What Safe Swiss Cloud does

Safe Swiss Cloud AG is a privately held, 100% Swiss-owned cloud computing and managed IT services provider founded in 2013 and headquartered at Zurlindenstrasse 52A in Zürich. The company delivers sovereign infrastructure and services from its own data centers in Switzerland — including a presence at Interxion's FINMA-compliant Glattbrugg facility — serving regulated enterprises in banking and financial services, healthcare and life sciences, software and technology, manufacturing, legal and professional services, and government across four continents. Its core proposition is digital sovereignty: all data and workloads remain under Swiss jurisdiction, outside the reach of the US CLOUD Act and other foreign government access regimes, supported by ISO 27001/27017/27018, FINMA 2018/3, BAFIN/BAIT, DORA, NIS2, C5, HIPAA, GDPR, Swiss FADP, and GxP compliance, plus TÜV-certified 100% renewable energy.

The product portfolio spans three layers. The IaaS layer includes Open Cloud (OpenStack/KVM/CEPH with 100% SSD and three availability zones), Managed Kubernetes Cloud (OKD-based), Enterprise Cloud (VMware), Dual Data Center Cloud with synchronous replication for systemically important workloads, S3-compatible Object Storage, and Business Backup. The Private AI (PAI) layer offers PAI Chat (per-seat conversational AI), an OpenAI-compatible PAI API running 20+ open-source LLMs on Nvidia H100 and L4 GPUs, PAI Tools for enterprise governance and IAM, PAI Integration Services that build custom MCP servers into enterprise data systems, and PAI Agentic for autonomous LLM-driven workflows managed on n8n. The managed services layer provides 24/7 cloud operations, MDR and ransomware recovery, Bitdefender endpoint protection, AD auditing, firewall management, and tiered support packages with 7×24 SLAs and 1-hour response times.

The business operates a hybrid revenue model: usage-based billing for cloud resources and LLM tokens, per-seat for PAI Chat, fixed monthly subscriptions for managed services and support, and time-and-materials for integration work. Go-to-market is consultative enterprise field sales, with engineering-led free technical briefings as the primary qualification mechanism and self-service signup available for Open Cloud and GPU compute. Five named reference customers (Reitzel Gruppe, Selection Schwander, Tabakpräventionsfonds TPF, Walo Bertschinger, and x28 AG) suggest a small, enterprise-tilted book, and historical acquisitions of Nexos (2015) and EveryWare AG (2017) point to organic-plus-inorganic capability build-out.

Name

Safe Swiss Cloud

Legal name

Safe Swiss Cloud AG

Website

https://safeswisscloud.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Safe Swiss Cloud is a 100% Swiss-owned, privately held provider of sovereign cloud infrastructure and managed IT services serving regulated enterprises in banking, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, software, and government. It operates OpenStack, Kubernetes, and VMware IaaS platforms and a Private AI hosting service from its own Swiss data centers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sovereign Cloud Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518210), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Cloud Platforms (On‑Prem Cloud Stacks) (HDABABAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD), Infrastructure Automation & Configuration Management (IaC) (HDABABAF), Virtual Desktop & Application Delivery (VDI/DaaS, Remote Apps) (BPAEAIAC), API Management & Integration for Private Cloud Control Planes (HDABABAM)

Keywords

• Sovereign cloud computing
• Private AI services
• Managed IT security
• Cloud infrastructure
• Data sovereignty

Headquarters

HQ city

Zürich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cloud Computing Infrastructure (IaaS): Usage-based billing for cloud resources including vCPU, RAM, SSD storage, networking, and bandwidth. Kubernetes, OpenStack, and VMware-based cloud platforms billed on metered hourly basis. GPU computing (Nvidia H100, L4) billed monthly.
2. Managed IT Services: Managed services for servers, networks, databases, security, and applications. Includes backup services, firewall management, MDR/security monitoring, and application management.
3. Support Packages: Monthly and annual support packages providing access to engineers for cloud computing, security, and Private AI support. 7x24 SLA with guaranteed response times. Annual packages offer better value with 12-month commitment.
4. Private AI Services: PAI Chat (per user per month subscription), PAI API (per million tokens usage-based with minimum monthly charge), PAI Tools (fixed monthly fee), PAI Integration Services (time-and-materials), and Agentic AI workflow hosting (monthly subscription).
5. Object Storage & Backup Services: S3-compatible object storage for backups and archival. Business backup services for files, databases, applications, and systems including MS SQL, MongoDB, Exchange, Hyper-V, and Office 365.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Safe Swiss Cloud delivers sovereign cloud computing infrastructure (IaaS) and managed IT services out of its own data centers in Switzerland. The portfolio spans Private AI services (conversational chat, LLM APIs, enterprise governance, MCP integration, agentic workflows, GPU computing), multi-platform IaaS (OpenStack, Kubernetes/OKD, VMware) with dual-data-center replication, S3-compatible object storage and business backup, a complete Swiss-hosted Sovereign Workplace suite (email, calendar, chat, video, file, desktop), and 24×7 managed IT operations, security and engineering support.

Product overview

Safe Swiss Cloud operates a multi-product sovereign cloud and AI platform organized into three main categories: (1) Private AI (PAI) — a suite of managed AI services including PAI Chat (conversational AI), PAI API (OpenAI-compatible LLM access), PAI Tools (enterprise governance), PAI Integration Services (MCP server development), PAI Agentic (autonomous workflows), and Swiss GPU Computing (Nvidia H100/L4); (2) Cloud Computing IaaS — spanning Managed Kubernetes Cloud (OKD/OpenShift), Open Cloud (OpenStack/KVM), Enterprise Cloud (VMware), Dual Data Center Cloud, Object Storage (S3), and Business Backup Service; and (3) Managed IT Services — including IT Operations, IT Security (MDR, ransomware recovery, SIEM, Bitdefender), and Support Services. All infrastructure is 100% hosted in Swiss data centers under Swiss law with full digital sovereignty. The platform serves regulated industries including banking/finance (FINMA, DORA, BAFIN), healthcare (HIPAA), and enterprises requiring GDPR/Swiss DSG compliance.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Private AI (PAI): Sovereign private AI services including PAI Chat, PAI API, PAI Tools, and PAI Agentic for secure AI workloads in Swiss data centers.
• Open Cloud
• Enterprise Cloud
• Kubernetes Cloud
• Sovereign Workplace

Products and services

• Private AI (PAI) Platform Fully managed sovereign AI platform providing private large language models hosted in Swiss data centers, comprising PAI Chat, PAI API, PAI Tools, PAI Integration Services and PAI Agentic, with all data remaining under customer control and no training on customer data.
• PAI Chat (Private AI Chat) Web-based conversational AI interface for teams providing secure Swiss-hosted AI chat with open-source LLMs, featuring document analysis, RAG-based knowledge retrieval, integrated web search, coding assistant, and collaboration tools with workspaces and threads.
• PAI API (Private AI API) Programmatic OpenAI-compatible API for accessing Swiss-hosted private LLMs for applications and automation, supporting 20+ open-source models with dynamic routing, streaming, and per-token pricing, with no prompt logging and only metadata recorded.
• PAI Tools (Enterprise & Developer) Enterprise control layer adding identity and access management, observability, model governance and administration to PAI Chat and PAI API, including IAM integration, logging, analytics and role-based model access control.
• PAI Integration Services (MCP Servers) Custom MCP (Model Context Protocol) server development connecting enterprise data sources such as file servers, ERP, CRM, email and ticketing platforms to Private AI LLMs, with Safe Swiss Cloud designing, deploying and operating the MCP servers.
• PAI Agentic (Autonomous Workflows) Autonomous workflow automation that brings intelligent decision-making into automated business processes, where the LLM determines next actions via API calls combined with workflow engines for multi-step process automation including procurement, document lifecycle management and customer service routing.
• Swiss GPU Computing for AI Sovereign GPU computing service with Nvidia H100 (80GB VRAM) and L4 (24GB VRAM) GPUs hosted in Swiss data centers, used for AI workloads including LLMs, RAG, and custom AI stacks delivered via Kubernetes/OpenShift or VMs on OpenStack, with no-commitment and 1-year commitment options.
• Managed Kubernetes Cloud Fully managed dedicated Kubernetes cluster based on OKD (open-source OpenShift) with a redundant management cluster, scalable worker nodes, persistent SSD storage, and self-service provisioning via GUI, API or CLI.
• Open Cloud (OpenStack) High-performance OpenStack-based IaaS with KVM and CEPH storage, featuring 100% SSD storage clusters, 3 availability zones in Swiss data centers, software-defined networking, and self-service via OpenStack GUI and API.
• Enterprise Cloud (VMware) VMware-based cloud for mission-critical enterprise applications such as ERP, CRM, banking and healthcare workloads, with a Dual Data Center option available and Veeam-based backup services.
• Dual Data Center Cloud High-availability cloud infrastructure spread across two data centers with synchronous data replication and automatic failover, designed for systemically important service providers such as banks and hospitals.
• Object Storage S3-compatible object storage for storing large volumes of data with dual data center replication within 24 hours, encrypted via HTTPS using industry-standard S3 protocol.
• Business Backup Service Managed backup service for servers, desktops and applications (Windows, Linux, Mac), which encrypts, compresses and deduplicates data and supports backup options for MS SQL, MongoDB, Exchange, Hyper-V and Office 365.
• Sovereign Workplace Complete digital workplace suite including Sovereign Collaboration (email, calendar, chat, video), Sovereign File Server (private document sharing) and Sovereign Desktop (enterprise security for hybrid work), all hosted 100% in Swiss data centers.
• Managed IT Operations Managed services for servers, networks, databases and web servers including OS security patching, backups, monitoring, and migrations, with 24/7 support, proactive threat detection and containment.
• Managed IT Security Managed security services including MDR (Managed Detection & Response), ransomware recovery, SIEM/network detection, email security (SpamTitan), active directory auditing, firewall management, and endpoint protection (Bitdefender).
• Support Services 24/7 engineering support with monthly and annual support packages (2-300 hours) covering cloud computing, security, Kubernetes, OpenStack, VMware, databases and networking, with a 7x24 SLA, 99.9% uptime guarantee and 1-hour maximum response time.
• Managed n8n Workflow Hosting Managed workflow hosting for the n8n workflow automation platform on sovereign AI infrastructure, including server infrastructure, security, backups, monitoring and application management, enabling customers to create agents that automate tasks.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.9% uptime SLA for GPU computing and enterprise workloads
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration29 records

AI capability13 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Interxion (now CyrusOne)coreOthersData center facility provider. Interxion's data center in Glattbrugg near Zürich meets FINMA requirements for Swiss financial sector outsourcing. The facility provides the physical infrastructure for Safe Swiss Cloud's operations with appropriate certifications for regulated businesses.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Infomaniak: Swiss-based cloud and hosting provider also emphasizing 100% Swiss data sovereignty, renewable energy, and ISO certifications. Directly comparable on geography, sovereign positioning, and target regulated SMB/enterprise customers.
• Exoscale (Aiven): Swiss-founded public cloud provider offering IaaS in multiple Swiss and European locations, now part of Aiven. Comparable on Swiss sovereign IaaS positioning and S3-compatible object storage, with similar compliance-oriented buyer base.
• Hetzner Online: German hosting/cloud operator with EU data centers, competitive pricing, and ISO 27001 certification. Comparable alternative for European regulated buyers prioritizing cost and EU jurisdiction over Swiss exclusivity.
• Scaleway: French cloud provider offering IaaS, Kubernetes, object storage, and GPU instances with European sovereign positioning. Comparable on multi-stack IaaS and growing GPU/AI footprint.

Broad incumbents

• OVHcloud: Large French-headquartered European cloud provider with broad IaaS/PaaS portfolio, sovereign cloud messaging, and integrated bare-metal/hosted private cloud. Substantially larger but overlaps with Safe Swiss Cloud on regulated European workloads.
• IONOS Cloud: German-rooted large hosting/cloud provider with EU data centers and ISO 27001 certification. Broader portfolio than Safe Swiss Cloud but comparable on SME/mid-market regulated workloads.
• T-Systems / Open Telekom Cloud: Deutsche Telekom subsidiary operating sovereign OpenStack-based cloud with GAIA-X alignment and German/European certifications. Comparable sovereign positioning targeted at DAX enterprises and public sector.
• StackIT (Schwarz Group): Sovereign European cloud operated by the Schwarz Group (retail/IT backbone), with OpenStack-based IaaS and proprietary data centers in Germany and Austria. Comparable on sovereignty narrative and regulated enterprise target.

Emerging players

• Mistral AI (Le Chat Enterprise): European frontier AI model provider offering private deployment and APIs aligned with EU sovereignty. Comparable on the Private AI offering, but Mistral is upstream (model provider) rather than a competing IaaS layer.

Regional players

• Cloudscale.ch: Swiss-based IaaS provider offering compute, storage, and S3-compatible object storage from Swiss data centers. Closest geography-specific direct competitor to Safe Swiss Cloud's Open Cloud product.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses1 record

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks1 record

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance13 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds3 records

Investors1 record

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

M&A2 records

Investments

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

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