S3 Compatible
Standard S3 API
Full compatibility with the S3 API. Use your existing tools, SDKs, and workflows without modification.
S3 Storage
Made in Germany
S3-compatible object storage on CEPH – ayedo operates storage, replication, and encryption for you. Production-ready in days instead of building your own storage stack, predictable per-GB costs, developers without storage ops.
Made in Germany
ISO 27001
ISO 9001
DSGVO-konform
DORA Compliant
24/7 Support
Sovereign Object Storage
Our S3-compatible storage is based on CEPH and operated by ayedo on European infrastructure – including high availability, encryption, and backups. You use the S3 API; we take over the operations lifecycle so your team stays focused on the product.
CEPH-based
Enterprise Storage
Based on CEPH – the proven open-source storage system for highly available, scalable object storage.
EU Infrastructure
GDPR Compliant
All data stays in the EU. Storage and operations under European jurisdiction – with full data sovereignty.
Highly Available
Replication & Redundancy
Multiple replication across different storage nodes. No single points of failure.
Encryption
At Rest & In Transit
Encryption of all data both at rest and in transit. Your data is secure.
Transparent Pricing
€0.05/GB/month
Simple, transparent pricing without hidden costs. No egress fees, no request costs.
Use Cases
S3 Storage is suitable for a variety of use cases – from backups to data pipelines.
Backups
Secure Data Backup
Automated backups of your Kubernetes workloads, databases, and application data. Included quota and price for managed backups are in the Service Annex.
Application Data
Application Data
Store user uploads, media assets, documents, and other application data securely and scalably.
ETL Pipelines
Data Processing
Central staging area for data pipelines. Load, transform, and process large amounts of data.
Static Files
Static Content
Host static websites, assets, downloads, and CDN content directly from S3 storage.
Logs & Archives
Long-term Storage
Archive logs, audit trails, and historical data cost-effectively for compliance requirements.
Machine Learning
Training Data
Store ML training data, models, and inference results scalably in S3 storage.
Pricing
Transparent pricing without hidden costs.
Shared Region
Pay-as-you-go · Multi-Tenant
€0.05/ month / GB
- Price per GB: €0.05 / month / GB
No ingress costs
No egress costs
No API call costs
S3-compatible API
CEPH-based, highly available
Encryption included
Available at all ayedo cloud regions
Dedicated Region
Dedicated cluster · Single-Tenant
€2,499.95/ month
- Operating mode: Zero downtime
Dedicated Kubernetes cluster in an ayedo cloud region
Available storage depends on chosen infrastructure
S3-compatible API
CEPH-based
No ingress/egress/API call costs
Own namespaces & buckets
Custom SLAs
Enterprise / Custom
In your data center
Price on request
Fully dedicated
On your infrastructure
Air-gapped support
Enterprise support
Compliance-ready
Custom SLAs
Comparison with Alternatives
S3-compatible object storage on European infrastructure – with transparent pricing and no egress fees.
vs. AWS S3
| Criterion | ayedo | AWS S3 |
|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | EU / GDPR compliant | US / Cloud Act |
| Pricing | €0.05/GB – done | Complex + Egress |
| Egress Costs | None | From $0.09/GB |
| Request Costs | None | Per 1,000 requests |
vs. Azure Blob
| Criterion | ayedo | Azure Blob |
|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | EU / GDPR compliant | US / Cloud Act |
| Pricing | Transparent | Tiers + Egress |
| Egress Costs | None | From $0.087/GB |
| Vendor Lock-in | Standard S3 API | Azure-specific |
vs. Google Cloud
| Criterion | ayedo | Google Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | EU / GDPR compliant | US / Cloud Act |
| Pricing | Transparent | Classes + Egress |
| Egress Costs | None | From $0.12/GB |
| Support | Personal | Ticket system |
Integration with Polycrate
Our S3 storage is part of the Polycrate Software Security Framework and seamlessly integrated into your infrastructure.
Kubernetes Integration
Native Integration
S3 storage as backend for Velero backups, PersistentVolumes, and application data in your Managed Kubernetes clusters.
Loopback
Self-Service Storage
Create and manage S3 buckets directly through the Loopback UI – self-service without tickets.
Observability
Metrics & Logging
Bucket metrics in our Observability Stack – storage consumption, request rate, and more.
Compliance & regulatory requirements
The ayedo Cloud is ISO 27001-certified and meets the requirements of current EU regulations by default: GDPR, NIS-2, DORA, CRA, Data Act and the Cloud Sovereignty Framework.
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. More about GDPR.
NIS-2-compliant operations
Resilience in operations.
24/7 monitoring, incident response, BCP/DR processes, supply chain transparency (SBOM). More about NIS-2.
DORA-ready
ICT resilience, tailored.
ICT risk management, documented exit strategies, third-party risk management, TLPT readiness. More about DORA.
CRA-compliant software supply chain
Security by design across the entire lifecycle.
SBOM generation, CVE scanning, signed container images, GitOps-based audit trails. More about the CRA.
Cloud Sovereignty Framework
Digital sovereignty made measurable.
EU-based operations, open standards, exit capability without lock-in. More about the framework.
Data Act-compliant portability
Switching without barriers.
Open APIs, standardized formats, complete exit runbooks. More about the Data Act.
Integrated compliance roadmap
Holistic approach.
How ayedo systematically addresses GDPR, NIS-2, DORA, CRA, Data Act and ISO 27001/9001. To the 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.
100+ clusters
under Management
We operate more than 100 Kubernetes clusters in production for our customers.
300+ databases
under Management
We operate, monitor, and protect more than 300 production databases.
1 Petabyte Object-Storage
under Management
We operate one petabyte of object storage for backups, artifacts, and application data.
100 million timeseries
on average
Our monitoring systems ingest 4 million datapoints per second.
38.000+ Logs
per second
Our collectors capture logs continuously and store them GDPR-compliant — over 100 billion entries per month.
5.000+ Backups
per day
We write more than 5,000 backups every day to encrypted long-term storage — about 150 terabytes of backup volume per month.
270 million user sessions
per month
More than 9 million user sessions run through software we operate every day.
99,99% Uptime
annual average
Our managed services are unavailable for less than one hour per year on average.
MTTD < 5 minutes
on average
Our alerting typically detects faults and outages within a few minutes.