CloudSigma
Zug's white-label platform lets hosting partners run a sovereign cloud, revenue-shared.
Quick Overview
| Company | CloudSigma AG |
|---|---|
| Category | Virtualization Software |
| Headquarters | Zug, Switzerland |
| Founded | 2009 |
| EU Presence | Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA) |
| Data Location | Depends on the operating partner's chosen region |
| Open Source | No |
| Pricing | Revenue-share partnership pricing for service-provider partners, with no platform licence fee or minimum commitment; end users billed a utility rate per CPU, RAM, storage and bandwidth, billed to the second |
| Replaces | AWS, Azure, VMware-based service-provider clouds |
Detailed Review
CloudSigma is the second vendor in this category, after Virtuozzo, aimed at people who resell infrastructure rather than run it internally — but the model is different again: instead of licensing software to install, CloudSigma runs the cloud stack itself and shares revenue with the partner whose brand it appears under. "Launch your own sovereign cloud in weeks" is the pitch, and it is a genuinely different answer to the VMware-exit question than anything else in this grid, because the partner never operates a hypervisor at all.
Pricing follows the same logic on both sides: no platform licence fee or minimum commitment for the partner, just a share of what the end customer pays, and end customers are billed a per-second, per-unit rate for CPU, RAM, storage and bandwidth with no bundled instance tiers to overpay for. Exact revenue-share terms are not published and depend on the partner's target market.
CloudSigma AG is registered in Zug, Switzerland (CHE-115.204.434), having launched in Zurich in 2009, under Swiss jurisdiction with an EU adequacy decision. It is the wrong fit for anyone wanting to own and operate their own virtualisation stack — that is every other entry in this category — and it only makes sense for a business that wants to become a cloud provider without building the underlying platform itself.
What CloudSigma does well
- Revenue-share model, no platform licence fee
- Per-second utility billing for end customers
- No bundled instance tiers to overpay for
- Swiss jurisdiction, EU adequacy decision
- Operating since 2009
Where CloudSigma falls short
- For reselling capacity, not for running your own stack
- Revenue-share terms not published
- Wrong fit for internal enterprise IT
- Smallest jurisdiction footprint (Zug) of the Swiss entries
Standout feature. The only entry here where the buyer never touches a hypervisor at all — CloudSigma runs it and shares the revenue.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Revenue-share model, no platform licence fee
- Per-second utility billing for end customers
- No bundled instance tiers to overpay for
- Swiss jurisdiction, EU adequacy decision
- Operating since 2009
Cons
- For reselling capacity, not for running your own stack
- Revenue-share terms not published
- Wrong fit for internal enterprise IT
- Smallest jurisdiction footprint (Zug) of the Swiss entries
Alternatives to CloudSigma
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CloudSigma?
CloudSigma is the second vendor in this category, after Virtuozzo, aimed at people who resell infrastructure rather than run it internally — but the model is different again: instead of licensing software to install, CloudSigma runs the cloud stack itself and shares revenue with the partner whose brand it appears under. "Launch your own sovereign cloud in weeks" is the pitch, and it is a genuinely different answer to the VMware-exit question than anything else in this grid, because the partner never operates a hypervisor at all.
Where is CloudSigma based?
CloudSigma operates from Zug, Switzerland, which places it under Switzerland (adequacy decision, outside the EEA).
What does CloudSigma cost?
Revenue-share partnership pricing for service-provider partners, with no platform licence fee or minimum commitment; end users billed a utility rate per CPU, RAM, storage and bandwidth, billed to the second.
Who is CloudSigma best for?
Hosting companies wanting to resell a European-built cloud stack. The only entry here where the buyer never touches a hypervisor at all — CloudSigma runs it and shares the revenue.
What are the drawbacks of CloudSigma?
For reselling capacity, not for running your own stack. Revenue-share terms not published. Wrong fit for internal enterprise IT. Smallest jurisdiction footprint (Zug) of the Swiss entries.
Is CloudSigma a good alternative to AWS?
CloudSigma is built as a European alternative to AWS: Zug's white-label platform lets hosting partners run a sovereign cloud, revenue-shared. It will not be a like-for-like feature match in every respect, so check the review above for where the two genuinely differ before switching.
How does CloudSigma compare to other Virtualization Software?
CloudSigma is one of several European Virtualization Software we cover. It is most often compared with AWS, Azure, VMware-based service-provider clouds.