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Best Cloud infrastructure for startups, ranked by the Proven Trust Index

The highest Proven Scores in Cloud infrastructure are Google Cloud (87/100, Proven), AWS (86/100, Proven) and Cloudflare (86/100, Proven). They are ranked on the Proven Trust Index using Proven marketplaces, Member redemption clicks, Client quality, Operating tenure, Market standing, Connected relationships and Connected data. Inputs without data are left out and the score is scaled to 100. Vendors cannot pay to change a score.

Ranking

RankNameProven ScoreBandBest for
1Google Cloud87ProvenUse case: Cloud infrastructure
2AWS86ProvenUse case: Cloud infrastructure
3Cloudflare86ProvenTeam size: 5,200 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
4Microsoft for Startups84Proven. Provisional scoreTeam size: 223,000 employees · Region: Redmond, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
5Microsoft for Startups71EstablishedTeam size: 223,000 employees · Region: Redmond, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
6Vercel68EstablishedStage: Venture (Round not Specified) · Team size: 550 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
7Nebius AI Studio64EstablishedTeam size: 1,600 employees · Region: Amsterdam, Netherlands · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
8OVHcloud62EstablishedTeam size: 3,000 employees · Region: Roubaix, France · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
9IBM61EstablishedTeam size: 264,000 employees · Region: Armonk, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
10Oracle61EstablishedTeam size: 141,000 employees · Region: Austin, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
11Render59EstablishedStage: Series C · Team size: 230 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
12DigitalOcean57EstablishedUse case: Cloud infrastructure
13Modal57EstablishedStage: Series D · Team size: 250 employees · Region: New York, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
14Byteplus (from Bytedance)56EstablishedTeam size: 150 employees · Region: Singapore, Singapore · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
15Netlify53EstablishedStage: Series D · Team size: 210 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
16Microsoft Azure49EmergingUse case: Cloud infrastructure
17DuploCloud47EmergingStage: Series B · Team size: 150 employees · Region: San Jose, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
18Scaleway47EmergingTeam size: 670 employees · Region: Paris, France · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
19DoiT46EmergingStage: Other · Team size: 580 employees · Region: Santa Clara, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
20Crusoe46EmergingStage: Series F · Team size: 1,300 employees · Region: Denver, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
21CAST AI44EmergingStage: Series C · Team size: 380 employees · Region: Miami, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
22nOps44EmergingStage: Series A · Team size: 180 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
23Pump.co40EmergingStage: Seed · Team size: 110 employees · Region: San Francisco, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
24Vantage40EmergingStage: Series A · Team size: 95 employees · Region: New York, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
25ProsperOps40EmergingStage: Venture (Round not Specified) · Team size: 90 employees · Region: Austin, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
26Northflank35EmergingStage: Series A · Team size: 25 employees · Region: London, United Kingdom · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
27ScaleOps31EmergingStage: Series C · Team size: 150 employees · Region: New York, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
28TensorWave30EmergingStage: Series B · Team size: 180 employees · Region: Las Vegas, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
29GMI Cloud20EmergingStage: Debt Financing · Team size: 160 employees · Region: Mountain View, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
30FlexAI19EmergingStage: Seed · Team size: 64 employees · Region: Paris, France · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
31SmartHost17EmergingTeam size: 4 employees · Region: Dublin, Ireland · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
32Hoonify13Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
33Mithril12EmergingTeam size: 41 employees · Region: Palo Alto, United States · Use case: Cloud infrastructure
34io.net11Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
35Qarnot computing11Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
36Metroo10Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
37Microsoft for Startups9Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
38Antimetal8Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
39Gaib AI7Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
40Chainstack6Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
41CloudFix6Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
42CoreWeave6Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
43Crusoe Cloud (GPUs for ML)6Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
44Jade Hosting6Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
45Akamai Technologies5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
46Aptible5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure
47Azion5Emerging. Provisional scoreUse case: Cloud infrastructure

How this group is ranked

Vendors in Cloud infrastructure are ordered by Proven Score. Data updated 2026-10-27. Inputs without data are left out and the score is scaled to 100. A score without client quality is marked Provisional score.

InputHow it is measuredMax
Proven marketplacesInvestor, bank and government marketplaces on Proven that list the vendor. Log scale, full marks at 150.15
Profile viewsMember views of the vendor profile across Proven marketplaces. Log scale, full marks at 10,000. Added once the data feed is live.15
Member redemption clicksClicks by verified members on the vendor's offers. Log scale, full marks at 5,000.15
Client qualityClients the vendor names on its own website, case studies or press releases, weighted by caliber. Full marks at 4.20
Operating tenureYears since founding, from a public record. Full marks at 15 years.10
Market standingPublicly traded or owned by a public company 10. Private company valued $1B+ or established partnership 6.10
Connected relationshipsClient relationships confirmed by CRM sync or Crossbeam. Log scale, full marks at 500.10
Connected dataCrossbeam connected 3, CRM syncing 2.5

Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Scores can't be bought. About the data.

Comparisons

Source: Proven platform data, public records and vendor websites. Vendors cannot pay to change a score. Scores can't be bought. Data updated 2026-10-27. About the data · Proven