 Gbps guaranteed network performance. Encryption options are SSE-ECS, SSE-C and client-side encryption.
Limitations to Consider
Only 97 percent of the S3 API is compatible, so lifecycle rules and bucket policies need testing. Object Lock is listed as available in the second half of 2026 and activated through a support request, so immutable backups cannot be assumed today. The pricing table shows one region (FR1), and the website terms checked cover site use only, not the service contract.
Who Should Use Cloud Temple
French public bodies, hospitals and regulated companies that need a SecNumCloud-qualified S3 endpoint and accept a single French region.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- SecNumCloud, HDS and ISO 27001 listed on the product page
- Public traffic included, no egress fees
- Three-zone replication with 12+4 erasure coding
- Listed euro price per GiB
- French company with a published registration number
Cons
- S3 compatibility stated at 97 percent
- Object Lock not yet generally available
- One priced region (FR1)
- Priced above the flat-rate challengers
Alternatives to Cloud Temple
Other European object storage providers (s3-compatible) worth comparing before you decide:
Impossible Cloud
Germany · Hamburg S3 storage at one flat price, egress and API calls included
Safespring
Sweden · Nordic Ceph-based S3 storage with archive and active tiers
Cubbit
Italy · Geo-distributed S3 storage from Bologna, hosted or self-built
Hetzner
Germany · S3 storage with 1 TB and 1 TB egress in the base fee
See all European object storage providers (s3-compatible) or compare them directly against Amazon S3 on our alternatives page.
Frequently Asked Questions
The pricing table lists EUR 0.018 per GiB per month excluding VAT for region FR1 with three-zone redundancy, with incoming and outgoing traffic included.
The feature list says Object Lock (WORM) is available in the second half of 2026 and activated by a support request.
The vendor states 97 percent compatibility with the AWS S3 protocol and names the AWS CLI, s3cmd and the MinIO clients as supported tools.