What ScaleUp Technologies does

ScaleUp Technologies is a German managed hosting provider headquartered in Hamburg, founded in 1999, that operates 8 data center locations across Germany (Hamburg, Berlin, Nuremberg/Fürth, and Düsseldorf) connected via a private network, alongside 3 business cloud regions. Its portfolio centers on colocation (rack pricing publicly listed at €999/month with ISO27001/EN50600 certification, internet flat rate, and 2KW electricity included), cloud hosting / IaaS built on OpenStack, managed Kubernetes, bare metal servers, dedicated servers, and managed hosting including Plesk-managed offerings. The company positions itself for German Mittelstand SMEs and system houses seeking data sovereignty, with a focus on Open Source stacks (OpenStack, Kubernetes, Open Compute Project hardware) and sustainable operations, including HVO-diesel-powered backup generation and energy-efficient OCP equipment.

Underlying technology is an OpenStack- and Kubernetes-based Open Cloud with OCP-compliant hardware, supported by Remote Hands professional services (€125/hour business hours, €195/hour off-hours) and ISO27001/ISO50001/EN50600/SCS-IaaS/SCS Managed Kubernetes certifications. ScaleUp is one of the first three providers certified under the SCS-IaaS standard, has won the EuroCloud Award 2025 (Best Cooperation Project) for Confidential Nextcloud developed with HKN and enclave, and operates OCP Experience Centers in Berlin and Nuremberg, the latter featuring a Liquid Cooling Lab. The infrastructure ranks among the larger and more modern facilities in Europe per the company's own claims.

ScaleUp's revenue model combines recurring subscription revenue (colocation racks, IaaS, managed Kubernetes, bare metal, dedicated servers) with usage-based and professional services billing (€0.08/GByte IP traffic, Remote Hands at hourly rates). Go-to-market is a hybrid of direct sales through its website and customer hotline, field sales supported by data center tours, and a partner channel including HKN GmbH and ODN GmbH (a ScaleUp subsidiary operating the Nuremberg-Fürth data center, integrated through shared CRM under DSGVO Art. 26). ScaleUp is privately held (GmbH & Co. KG, Managing Directors Christoph Streit and Gihan Behrmann) with no disclosed institutional investors, and broadened its footprint most recently with the December 2024 acquisition of the ODN Nuremberg-Fürth data center.

Name

ScaleUp Technologies

Legal name

ScaleUp Technologies GmbH & Co. KG

Website

https://scaleuptech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

ScaleUp Technologies is a German managed hosting provider operating 8 data centers across Hamburg, Berlin, Nuremberg, and Düsseldorf, offering colocation, OpenStack-based IaaS, managed Kubernetes, bare metal, and dedicated server services to German Mittelstand SMEs and system houses.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Hosting and Cloud Infrastructure Services

NAICS

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

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

General-Purpose Compute (VMs & Bare Metal IaaS) (HDABAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Container Platforms & Orchestration (Kubernetes) (HDABADAF), Cloud-Native Enablement (Containers, Kubernetes, Service Mesh) (BPAEAKAE), Modular/Composable Infrastructure (Compute Sleds, Disaggregated Systems) (HDACABAC)

Keywords

• Managed hosting services
• Cloud infrastructure IaaS
• Colocation data center
• Managed Kubernetes
• Open compute hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Hamburg

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Colocation Services: Server housing and colocation services at 8 German data center locations with ISO27001/EN50600 certification
2. Cloud Hosting / IaaS: Private cloud and IaaS services based on OpenStack - ScaleUp operates 3 clouds and is one of the largest Open Cloud providers in Germany
3. Managed Kubernetes: Managed Kubernetes services for sustainable virtual environments and microservices with migration and consulting services
4. Bare Metal / Dedicated Servers: Dedicated hardware rental and managed hosting services including Plesk Managed Servers
5. Remote Hands Services: Technical support and remote hands services billed at €125/hour (work days) or €195/hour (other times)
6. IP Traffic: Network connectivity services at €0.08 per GByte when no other traffic packages are booked

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

ScaleUp Technologies provides managed hosting and cloud services for German businesses, including colocation (server housing) at 8 German data centers, cloud hosting/IaaS based on OpenStack and Kubernetes, managed Kubernetes, bare metal and dedicated servers, and managed hosting with OCP-compliant Open Compute hardware. The company delivers these services with personal customer support, ISO27001/EN50600/ISO50001 certifications, SCS-IaaS certification, and Remote Hands technical support, targeting German SMEs and system houses requiring data sovereignty.

Product overview

ScaleUp Technologies is a Managed Hosting Provider offering a comprehensive portfolio of IT infrastructure services. The core offering centers on Colocation (server housing at 8 German locations) combined with Cloud Hosting/IaaS (built on OpenStack & Kubernetes), Managed Kubernetes, Bare Metal Servers, Dedicated Servers, and Managed Hosting (including Plesk). The company specializes in Open Compute (OCP-compliant) hardware solutions and operates OCP Experience Centers in Berlin and Nuremberg. Services are complemented by Remote Hands support, with a focus on Open Source technologies, personal customer support, and sustainability. The ScaleUp Open Cloud provides SCS-IaaS certified infrastructure, while Managed Kubernetes has also achieved SCS certification.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• ScaleUp Open Cloud: Sovereign cloud services based on OpenStack and Kubernetes, SCS-IaaS certified.

Products and services

• Colocation Server housing and colocation services at 8 data center locations across Germany (Hamburg, Berlin, Nuremberg, Düsseldorf) for businesses needing ISO27001/EN50600 certified facilities with internet flat rate and 2KW electricity included.
• Cloud Hosting / IaaS Infrastructure-as-a-Service offering built on OpenStack and Kubernetes, delivered from 3 business clouds and operating as one of the largest Open Cloud providers in Germany with SCS-IaaS certification.
• Managed Kubernetes SCS-certified managed Kubernetes service providing sustainable virtual environments and microservices with migration and consulting services for teams running containerized workloads.
• Bare Metal Server Dedicated bare metal servers available for rent at ScaleUp's data centers, featuring energy-efficient Open Compute hardware as ready-made computing, storage and network solutions for businesses needing dedicated capacity.
• Dedicated Server Dedicated server hosting services providing dedicated hardware infrastructure for business-critical applications hosted at ScaleUp's German data centers.
• Managed Hosting (including Plesk Managed Server) Managed hosting solutions including Plesk Managed Server for businesses requiring professional hosting management of their websites, applications and services at ScaleUp's German data centers.
• Open Compute Hardware (OCP) Energy-efficient Open Compute Project (OCP) compliant hardware solutions offered as ready-made computing, storage and network solutions (private cloud) or as dedicated bare metal, including OCP-compliant enterprise platforms.
• Remote Hands On-site maintenance and support services performed within ScaleUp's colocation facilities, including hardware installation, system reboots, cable management, and equipment monitoring, billed at €125/hour during business hours or €195/hour after hours.
• Confidential Nextcloud Confidential computing cloud solution developed jointly with HKN and enclaive to deliver secure, trustworthy cloud infrastructure based on Nextcloud for German customers requiring enhanced data protection.

Quantifiable outcome

• Colocation availability: 99.99% (climate control and power supply)
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 April 2024ScaleUp Technologies is a partner supporting the Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) initiative for open and sustainable cloud standards. ScaleUp participated in the SCS Summit 2025 and received SCS-IaaS and SCS Managed Kubernetes certifications.
• HKN GmbHcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerHKN GmbH (Hochstadenstraße 5, 47829 Krefeld, Germany) is a consulting partner for customer support and inquiries. They work with ScaleUp and subsidiary ODN GmbH as jointly responsible parties under Art. 26 DSGVO, with inquiries being forwarded to the requested location or nearest available resources. Customer inquiries are stored in a shared CRM system accessible to all three companies.
• ODN GmbHcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerODN GmbH (Hermann-Glockner-Straße 7, 90763 Fürth) is a subsidiary of ScaleUp Technologies that operates as a jointly responsible party for customer inquiries. They are also the operator of the Nuremberg-Fürth data center acquired by ScaleUp. Customer inquiries may be routed to ODN or HKN depending on location and availability.
• Open Compute Project (OCP)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerScaleUp is an active participant in the Open Compute Project, operating OCP Experience Centers in Berlin and Nuremberg. They offer OCP-compliant hardware solutions and participate in OCP Summits.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Hetzner Online: German hosting, dedicated server, and cloud provider offering colocation, dedicated servers, and cloud servers primarily to SMEs and developers — the closest direct competitor to ScaleUp in the German Mittelstand segment.
• OVHcloud: European cloud and bare metal provider operating its own data centers with a strong focus on data sovereignty and Open Source compatibility — a direct peer in IaaS, bare metal, and hosted private cloud.
• Plusserver: German managed hosting and cloud provider offering colocation, managed hosting, IaaS, and Kubernetes services to German SMEs and enterprises — direct competition in colocation and managed cloud.
• Syseleven: Berlin-based managed cloud provider specializing in OpenStack-based IaaS and managed Kubernetes (MAAS/MK8S), targeting German enterprises and digital businesses — direct peer on OpenStack and Kubernetes services.
• Cloudical: German OpenStack and Kubernetes-focused managed cloud provider offering sovereign cloud services — directly comparable on Open Source cloud stack and SCS-style sovereign positioning.

Broad incumbents

• IONOS: Large German hosting and cloud provider (United Internet subsidiary) offering shared hosting, dedicated servers, IaaS, and SaaS products across Europe — a much larger incumbent with overlapping SME and SMB hosting offerings.
• STACKIT (Schwarz Group): Sovereign European cloud provider from the Schwarz Group, offering IaaS and PaaS with strong data sovereignty positioning aimed at European enterprises and regulated industries.
• 1&1 Versatel / 1&1: Major German ISP and hosting provider offering shared hosting, dedicated servers, and cloud products to SMEs and consumers — broader incumbent with overlapping SME hosting customer base.

Regional players

• Cyso: Dutch managed hosting and cloud provider with colocation and OpenStack-based cloud services — comparable on managed hosting and open-source cloud stack, but operating primarily in the Netherlands.

Others

• Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) community providers: Other SCS-certified European sovereign cloud providers (e.g., Open Telekom Cloud, IT-Novum) that compete in the same certified-sovereign-cloud category where ScaleUp holds its SCS-IaaS and Managed Kubernetes certifications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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