Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) vs sccc by stc
| Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) | sccc by stc | |
|---|---|---|
| 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) | Riyadh (multiple availability zones) |
| 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) | Not published |
| Approved for government workloads | Yes | Yes |
| Certifications | CST cloud class C | Not published |
| Fees | ||
| Virtual server from (monthly) | USD 19.35 | Not published |
| 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) | SAR 5,000 credit for enterprises or SAR 1,000 for individuals |
| Billing in local currency | Not published | Yes |
| Product | ||
| Managed Kubernetes | Yes | Yes |
| Managed databases | Yes | Yes |
| Object storage (S3-compatible) | Yes | Yes |
| CDN | Not published | Yes |
| Colocation | No | No |
| Support | ||
| 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.