AWS European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) – Launch, Pricing, and What’s Next
The AWS European Sovereign Cloud (ESC) has officially launched, promising full digital sovereignty for European workloads. But beyond the headlines, important questions remain: How does pricing compare to established AWS regions? Which services are really available today—and how complete are they? In this post, we share early hands-on insights from the ESC pricing calculator, highlight practical limitations around AI, CI/CD, and platform services, and give an honest first assessment of what architects and decision-makers should expect when evaluating AWS’s new sovereign cloud.