Nine Internet Solutions

What Nine Internet Solutions does

Nine Internet Solutions AG is a privately held Swiss managed cloud infrastructure provider founded in 2002 and headquartered in Zurich. The company operates a full stack of cloud services from colocation and dedicated servers up through managed Kubernetes (Nine Kubernetes Engine / NKE), a proprietary PaaS called Deploio, managed databases, S3-compatible object storage, and NVIDIA-powered GPU servers for AI workloads. All infrastructure is housed in Swiss data centers — ColoZüri (carrier-neutral, 100% renewable, SwissIX-connected) and NTT Zürich 1 (over 10,500 sqm, 20 MW IT load, 2N power redundancy, 24/7 security) — linked by a 2x10 Gbps dark fiber ring. Operations carry ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certifications, FINMA Circular 2008/7 compliance options for regulated banks, and myclimate carbon-neutral certification.

The product portfolio is built around managed platform services rather than raw IaaS. NKE delivers production-ready Kubernetes with a fully managed control plane, automated node autoscaling, ArgoCD GitOps, and a Prometheus/Grafana/Loki observability stack. Deploio provides Heroku-style zero-downtime deploys with per-minute billing, autoscaling, one-click rollbacks, and PR-based preview environments. Managed databases span MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and Redis-compatible key-value stores in Eco, Business, and First (HA) tiers. Managed OpenSearch and Solr include vector search for RAG pipelines. GPU servers pair NVIDIA accelerators with a pre-installed ML stack targeting inference and fine-tuning workloads. Data-at-rest AES-256 encryption, Cloudflare-integrated WAF/DDoS protection, Managed Shibboleth with edu-ID integration, and per-tenant vCluster isolation round out the platform.

Monetization combines subscription recurring fees (Managed Server from CHF 169/month, NKE from CHF 305.30/month, GPU servers from CHF 850-1,104/month) with usage-based per-minute billing (Deploio from CHF 8.75/month, CloudVM from CHF 20.70/month, on-demand databases from CHF 5.50/month) plus professional services (Kubernetes workshops at CHF 800 per attendee, 24/7 emergency support at CHF 250/hour). Go-to-market blends a consultative direct-sales motion targeting Swiss regulated industries with a self-service Cockpit portal and price calculator for SMBs and developers, supported by 28 TechTalkThursday events, Kubernetes Academy workshops, and sponsorships of KubeCon and Swiss Cloud Native conferences. Named customers include Mobiliar, Swiss Red Cross, Clientis, Demokratis, Comparis, Apfelkiste, Renuo AG, Peak Privacy, and Supertext, with several reporting 15-year-plus relationships.

Name

Nine Internet Solutions

Legal name

Nine Internet Solutions AG

Website

https://nine.ch

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Nine Internet Solutions AG is a Zurich-based Swiss managed cloud infrastructure provider offering managed Kubernetes (NKE), a proprietary PaaS (Deploio), GPU servers, and managed databases hosted entirely in Swiss data centers, serving regulated industries, agencies, and SaaS companies requiring data sovereignty.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Managed Cloud Infrastructure

NAICS

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

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

Managed Container Platforms (Kubernetes & Container PaaS) (HDABAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD), AI Networking for Clusters (InfiniBand/Ethernet/RDMA) (HDAAAAAE), Cloud-Native Enablement (Containers, Kubernetes, Service Mesh) (BPAEAKAE)

Keywords

• Managed cloud infrastructure
• Kubernetes platform
• PaaS app engine
• Managed databases
• GPU cloud servers

Headquarters

HQ city

Zurich

HQ country

Switzerland

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Managed Services Subscription: Monthly subscription fees for managed services including Managed Servers, Managed Kubernetes (NKE), Managed Databases, Managed Caches, and other platform products. Billed based on tier and resource usage.
2. Usage-Based Computing: Per-minute billing for Deploio, On-Demand Databases, and CloudVM products based on actual resource consumption. Customers only pay for what they use.
3. Dedicated Server Hosting: Fixed monthly pricing for Root Dedicated Servers with defined resources. Starting at CHF 233 per month for base configuration.
4. GPU Server Rental: Monthly rental for GPU servers with NVIDIA accelerators. Special A100 offering at CHF 850-1100 per month. Flexible hourly billing option available.
5. Kubernetes Workshop Training: Professional training services for Kubernetes education. 800 CHF per attendee (600 CHF for existing NKE customers).
6. Emergency Support Services: 24/7 emergency on-call support at CHF 250 per call plus CHF 250 per hour (minimum 1 hour). On-site data center visits charged at CHF 250 flat rate plus hourly rates.
7. SLA Contracts: Service Level Agreement add-ons providing binding incident response times, service credits, and enhanced monitoring. Available as optional tier for Managed Server and NKE products.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Nine Internet Solutions provides fully managed Swiss cloud infrastructure, including the Nine Kubernetes Engine (NKE) for container orchestration, the Deploio PaaS for application deployment, Managed Servers for hosting, GPU servers for AI/ML workloads, Root Dedicated Servers and CloudVMs, managed databases, object storage, colocation, and security services. All offerings run from Swiss data centers in Zurich under ISO 27001 and ISO 9001 certifications, with FINMA-compliant options targeting finance, healthcare, and regulated customers who require data residency free from CLOUD Act exposure.

Product overview

Nine Internet Solutions is a Swiss cloud provider offering a comprehensive managed infrastructure and platform portfolio. The core offerings include Managed Kubernetes (Nine Kubernetes Engine/NKE) for container orchestration, Managed Server for web hosting, and Deploio as a Swiss PaaS/app engine alternative. Infrastructure products span Root Dedicated Servers and CloudVMs for customers requiring full control, GPU Servers for AI/ML workloads, and Colocation services. Platform add-ons include managed Databases (MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, Redis), Object Storage (S3-compatible), Managed Caches (Redis, Memcached), and Managed Search (Solr, OpenSearch with vector search capabilities). Security offerings include Cloudflare integration for ML-powered threat protection, Managed Shibboleth for enterprise authentication, and comprehensive DDoS protection and WAF services. All services feature Swiss data residency, ISO 27001/ISO 9001 certifications, and FINMA-compliant operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Deploio: Fully managed Swiss app engine and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) with built-in CI/CD that auto-deploys on Git push.
• NKE (Nine Kubernetes Engine)
• Cockpit

Products and services

• Nine Kubernetes Engine (NKE) Fully managed Kubernetes container platform hosted in Nine-operated Swiss data centers, featuring automated node autoscaling, ArgoCD GitOps, Prometheus/Grafana observability stack, and 24/7 expert support. Targeted at enterprises, SaaS platforms, and digital agencies needing CI/CD-ready Kubernetes without operational overhead.
• Managed Server Fully managed web hosting with NVMe SSD storage supporting PHP, Node.js, Python, Ruby, MySQL, PostgreSQL, configured and tuned for optimal Core Web Vitals with built-in DDoS protection and WAF. Targeted at businesses and digital agencies needing managed PHP/Node hosting.
• Deploio Fully managed Swiss app engine and Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) with built-in CI/CD that auto-deploys on Git push, featuring zero downtime deploys, one-click rollbacks, PR-based preview environments, and autoscaling. Targeted at SaaS companies, digital agencies, and PaaS migrators wanting Heroku-like simplicity on Swiss infrastructure.
• Root Dedicated Server & CloudVM Physical bare-metal servers with full root access for advanced server management, alongside virtual cloud servers on hyper-converged clusters with scalable resources and transparent per-minute billing. Targeted at customers requiring full administrative control.
• GPU Server High-performance GPU servers for AI training, inference, and fine-tuning with NVIDIA GPU models, thousands of CUDA cores, dedicated Tensor Cores, and pre-installed ML stack including PyTorch, TensorFlow, CUDA, and cuDNN. Targeted at AI/ML companies, Swiss enterprises needing LLM inference, and research workloads.
• Databases (DBaaS) Fully managed database-as-a-service supporting MySQL, MariaDB, PostgreSQL, and Redis-compatible Key Value Store, available in Eco (beta), Business, and First (high-availability) tiers with automated backups and 24/7 monitoring. Targeted at application developers and enterprises needing managed relational and key-value stores.
• Object Storage S3-compatible object storage with data residency in Switzerland, free from CLOUD Act exposure, featuring high-durability/high-availability architecture, redundant storage, and transparent egress pricing. Targeted at Swiss enterprises and SaaS companies needing sovereign object storage.
• Colocation & Server Housing Physical colocation and server housing in Zurich facilities with 99.9% uptime SLA, 2N redundant power at up to 10kW per rack, efficient cooling via contained cold aisles, and 24/7 biometric access control. Targeted at enterprises needing to house their own hardware in Swiss data centers.
• Managed Caches Managed in-memory data stores (Redis and Memcached) for accelerating read-heavy workloads with sub-millisecond response times, handling setup, monitoring, updates, and failover as a fully managed service. Targeted at application developers needing low-latency caching.
• Managed Shibboleth Enterprise-grade authentication with fine-grained attribute release policies, multi-factor authentication support, and edu-ID integration for the Swiss academic identity ecosystem. Targeted at universities and research institutions needing identity federation.
• Managed OpenSearch Production-ready search and analytics platform with built-in vector search and vector database capabilities, enabling semantic search and RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) pipelines for grounding LLMs in real data. Targeted at SaaS platforms and AI/ML applications needing search and AI grounding.
• Managed Solr SolrCloud-based distributed search platform with instant autocomplete, faceted search, geospatial search, and native vector search support for semantic queries and AI-powered retrieval. Targeted at applications requiring faceted, geospatial, and AI-powered search.
• vCluster Virtual Kubernetes clusters providing each team with isolated API server and dedicated control plane with RBAC, enabling developer self-service with sleep mode and auto-delete for cost optimization. Targeted at platform engineering teams needing multi-tenancy on Kubernetes.
• Cloudflare Integration Machine learning-powered threat detection, account takeover prevention, advanced bot management, dedicated API security, and DDoS protection, configured and operated by Nine's Swiss team. Targeted at Swiss enterprises, e-commerce, and SaaS platforms needing managed CDN and security.
• SLA Service Level Agreements offering binding incident response times, service credits for missed commitments, availability guarantees up to 99.9%, and 24/7 support from Swiss engineering team. Targeted at enterprise customers needing contractual uptime guarantees.

Quantifiable outcome

• 99.5%+ uptime on Nine platforms (NKE); 99.95%+ uptime on Google platforms (GKE)
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers21 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

AI capability2 records

Feature8 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Google Cloud PlatformcoreTechnology or IntegrationNine offers Managed Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) as part of its product portfolio. This enables customers to leverage Google's global datacenter infrastructure while benefiting from Nine's managed services. Nine's engineers hold Google Cloud Professional Architect certifications.
• NTT Zürich 1coreTechnology or IntegrationNTT Zürich 1 is Nine's primary data center partner, providing over 10,500 sqm of data center space with up to 20 MW IT load. The facility is carrier-neutral, ISO 27001 certified, and compliant with FINMA Circular 2008/7 guidelines. Features 2N redundant power and 24/7 on-site security.
• ColoZüricoreTechnology or IntegrationColoZüri is Nine's carrier-neutral data center facility, described as the most energy-efficient in Zurich. Features biometric fingerprint scanner access control and hosts SwissIX Internet Exchange core switch. Powered by 100% renewable electricity.
• myclimateminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCarbon neutrality partnership for environmental sustainability. Nine offers carbon-neutrality option to customers who want eco-friendly server hosting. Nine achieved full carbon-neutral certification through myclimate in 2024.
• Swiss Made SoftwareminorGTM or Marketing PartnerNine is a member of Swiss Made Software organization, promoting Swiss software industry. Displayed in footer as Swiss Hosting badge, positioning Nine within the Swiss software ecosystem.
• CloudflarecoreTechnology or IntegrationCloudflare integration offered as part of Nine's security product portfolio. Provides DDoS protection, machine learning-powered threat detection, bot management, API security, and Web Application Firewall. Configured and operated by Nine's Swiss team.
• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or IntegrationGPU servers powered by NVIDIA hardware including H100 NVL, L40s, RTX 4500 ADA, and A100 GPUs. Pre-installed ML stack includes CUDA and cuDNN. Nine positions these for AI training, inference, and fine-tuning workloads.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights8 records

Direct peers

• Civo: Cloud-native provider specializing in managed Kubernetes and a developer-friendly PaaS, often positioned as a simpler alternative to hyperscalers. Comparable to NKE and Deploio in the cloud-native / Kubernetes niche, with similar target customers (SMB to mid-market developers and platform teams).
• cloudscale.ch: Swiss IaaS provider with compute, object storage, and managed databases, owned by Init7. Competes head-to-head in the Swiss data-residency segment with a similar target audience of compliance-sensitive Swiss SMEs and enterprises.
• Exoscale: Swiss/European cloud provider offering IaaS, managed databases, S3-compatible object storage, and Kubernetes services. Direct competitor in the regulated Swiss and EU market, with a similar mid-market and enterprise focus.
• Infomaniak: Swiss independent cloud and hosting provider with a similar sovereign-data positioning, eco-friendly data centers, and broad managed-services portfolio (hosting, servers, cloud, object storage). Closest direct peer in terms of Swiss data-residency, regulated-industry focus, and product breadth.

Emerging players

• UpCloud: European-origin cloud provider with maxIOPS storage, managed databases, and a presence in the DACH and Nordics. Comparable on the managed-server / cloud-server axis, with a similar mid-market and developer focus.

Broad incumbents

• OVHcloud: Major European cloud provider offering dedicated servers, public cloud, hosted private cloud, and managed Kubernetes, with explicit European data-sovereignty positioning. Competes with Nine on both price and sovereignty messaging across the DACH and broader EU market.
• Scaleway: European cloud provider with a wide portfolio including managed Kubernetes (Kapsule), databases, object storage, and GPU instances. Comparable on the cloud-native and GPU/AI axis, with similar sovereignty appeal to EU and Swiss developers.
• DigitalOcean: Global SMB-focused cloud provider offering droplets, managed Kubernetes, App Platform (PaaS), managed databases, and object storage. Closest analog to Nine's product breadth and SMB-to-mid-market target customer, even though it lacks the Swiss data-residency angle.
• Hetzner: Large European hosting and cloud provider known for cost-competitive dedicated servers, cloud servers, and managed services. Comparable on the infrastructure / managed-server axis and exerts pricing pressure on the broader European market Nine operates in.

Others

• Heroku (Salesforce): Pioneer PaaS platform that Nine explicitly targets with Deploio as a Swiss-sovereign alternative (documented Heroku-to-Deploio migrations). Relevant as a benchmark for PaaS user experience and as a feeder of migration demand.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

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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