Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) vs Sahara Net
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | Sahara Net | |
|---|---|---|
| Residency & compliance | ||
| Data stays in-country | Yes | Yes |
| Data centre locations | Jeddah (me-jeddah-1, GA 20 Jul 2020); Riyadh (me-riyadh-1, live Oct 2024, hosted by center3) | Dammam (Tier III DC hosting VPS plans); Riyadh, Al-Rawabi District (colocation DC) |
| Licences and compliance | ||
| Cloud licence / regulator | CST Class C (Oracle blog states OCI was the first major provider in KSA to achieve it; requires Tier III+ hosting DC) | CST Cloud Computing Services registration RC21-9 (trust center shows valid to 02.09.2026 - past today's date, renewal not shown); CST Registered Data Centers 45-1M-73 (to 07.01.2028)Show more |
| Approved for government workloads | Yes | Not published |
| Certifications | CST cloud class C | ISO 27001, ISO 27017, ISO 27018, PCI DSS, NCA ECC, NCA CCC, Tier III data centre, SOC 2 |
| Fees | ||
| Virtual server from (monthly) | USD 19.35 | SAR 198 |
| Object storage per GB / month | USD 0.03 | Not published |
| Data transfer out per GB | USD 0.05 | Not published |
| Free tier / credits | Always Free resources + free trial credits (OCI Free Tier) | Not published |
| Billing in local currency | Not published | Yes |
| Product | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | Yes | Not published |
| Managed databases | Yes | Not published |
| Object storage (S3-compatible) | Yes | Yes |
| Colocation | No | Yes |
| Support | ||
| Uptime SLA | Not published | 99.9% |
| Arabic support | Not published | Yes |
| 24/7 support | Not published | Yes |
| Developers | ||
| API / CLI | Yes | Not published |
| Request a quote | Request quote | Request quote |
Grey values were last checked more than 90 days ago. Not published means the provider does not publish it.
We don't pick an overall winner: the right choice depends on your business.