Hosting, AWS Madrid vs ARSYS vs OVH Spain, data residency española

Four practical options for Spanish data residency + low-latency Madrid / Barcelona / Valencia:

• AWS Madrid (eu-south-2), opened 2022, full availability zones in Madrid. Best if you need AWS-grade tooling (RDS, S3, CloudFront, ElastiCache) with FR / IT / PT low-latency too. Compliant with LOPDGDD + RGPD data-residency requirements.
• ARSYS, Spanish hosting giant (Logroño-based), part of 1&1 IONOS group. Strong on price, Spanish-language support, dedicated servers + managed Magento. AEPD-friendly, all data in Spanish data centres.
• OVHcloud Spain, OVH operates a data centre in Madrid since 2023. French sovereign cloud, ES data residency, lower prices than AWS for bare-metal.
• Adobe Commerce Cloud (Frankfurt), if you’re on Adobe Commerce, the closest region. ~30ms Madrid latency. Frankfurt is GDPR-compliant but technically German territory, some AEPD-strict clients prefer Spanish-region hosting for posture.
• Hyvä Cloud / Cloudways, managed Magento on AWS / DO, €200-800 /mo. Good middle ground for €500k, €5M stores.

Decision depends on whether you need Spanish-territory data residency (for AEPD-strict / public-sector clients) or just low-latency to Spain (for which Frankfurt or Paris is fine).