Hexabyte
A Sweden-headquartered S3-compatible object storage provider, **launched May 2026**, priced at **€5/TB/month** with zero egress fees. EU-only infrastructure positioned explicitly at GDPR-compliant workloads — data residency stays inside EU borders, which the larger US-headquartered providers can't guarantee at the same price point. Hexabyte joins **Cubbit**, **Scaleway**, and **OVHcloud Object Storage** as part of the post-MinIO European S3-compat wave that emphasizes sovereign infrastructure over global reach.
Definition
A Sweden-headquartered S3-compatible object storage provider, **launched May 2026**, priced at **€5/TB/month** with zero egress fees. EU-only infrastructure positioned explicitly at GDPR-compliant workloads — data residency stays inside EU borders, which the larger US-headquartered providers can't guarantee at the same price point. Hexabyte joins **Cubbit**, **Scaleway**, and **OVHcloud Object Storage** as part of the post-MinIO European S3-compat wave that emphasizes sovereign infrastructure over global reach.
GDPR + the **CLOUD Act** combination means EU-domiciled workloads with personal data have a real legal preference for non-US-headquartered storage. Wasabi and Backblaze B2 — the dominant cheap-S3 alternatives — are both US-headquartered, so they inherit CLOUD Act exposure regardless of where the bucket physically sits. Hexabyte (Sweden) is a Schrems II-clean alternative for the same use cases.
GDPR-compliant cheap object storage for EU workloads, archival storage for European regulated industries, EU dev/test S3-compatible storage, secondary storage in multi-cloud architectures requiring at least one non-US provider.
Recent developments
- S3-compatible object storage GA in EU/Sweden. Hexabyte's S3-compatible object storage launched as a managed service integrating with standard S3-compat tools + APIs — competing in the EU-sovereign storage slot against Cubbit, Scaleway, OVHcloud. Per VPSBenchmarks — Hexabyte Launches S3-compatible Object Storage in EU/Sweden.
- Originally founded as a VPS provider in 2024; storage is the 2026 expansion. Hexabyte's high-performance VM platform with full root access + integrated firewalls + local NVMe storage matured into the platform foundation for the S3 launch. The VPS + object-storage combination targets EU-sovereign full-stack workloads. Per VPSBenchmarks — Hexabyte Review.
- EU-sovereign object-storage wave context: Hexabyte joins Cubbit, Scaleway, OVHcloud, Impossible Cloud. Post-MinIO European cohort emphasizing sovereign infrastructure over global reach — driven by the GDPR + CLOUD Act intersection where US-headquartered providers (Wasabi, Backblaze B2) carry inherent jurisdictional risk regardless of bucket physical location. Per project notes + Impossible Cloud — Immutable Backup Provider Comparison EU 2026.
- Schrems II framing is the load-bearing legal argument. EU Court of Justice Schrems II ruling effectively requires non-US-controlled providers for EU personal data; Hexabyte's Sweden-only infrastructure + non-US ownership clears the bar in a way US providers cannot — regardless of how many EU data centers they operate. Per project notes.
- Pricing pitch: €5/TB/month + zero egress. Hexabyte's price point targets the cost-conscious EU developer slot — competitive with Wasabi/Backblaze B2 on per-GB rate while resolving the jurisdictional concern. Zero egress is the explicit value-prop vs hyperscalers. Per VPSBenchmarks — Hexabyte launches S3-compatible Object Storage in EU Sweden.
- Use case shape: archival + dev/test + secondary multi-cloud tier. Hexabyte's positioning maps cleanly to three patterns: (1) GDPR-compliant archival storage for European regulated industries, (2) EU dev/test workloads where compliance attestation is required, (3) secondary tier in multi-cloud architectures requiring at least one non-US provider. Per project notes + VPSBenchmarks announcement.
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