STACKIT Compute Engine
STACKIT Compute Engine is a cloud service for creating and managing virtual machines made up of vCPU and RAM.
What STACKIT Compute Engine is
STACKIT Compute Engine is a cloud service for creating and managing virtual machines made up of vCPU and RAM. Users can provision and remove VMs through the STACKIT Portal or API, choose from machine sizes with standardized CPU-to-RAM ratios, and use STACKIT-managed or customer-managed operating system variants. Customers can also upload their own images. The IaaS API supports repeatable, automated deployments. STACKIT presents the service for virtual data centers, workload peaks, and separating system environments by project. Billing is per hour or part thereof, based on resources used or reserved. Local disk is not persistent through individual system failures and is intended for temporary or replicated data; a separate Block Storage disk is needed if no local disk is available. STACKIT states that its cloud is based in Germany and data is stored and processed exclusively in Europe. The service certificate specifies monthly availability of 99.5% for single-zone VMs and 99.8% for Metro Availability Zone VMs. Cloud experts can advise on configuration, performance, scaling, and security requirements.
Good
- Create and manage VMs through the portal or API.
- Choose managed or customer-managed operating systems.
- Upload custom images and automate deployments.
- Configuration advice is available from cloud experts.
- Data is stored and processed exclusively in Europe.
Watch out
- No free plan is listed.
- Local disk does not persist through individual system failures.
- Separate Block Storage is needed when no local disk is available.
Who it suits
It suits companies and organizations that need configurable virtual machines, particularly those in highly regulated industries. Teams can also use it to separate environments by project or cover workload peaks.
Verdict
STACKIT Compute Engine offers flexible VM provisioning, operating system choices, and API-based automation. Consider its local-disk limitation and hourly billing when planning workloads.
Plans and prices
From STACKIT Compute Engine's own pricing page, checked 7 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Tiny Server-t1.1-EU01 (1 CPU, 0 RAM) | Free | EU01 (DE) · 1 CPU · 0 RAM · price is net plus applicable taxes and duties · Hourly; per VM per hour or part thereof |
The facts
Each one read from STACKIT Compute Engine's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Automation
- The IaaS API can automate and reproduce system deployments.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Availability
- The service certificate specifies 99.5% monthly availability for single-zone VMs and 99.8% for Metro Availability Zone VMs.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- STACKIT describes its cloud as serving companies and organizations, especially those in highly regulated industries.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Operating systems
- Customers can use customer-managed or STACKIT-managed operating system variants and upload their own images.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Provisioning
- Users can create, manage, and delete VMs through the STACKIT Portal or API.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Security and sovereignty
- STACKIT says it is based in Germany, stores and processes data exclusively in Europe, and protects it with technical, organizational, and personnel measures.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Storage limit
- Local disk is not persistent in individual system failures and is suitable only for temporary or replicated data; a separate Block Storage disk is required if no local disk is available.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Support
- STACKIT offers individual Compute Engine configuration advice from cloud experts on performance, scaling, and security requirements.checked 7 Oct 2026
- Use cases
- The product is presented for virtual data centers, covering workload peaks, and separating system environments by project.checked 7 Oct 2026
- VM sizes
- The service offers VM types with standardized CPU-to-RAM ratios and multiple machine sizes.checked 7 Oct 2026
- What it does
- STACKIT Compute Engine provides scalable virtual machines made up of vCPU and RAM.checked 7 Oct 2026
Money
- Billing
- VMs are billed per hour or part thereof, and the product page describes pay-as-you-go pricing for resources used or reserved.checked 7 Oct 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2018checked 28 Sep 2026
- Headquarters
- Bad Friedrichshall, Germanychecked 28 Sep 2026