Microsoft Azure vs IONOS Cloud — Direktvergleich

Vendor-neutraler Direktvergleich von Microsoft Azure und IONOS Cloud: Services, Rechenzentren, Kosten und Souveränität — datenbasiert auf comparison.cloud.

Management Summary

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
Count of Services200+40 +
Cost Rating5.7/108.0/10
Saving Plan62%33%
Datacenter30010
Countries364
SEAL Score4.4/10 (44%)8.0/10 (80%)
USPLeading in data analytics, AI, and KubernetesGerman cloud with independent radio of CPU and RAM in public Cloud, Broad offering of shared and dedicated instances.
RecommendationRecommended for enterprises heavily invested in Microsoft.Recommended for cost-conscious companies that focus on the EU market and require a mix of shared and dedicated hardware.

Sovereign Cloud

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
InterpretationSensitive data should be encrypted by BYOK and Confidential VMs. Use EU-Boundaries to keep data processing in EU.With its headquarters in Europe, IONOS provides all its services under European jurisdiction. Data remains within European territory
SEALSEAL 1SEAL 3
ResidencyUSGermany
Shared ResourcesMicrosoft Cloud for SovereigntyPublic Cloud
Dedicated ResourcesDedicated HostPublic Cloud (Dedicated Core Server)
Dedicated CloudAzure Local–
EncryptionDedicated HSMConfidential Computing (angekündigt)

SEAL Framework

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
Sovereignty Score4.4/10 (44%) EU Data Boundary strong; US jurisdiction limits sovereignty8.0/10 (80%) EU-listed provider, German government cloud anchor
SOV-1 Strategic (15 %)3/10 US parent (Microsoft); EU partner clouds are separate offers9/10 EU-listed (United Internet), German public-sector anchor
SOV-2 Legal & Jurisdictional (10 %)2/10 Subject to US CLOUD Act & FISA 7029/10 EU jurisdiction only
SOV-3 Data & AI (10 %)7/10 EU Data Boundary completed; strong confidential computing8/10 EU residency, customer-controlled encryption
SOV-4 Operational (15 %)4/10 EU-based processing & support improved; global ops model8/10 EU datacenters and operations
SOV-5 Supply Chain (20 %)3/10 Global proprietary hardware & software supply chain7/10 Own EU datacenters; global hardware vendors
SOV-6 Technology (15 %)4/10 Proprietary platform, notable lock-in; hybrid options exist8/10 Open source & open standards, strong reversibility
SOV-7 Security & Compliance (10 %)8/10 BSI C5, ISO 27001, extensive compliance portfolio8/10 BSI C5 Type 2, ISO 27001
SOV-8 Environmental (5 %)8/10 Carbon negative by 2030 commitment7/10 Renewable-powered datacenters

Availability & Locations

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
DACH PresenceGermanyGermany
Presence EuropeIreland DublinGermany Frankfurt, Berlin
Presence North AmericaUSA Virginia, Iowa, Texas, California …USA Las Vegas, Newark, Lenexa
Presence South AmericaBrazil São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro–
Presence Asia-PacificAustralia Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra–
Presence Middle East & AfricaUAE Dubai, Abu Dhabi–
Availability Zones400+10
Multi-AZ–
Regions70+9
Countries30+5
Continents62
Point of Presence19214
Dedicated Backbone
DDoS

Compute

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
Shared InstanceVirtual Machine 1vCPU-832vCPUCompute Engine
Dedicated InstanceIsolated VMDedicated Infrastructure as a Service
GPU InstanceCloud GPUGPU Server
Windows ServerVirtual MachineCompute Engine
ServerlessFunctions–
ARM InstanceCobalt Arm64 VMs–
Confidential ComputingConfidential VMs–

Hot Storage

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
Block StorageDisk StorageBlock Storage
AssetsBlob Storage(Hot)IONOS Object Storage
Managed NetAppNetApp Files–
FileFilesNetwork File Storage

Cold Storage

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
VM BackupBlob Storage (Cool)Snapshot
Volume BackupBlob Storage(Cool)Backup Service
ArchiveBlob Storage (Archive)–
TapeBlob Storage (Archive)–
Disaster RecoverySite RecoveryVMware Cloud Director Availability (Private Cloud)

Managed Databases

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
MySQLDatabase for MySQLMariaDB
PostGreDatabase for PostgreSQLPostgreSQL
MS SQLAzure SQL Database–
OracleOracle Database@Azure–
Document-OrientedCosmos DBMongoDB
Distributed Wide-ColumnCosmos DB for Cassandra–
TSDBAzure Data Explorer–
CacheCache for RedisIn-Memory DB
Search EngineAI Search–
Knowledge GraphCosmos DB–

Network & Security

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
NetworkVirtual NetworkVirtual Data Center
Public IPPublic IPPublic IP
GatewayAPI ManagementAPI Gateway
Load BalancerApplication Gateway Load BalancerNetwork Load Balancer
Public DNSDNSCloud DNS
Private DNSPrivate DNSCloud DNS (angekündigt)
FirewallWAFNetwork Security Groups
Private ConnectivityExpress RouteCross Connect
Dedicated ConnectivityExpress Route DirectCloud Connect
DDoS ProtectionDDoS ProtectionDDoS Protect
CDNCDNContent Delivery Network

Orchestration

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
Container RegistryAzure Container RegistryPrivate Container Registry
OrchestrationAzure Kubernetes Service(AKS)Managed Kubernetes

Virtualization

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
HypervisorHyper-V kein direkter ZugangKVM OpenStack-basiert, kein direkter Zugang
Instance as a ServiceVirtual MachinesCompute Engine
Managed Virtualization PlatformsAzure VMware SolutionPrivate Cloud by VMware
Bare Metal VirtualizationDedicated HostDedicated Infrastructure as a Service
Edge VirtualizationAzure Local–
Workload-specific VirtualizationSAP HANA on Azure–

Management

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
Identity ManagementEntra IDIAM
IaCResource ManagerTerraform
Audit TrailActivity LogActivity Logs
Mail ServiceCommunication Services–
Command LineAzure CLIIonosCTL
CO2 CalculatorSustainability Calculator–

Big Data

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
DashboardsMonitorMonitoring Service
Data StreamingStream AnalyticsEvent Streams for Apache Kafka
MessagingService BusEvent Streams for Apache Kafka
Business AnalyticsPower BI–
Big Data ProcessingData Lake–
Big Data PlattformData FactoryManaged Stackable Data Platform
Log MonitoringMonitorFlow Logs

AI & Machine Learning

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
AssistantAI Bot ServiceAI Model Hub
TranslationAI TranslatorAI Model Hub
Audio AnalysisAI SpeechAI Model Hub (angekündigt)
Computer VisionAI VisionAI Model Hub
NLPAI LanguageAI Model Hub
Image GenerationOpenAI ServiceAI Model Hub
Machine LearningMachine LearningAI Model Hub
AI RouterAI Foundry–
Document IntelligenceForm RecognizerAI Model Hub (angekündigt)

Quantum Computing

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
EmulatorQuantum Simulator–
EngineQuantum–

Compliance & Certificates

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
C5\nGerman cloud security catalogue
ISO 20000\nIT service management system standard
ISO 27001\nInformation security management system
ISO 27017\nCloud security controls for providers–
ISO 27018\nPersonal data protection for cloud–
ISO 27701\nPrivacy information management extension–
ISO 50001\nEnergy management for data centers
CSA STAR\nCloud Security Alliance assurance registry–
SOC 1,2,3\nService organization control audit reports
PCI DSS\nPayment card data security standard
ISO 9001\nQuality management system standard

Cost Indication

ServiceMicrosoft AzureIONOS Cloud
Rating5.7/108.0/10
CPU\nvCPU/h4.0/10 0,0352750 €8.0/10 0,0120000 €
GPU\nH100/h5.4/10 5,9330000 €7.5/10 5,4657534 €
RAM\nGB/h3.6/10 0,0080750 €9.0/10 0,0020000 €
VMware\nCPU/h4.1/10 0,2911250 €7.2/10 0,1410959 €
Managed MySQL\nRatio1/45.5/10 0,1293863 €4.0/10 0,3400000 €
Block Storage\nGB/h | 3000 IOPS10.0/10 0,0001105 €4.6/10 0,0002055 €
S3 Storage\nGB/h4.4/10 0,0000233 €9.5/10 0,0000096 €
Archive Storage\nGB/h5.2/10 0,0000116 €–
Tape\nGB/h8.4/10 0,0000025 €–
Kubernetes-Service-Premium\nCluster/h8.2/10 0,5100000 €10.0/10 0,0000000 €
Serverless-Request\nper 1 Mil Requests8.8/10 0,1700000 €–
Serverless-Compute\nGB-Sec5.6/10 0,0000136 €–
Generative AI-Token Input\nLLama3.3-70B per 1Mil tokens9.2/10 0,7301500 €9.6/10 0,6500000 €
Generative AI-Token Output\nLLama3.3-70B per 1Mil tokens9.2/10 0,7301500 €9.6/10 0,6500000 €
Egress\nper GB3.0/10 0,0705500 €10.0/10 0,0000000 €

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