Safespring
Swedish cloud provider selling Ceph-based S3 storage in an archive tier and an active tier, with no traffic charges
Quick Overview
| Company | Safespring AB |
|---|---|
| Category | Object Storage Providers (S3-compatible) |
| Headquarters | Solna, Sweden |
| Founded | Not stated |
| EU Presence | Yes - Sweden (EU) |
| Data Location | Nordic data centers (Sweden and Norway operations) |
| Open Source | No |
| GDPR Compliant | Yes |
| Self-Hosting | No |
| Main Features | S3-compatible storage, S3-archive and S3-storage tiers, object locking, ACLs, encryption, no traffic charges |
| Pricing | S3-archive EUR 31.15 and S3-storage EUR 44.50 per TB per 30 days |
| Best For | Nordic and public-sector workloads that want a readable price list |
| Replaces | Amazon S3, Azure Blob Storage |
Detailed Review
Safespring runs its object storage on Ceph and sells it as two S3 products. S3-storage is the low-latency class for applications that actively use the S3 protocol, and S3-archive is for larger objects that are written once and read occasionally.
Its price page lists both in euros per terabyte for 30 days and states that Safespring does not charge for traffic sent to or from its services, which it describes as a common lock-in mechanism.
Two Products, Two Prices
S3-archive is listed at EUR 31.15 per TB for 30 days and S3-storage at EUR 44.50. That is several times the flat rates of the cheapest providers on this page, so the argument for Safespring is the Nordic operation and the clear price list rather than the lowest terabyte.
Immutability and Tools
Object locking makes objects immutable for a set period, and the vendor publishes a guide on immutable storage. The storage page names Veeam Backup, Nextcloud and Cyberduck as compatible, and configuration guides cover s3fs, MinIO Client and the AWS CLI.
Safespring's own backup service uses this storage as its base, which shows the platform carries the vendor's own workloads.
Company and Footprint
The contracting company is Safespring AB (organisation number 559075-0245). It operates in Sweden and Norway with its head office in Solna and publishes ISO 27001 information on its site.
Limitations to Consider
Safespring is priced well above Impossible Cloud or Hetzner per terabyte. The storage page does not name specific data center locations or give durability and availability figures, and the pricing page was the only place a price appeared. Its footprint is Nordic, so users elsewhere in Europe will see higher latency than with a regional provider.
Who Should Use Safespring
Swedish, Norwegian and other organisations that prefer a Nordic provider and a published per-TB price list to the lowest possible rate.
Pros and Cons
Pros
- Separate archive and active tiers with listed prices
- No ingress or egress charges stated
- Object locking for immutable backups
- Swedish company with registered organisation number
- Configuration guides for common S3 clients
Cons
- Several times the per-TB price of the cheapest providers
- No durability or availability figures on the storage page
- Nordic footprint only
- No free trial found on the pages read
Alternatives to Safespring
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
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
Scaleway
France · Multi-AZ S3 with a Glacier cold class, priced per GB and hour
See all European object storage providers (s3-compatible) or compare them directly against Amazon S3 on our alternatives page.
Frequently Asked Questions
The price page lists S3-archive at EUR 31.15 per TB for 30 days and S3-storage at EUR 44.50 per TB for 30 days. Traffic into and out of the services is not charged.
The storage page names Veeam Backup, Nextcloud and Cyberduck as compatible software, plus guides for s3fs, MinIO Client, AWS CLI and others.
S3-storage is the default low-latency service for active applications. S3-archive is meant for larger objects that are written once and read occasionally, such as offsite backups.