STACKIT Compute Engine

Bad Friedrichshall, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

What it is

STACKIT Compute Engine is a cloud service for creating and managing scalable virtual machines built from vCPU and RAM. Users can provision, manage and delete VMs through the STACKIT Portal or API. Multiple machine sizes use standardized CPU-to-RAM ratios, and customers can choose customer-managed or STACKIT-managed operating system variants or upload their own images. The IaaS API can automate and reproduce deployments. STACKIT presents the service for virtual data centers, covering workload peaks and separating system environments by project. VMs are billed per hour or part thereof, with pay-as-you-go billing for resources used or reserved. The listed Tiny Server-t1.1-EU01 option is free, billed hourly per VM per hour or part thereof; the listed configuration is 1 CPU and 0 RAM, and the price is net plus applicable taxes and duties. Local disk is intended for temporary or replicated data and does not persist through individual system failures. The service certificate specifies monthly availability of 99.5% for single-zone VMs and 99.8% for Metro Availability Zone VMs. STACKIT says it stores and processes data exclusively in Europe.

For and against

For

Provision and manage VMs through portal or API
Multiple sizes with standardized CPU-to-RAM ratios
Supports custom operating system images
Automate and reproduce deployments through IaaS API

Against

Local disk does not persist through individual system failures
Local disk is intended only for temporary or replicated data
No free plan

The verdict

STACKIT Compute Engine offers configurable VMs with portal and API management and hourly or partial-hour billing. Buyers should account for local-disk persistence limits and the separate availability figures for single-zone and Metro Availability Zone VMs.

Who it suits

STACKIT Compute Engine suits companies and organizations provisioning virtual machines through a portal or API, including those in highly regulated industries. It can also suit teams separating system environments by project or covering workload peaks.

Plans and prices

Tiny Server-t1.1-EU01 (1 CPU, 0 RAM)

Free

EU01 (DE) · 1 CPU · 0 RAM · price is net plus applicable taxes and duties

Read 7 Oct 2026 · stackit.com

Every plan, in full

On the record

Automation: The IaaS API can automate and reproduce system deployments.stackit.com · read 7 Oct 2026
Availability: The service certificate specifies 99.5% monthly availability for single-zone VMs and 99.8% for Metro Availability Zone VMs.stackit.com · read 7 Oct 2026
Billing: VMs are billed per hour or part thereof, and the product page describes pay-as-you-go pricing for resources used or reserved.stackit.com · read 7 Oct 2026
Intended users: STACKIT describes its cloud as serving companies and organizations, especially those in highly regulated industries.stackit.com · read 7 Oct 2026
Operating systems: Customers can use customer-managed or STACKIT-managed operating system variants and upload their own images.stackit.com · read 7 Oct 2026
Provisioning: Users can create, manage, and delete VMs through the STACKIT Portal or API.stackit.com · read 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.stackit.com · read 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.stackit.com · read 7 Oct 2026
Support: STACKIT offers individual Compute Engine configuration advice from cloud experts on performance, scaling, and security requirements.stackit.com · read 7 Oct 2026
Use cases: The product is presented for virtual data centers, covering workload peaks, and separating system environments by project.stackit.com · read 7 Oct 2026
VM sizes: The service offers VM types with standardized CPU-to-RAM ratios and multiple machine sizes.stackit.com · read 7 Oct 2026
What it does: STACKIT Compute Engine provides scalable virtual machines made up of vCPU and RAM.stackit.com · read 7 Oct 2026