# Openstack Sovereign Cloud Stack

> Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Optimly AI Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-10-04.

- **Business Profile:** https://optimly.ai/brand/openstack-sovereign-cloud-stack
- **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/openstack-sovereign-cloud-stack.json
- **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/openstack-sovereign-cloud-stack/llms.txt
- **Official website:** https://scs.community
- **Slug:** openstack-sovereign-cloud-stack
- **Categories:** cloud-infrastructure, cybersecurity, developer-tools

## Overview

- **Tagline:** The only open-source stack that prioritizes full federalization and European data sovereignty through standardized 'labels' and certification.
Source: Brand's website (https://scs.community) · 2026-10-04

- **Description:** The Sovereign Cloud Stack (SCS) is a German-led, European open-source project that defines a standardized, modular set of software for cloud infrastructure. It builds upon OpenStack and Kubernetes to enable federated, secure, and digitally sovereign cloud services that comply with European data protection standards.
Source: Brand's website (https://scs.community) · 2026-10-04

## Offerings

- **Core capabilities:**
  - Technical standards
  - reference implementations
  - and certification for OpenStack and Kubernetes-based clouds.
Source: Brand's website (https://scs.community) · 2026-10-04

- **Pricing:** Free/Open Source (Software is free; certification or support may involve costs via partners)
Source: Brand's website (https://scs.community) · 2026-10-04

## Audience

- **Target industry:** Public sector, European cloud service providers, and highly regulated industries (Finance, Healthcare).
Source: Brand's website (https://scs.community) · 2026-10-04

## Landscape

- **Competitors:**
  - Gaia-X
  - OVHcloud
  - VMware by Broadcom
  - CloudStack
Source: Brand's website (https://scs.community) · 2026-10-04

Page last updated 2026-10-17.