What Stackscale does

Stackscale is a European Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider founded in 2012 and headquartered across Madrid (operations) and Almere/Amsterdam (legal entity STACKSCALE B.V.), with a Spanish operating entity (STACKSCALE, S.L.). The company sells dedicated single-tenant infrastructure — private cloud (Intel and AMD variants), bare-metal servers, GPU servers, network-attached and synchronous georeplicated storage, managed services, disaster-recovery infrastructure, and colocation — hosted in neutral data centers in Madrid (Interxion MAD2, Equinix MD2) and Amsterdam (Equinix AM5). Its infrastructure footprint includes up to 500 compute nodes, capacity for more than 100,000 virtual machines, 3 PB of georeplicated storage, and a multi-100 Gbps core network with over 4 Tbps aggregated capacity; sub-1ms latencies between Madrid sites enable RTO=0 and RPO=0 synchronous replication. Customers can choose Proxmox VE (KVM/LXC) or VMware vSphere virtualization, with a proprietary Stackscale Automation and Monitoring Platform providing HA-like failover across nodes.

The company serves IT integrators, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS providers, and medium-to-large enterprise consumers of compute, storage, and network resources — case-study customers include Acumbamail, Transparent Edge Services, Metricool, Tutellus, Gesio, iAhorro, Onestic, Miarroba, and Flossystems, among others. Go-to-market is direct, consultative, enterprise field sales with a pre-sales technical team that designs custom architectures at no cost or commitment; pricing is transparent and subscription-based, with public per-node pricing ranging from €395 to €1,650 per month excluding taxes. Differentiation rests on European data sovereignty (GDPR, ISO 27001, ENS compliance), dedicated single-tenant performance, oversized network capacity, and 24/7 specialized technical support that customers repeatedly cite as superior to hyperscaler alternatives. The company is privately held by three co-founders (David Carrero, David Sánchez, Javier Primo) and is co-branded under the Grupo Aire corporate umbrella; no external institutional investors, funding rounds, or revenue figures are publicly disclosed.

Name

Stackscale

Legal name

STACKSCALE B.V.

Website

https://stackscale.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2012

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Stackscale is a European IaaS provider offering dedicated single-tenant private cloud, bare-metal, GPU, storage, and colocation services from data centers in Madrid and Amsterdam, serving IT integrators, IaaS/PaaS/SaaS providers, and mid-to-large enterprises via direct consultative sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (51821), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370)

akta.pro primary industry

Network Services & Managed Data Center Networking (HDABAFAM)

akta.pro secondary industries

Network Resilience & High Availability Services (Redundancy, Failover) (BPAEAEAL), Wholesale Colocation (Powered Shells / Suites) (HDABACAB), Cloud Networking Core Services (VPC/VNet, Load Balancing, DNS, NAT) (HDABAAAJ)

Keywords

• Infrastructure as a Service
• Private Cloud Hosting
• Bare-metal Servers
• GPU Server Hosting
• Disaster Recovery Infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Madrid

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Infrastructure, Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS): Stackscale generates revenue primarily through the sale of dedicated infrastructure services including private cloud, bare-metal servers, GPU servers, network storage, managed services, disaster recovery infrastructure, and colocation. Revenue is recurring, billed on a monthly subscription basis per node or configuration. The company offers custom-made solutions tailored to each customer's IT strategy, with pricing varying by compute node specifications (CPU, RAM, storage, network).

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Stackscale sells dedicated, single-tenant Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) infrastructure including Private Cloud (Intel and AMD variants), bare-metal servers (Intel and AMD), GPU servers, network-attached storage, synchronous georeplicated storage with RTO=0/RPO=0, managed services, cold spare disaster recovery infrastructure, and colocation. The portfolio is delivered from European data centers in Madrid and Amsterdam over a multi-100 Gbps network with over 4 Tbps aggregated capacity, supporting both Proxmox VE and VMware vSphere virtualization layers.

Product overview

Stackscale is a European Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) provider offering a comprehensive cloud infrastructure portfolio. The core offering consists of Private Cloud solutions (available with Intel or AMD processors) and Bare-metal Servers (AMD and Intel variants), complemented by GPU servers for compute-intensive workloads. Storage is addressed through Network Storage and Synchronous Network Storage with Georeplication (achieving RTO=0 and RPO=0). Additional services include Managed Services, Disaster Recovery Infrastructure (Cold Spare), and Colocation. Industry-specific solutions cover eCommerce, ISPs, Disaster Recovery, OpenStack Cloud, OpenNebula, Server Migration, and CDN. The infrastructure supports both Proxmox VE (KVM/LXC) and VMware virtualization platforms, operates across data centers in Madrid and Amsterdam, and features a multi-100 Gbps network with over 4 Tbps aggregated capacity.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Private Cloud with Intel Dedicated single-tenant private cloud environment built on Intel Xeon Scalable processors (Cascade Lake microarchitecture), offering predictable performance, high availability, and isolated resources with Proxmox VE or VMware vSphere virtualization options for medium and large enterprises, IT integrators, and IaaS/PaaS/SaaS providers.
• Private Cloud with AMD Dedicated single-tenant private cloud environment built on AMD EPYC processors, providing high performance, predictable resource allocation, and full isolation for mission-critical workloads with Proxmox VE or VMware vSphere virtualization options.
• AMD Bare-metal Servers Dedicated physical servers powered by AMD processors offering maximum performance, control, and reliability for demanding workloads without virtualization overhead, sold on a monthly subscription per server.
• Intel Bare-metal Servers Dedicated physical servers powered by Intel Xeon processors providing maximum control and performance for enterprise workloads without virtualization overhead, sold on a monthly subscription per server.
• GPU Servers High-performance dedicated servers equipped with GPU accelerators for compute-intensive workloads, AI/ML applications, and parallel processing tasks, sold on a monthly subscription per server.
• Network Storage Network-attached storage service providing scalable, high-performance block and file storage with redundant connectivity for virtual machines and applications, added as additional storage to compute nodes.
• Synchronous Network Storage with Georeplication Fully redundant synchronous storage solution with georeplication across data centers in Madrid, achieving RTO=0 and RPO=0 for mission-critical workloads requiring zero downtime and zero data loss disaster recovery scenarios with sub-1ms latencies.
• Managed Services Technical support and infrastructure management services including system administration, monitoring, maintenance, and optimization of cloud environments, provided 24/7/365 by a specialized technical team.
• Infrastructure for Disaster Recovery (Cold Spare) Remote independent infrastructure reserved for disaster recovery, enabling backup and replica restoration during hardware failures or cyberattacks for customers needing a Cold Spare environment.
• Colocation Housing service providing physical space, power, cooling, and network connectivity in European data centers (Madrid and Amsterdam) for customers' own hardware.

Quantifiable outcome

• The infrastructure can host more than 100,000 virtual machines and 3 PB of georeplicated storage.
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers10 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• OVHcloud: Largest European cloud provider offering dedicated servers, private cloud (Hosted Private Cloud / VMware), bare-metal, and storage across many EU regions — directly comparable to Stackscale's IaaS and private-cloud portfolio and Iberian/Corporate customer base.
• Hetzner: German hosting and dedicated-server/IaaS provider with publicly transparent pricing and EU-only data centers — competes head-to-head with Stackscale for price-sensitive, sovereignty-conscious European mid-market and developer customers.
• Scaleway: French cloud provider offering bare-metal, dedicated instances, and storage in EU data centers — overlaps Stackscale on dedicated compute, EU sovereignty positioning, and transparent per-node pricing.
• Leaseweb: Netherlands-headquartered IaaS and hosting provider with a large EU footprint offering dedicated servers, private cloud, colocation, and managed services — comparable on geography, customer segments, and product breadth.
• Gigas Hosting: Spanish cloud and IaaS provider offering cloud servers, dedicated hosting, and managed services with data centers in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America — the closest Iberian-market peer to Stackscale and a head-to-head competitor for Spanish mid-market accounts.
• Aruba Cloud: Italian/European cloud provider under Aruba S.p.A. offering cloud servers, bare-metal, and managed services in EU data centers — comparable on dedicated infrastructure, EU sovereignty, and small/medium business target segment.

Broad incumbents

• IONOS: Large European hosting and cloud provider (part of United Internet) offering shared hosting, dedicated servers, cloud servers, and managed cloud — broader portfolio than Stackscale and overlapping on dedicated infrastructure for European SMBs and mid-market.

Others

• Grupo Aire: Spanish corporate group referenced as the parent ecosystem to which Stackscale communicates data; offers adjacent data center, connectivity, and cloud services in Spain — relevant for understanding Stackscale's corporate structure and ecosystem positioning.
• Acens Technologies: Spanish hosting and cloud provider (part of Telefónica) formed from the 2008 merger of the founders' prior company Ferca-Veloxia — historically and operationally adjacent to Stackscale's Iberian cloud market, though now operating under a much larger telecom parent.

Emerging players

• Vultr: Global cloud provider with bare-metal, cloud compute, and GPU instances including EU data-center locations — comparable on dedicated/bare-metal IaaS product and transparent hourly pricing, though broader geographically than Stackscale.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/stackscale
• Facebookfacebook.com/stackscale
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/stackscale
• Instagraminstagram.com/stackscale

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments1 record

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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