Loopback
Self-Service Kubernetes

Managed Kubernetes on European cloud providers – self-provisioned in minutes. Full control over teams, worker nodes, and ingress load balancing. Your sovereign alternative to EKS, AKS, and GKE.

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UDS
Volkswagen
Liebherr
T-Systems
Program51
FJD
DWT
INH
Hades
HiOrg-Server
own3d
Tikfinity
Connext
Buben & Mädchen
Portainer
Prime Insights
TELTEC
Elevantiq
Moovit
CFTools
OCC
Reiner SCT
Schwarze Gruppe
Stadt Köln
Vivavis
Avemio Tech
Business Intelligence
Cosanta
Datamints
Rimian
Clade
Cyreen
Inett
Paperless Group
Pikon
PXIO
SaaS Systems
Seven2One
SEWOBE
Taywa
VJupix

Self-Service Kubernetes

Loopback is the self-service platform for Managed Kubernetes on European infrastructure. Create clusters and storage in minutes – no tickets, no waiting.

Kubernetes in Minutes

Self-Service Cluster Creation

Create fully managed Kubernetes clusters in just minutes. Choose region, node size, and Kubernetes version – Loopback handles the rest.
Self-Service Kubernetes Fast

EU Cloud Providers

HETZNER & IONOS

We currently support HETZNER and IONOS as cloud providers. Full sovereignty on European infrastructure – no US hyperscalers.
HETZNER IONOS EU Sovereignty

S3 Storage

Integrated Object Storage

Provision S3-compatible storage directly through the Loopback UI. Ideal for backups, application data, and static files.
S3 Storage Object Storage

Team Management

Granular Permissions

Distribute individual permissions on clusters to team members. Role-based access control for maximum security.
Teams RBAC Permissions

Loopback Agent

Bring Your Own Nodes

Run worker nodes on your own infrastructure. Install the Loopback Agent and connect your servers to your cluster.
Agent BYON Flexibility

Anycast Ingress

Highly Available Load Balancing

Integration with ayedo’s Anycast Loadbalancers for highly available ingress load balancing at multiple EU PoPs.
Anycast Ingress Load Balancing

The Loopback UI

A modern web interface for complete management of your Kubernetes infrastructure – no CLI, no YAML, no complexity.

Cluster Dashboard

Overview & Control

All clusters at a glance. Status, nodes, resources, and costs – all in one dashboard. Create, scale, and delete with a click.
Dashboard Overview Control

Node Management

Administer Worker Nodes

Add nodes, remove failed nodes, or scale automatically based on workload.
Nodes Scaling Management

Storage Management

Manage S3 Buckets

Create and manage S3 buckets, access keys, and lifecycle policies directly in the UI.
S3 Buckets Management

Team Invitations

Invite Colleagues

Invite team members and assign them roles and permissions at the cluster level.
Teams Invitations Collaboration

Audit Log

All Actions Traceable

Complete logging of all actions for compliance and troubleshooting.
Audit Logging Compliance

Cost Overview

Transparent Pricing

Real-time overview of current and projected costs – per cluster, per node, per storage bucket.
Costs Transparency Forecast

Flexibility in Infrastructure

Loopback adapts to your infrastructure – not the other way around.

Cloud Providers

HETZNER & IONOS

Create clusters on our supported cloud providers. C5-compatible, sovereign EU infrastructure.
HETZNER IONOS C5 Cloud

Hybrid Cloud

Cloud + On-Premise

Combine cloud nodes with on-premise servers. The Loopback Agent makes it possible.
Hybrid On-Premise Flexibility

Bare Metal

Your Own Servers

Run worker nodes on your own hardware. Install the agent and connect your servers.
Bare Metal BYON Agent

C5 Compatibility

Loopback supports C5-compatible infrastructure for the highest security requirements.

C5 Standard

Cloud Computing Compliance Criteria Catalogue

The BSI’s C5 standard defines minimum requirements for information security of cloud services. Loopback supports C5-compatible providers.
C5 BSI Compliance

EU Infrastructure

GDPR Compliant

All data stays in the EU. No dependency on US hyperscalers or Cloud Act.
EU GDPR Sovereignty

ISO 27001

Certified Security

ayedo is ISO 27001:2022 certified. These standards also apply to Loopback.
ISO 27001 Certification Security

Comparison with Alternatives

Loopback is the sovereign alternative to the Kubernetes services of US hyperscalers.

vs. AWS EKS

Kriterium ayedo AWS EKS
Jurisdiction
EU / GDPR compliant
US / Cloud Act
Pricing
Transparent
Complex
Self-Service UI
Yes
CLI/Console
BYON Support
Yes
No

vs. Azure AKS

Kriterium ayedo Azure AKS
Jurisdiction
EU / GDPR compliant
US / Cloud Act
Team Management
Integrated
Azure AD required
Anycast Ingress
Included
Additional costs
C5 Compatibility
Yes
Limited

vs. Google GKE

Kriterium ayedo Google GKE
Jurisdiction
EU / GDPR compliant
US / Cloud Act
S3 Storage
Included
Separate product
EU Cloud Provider
HETZNER, IONOS
Google Cloud only
Vendor Lock-in
Standard K8s
GKE-specific

Integration with ayedo

Loopback is seamlessly integrated into the ayedo ecosystem.

Compliance & Regulatory Requirements

The ayedo Software Delivery Platform meets the requirements of current EU regulations. From GDPR to NIS-2 to DORA – our platform is designed for regulated industries and critical infrastructures.

GDPR-Compliant Data Processing

Privacy by Design & Default.

EU data residency (Germany), Customer-Managed Keys (BYOK/BYOHSM), encryption at rest/in transit. ISO 27001-certified data protection management. Support for data subject rights, DPA, incident response. More about GDPR.

NIS-2-Compliant Operations

Resilience for critical infrastructures.

24/7 monitoring, incident response, BCP/DR processes, supply chain transparency (SBOM). EU-based operations, MFA/PAM, vulnerability management, patch processes. Ideal for essential/important entities. More about NIS-2.

DORA-Ready for Financial Institutions

ICT resilience tailored.

ICT risk management framework, documented exit strategies, third-party risk management, TLPT readiness. Structured incident reporting chains, continuous resilience testing, ISO 27001-certified. More about DORA.

CRA-Compliant Software Supply Chain

Security by Design across the entire lifecycle.

SBOM generation, CVE scanning, vulnerability disclosure processes, update management. Signed container images, GitOps-based audit trails, transparent supply chain. More about CRA.

Cloud Sovereignty Framework

Digital sovereignty made measurable.

EU-based operations, open standards, exit capability without lock-in. Designed for SEAL-4 (Full Digital Sovereignty) across all eight sovereignty objectives. No dependencies on non-EU control. More about the Framework.

Data Act-Compliant Portability

Switching without barriers.

Open APIs (OpenAPI), standardized formats (YAML/JSON/OCI), complete exit runbooks, Infrastructure-as-Code portability. Multi-cloud capable, no egress fees, functional equivalence. More about Data Act.

Integrated Compliance Roadmap

Holistic approach.

How ayedo systematically addresses GDPR, NIS-2, DORA, CRA, Data Act, Cloud Sovereignty Framework, ISO 27001/9001. Certifications, processes, technical measures, audit readiness. To overview.

You build it. We run it.

Excellent performance and maximum uptime - that’s what we wake up for. And sometimes even in the middle of the night.

270 Million End Users

per month

More than 9 million end users use software we deploy every day, on the internet or on-premise.
User Endanwender Software

99.99% Uptime

annual average

Our managed services are unavailable for less than 1 hour per year on average.
Uptime Verfügbarkeit SLA

MTTD < 5 Minutes

on average

Our granular alerting system detects errors and outages faster than you can say ‘Service Level Agreement’.
MTTD Monitoring Detection

15 Billion Logs

per month

More than 2000 logs per second are collected by our collectors and stored GDPR-compliant.
Logs Observability Ingestion

46 Million Active Timeseries

per month

1.7 million datapoints are measured per second by our monitoring systems.
Monitoring Metrics Datapoints

50 TB Backups

per month

More than 2000 backups are stored daily on our encrypted long-term storage.
Backup Storage Sicherheit