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Head-to-head · HIPAA Compliant Hosting

CloudWave Healthcare Cloud vs Rackspace Technology

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score CloudWave Healthcare Cloud #6 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting 8.6/10 Pricing on request ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit CloudWave
Rackspace Technology #7 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting 8.4/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit Rackspace

CloudWave Healthcare Cloud leads on 0 checks, Rackspace Technology on 0, and 2 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreCloudWave Healthcare Cloud · 8.6/10
  • Most featuresCloudWave Healthcare Cloud · 2 of 2

CloudWave Healthcare Cloud scores higher on our rubric for hipaa compliant hosting: 8.6 against 8.4 out of 10; our editors rank them #6 and #7.

On environment type, CloudWave Healthcare Cloud gives you Private_cloud where Rackspace Technology offers Dedicated.

CloudWave Healthcare Cloud is the better fit for healthcare organizations needing private-cloud hosting. Rackspace Technology is the better fit for enterprises wanting mature managed infrastructure.

  • CloudWave Healthcare Cloud fits best

    Healthcare organizations needing private-cloud hosting

  • Rackspace Technology fits best

    Enterprises wanting mature managed infrastructure

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Side by side

Feature CloudWave Healthcare Cloud 8.6/10 Visit ↗ Rackspace Technology 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.6 8.4
Ranking #6 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting #7 in HIPAA Compliant Hosting
Best for Healthcare organizations needing private-cloud hosting Enterprises wanting mature managed infrastructure
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Pricing on request Pricing on request
Free plan Not checked yet Not checked yet
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud
Support Email, Phone, Tickets · 24/7 Phone, Live chat, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance SOC 2, GDPR, SSO/SAML, 2FA SOC 2, ISO 27001, PCI DSS
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Mid-market, Enterprise
Features CloudWave Healthcare Cloud 2/2 · Rackspace Technology 1/2
BAA available ✓ ✓
Audit logging ✓ (best) Not checked yet
Specs
Environment type Private_cloud Dedicated
Backup retention Not checked yet Not checked yet
Support coverage 24_7 24_7
Data residency Multi_region Multi_region
Our review
Pros
  • Private-cloud hosting for EHRs and healthcare applications
  • Backups, replication, disaster recovery, and archiving
  • 24/7 support with MFA, encryption, monitoring, and intrusion detection
  • Single-tenant dedicated infrastructure with custom bare-metal configurations
  • Managed databases, networking, storage, backup and disaster recovery
  • HIPAA workload support on AWS with a signed BAA available
Cons
  • Pricing is handled through customer proposals
  • Managed hosting may not suit teams seeking self-service control
  • No open-source deployment model is offered
  • Pricing requires a sales conversation and a custom quote
  • Focused on managed infrastructure rather than self-service hosting
  • Audit-log details are not part of the published product information
Our verdict

CloudWave Healthcare Cloud is a managed hosting service for hospitals, health systems, and healthcare software providers. It supports private-cloud infrastructure for EHRs, clinical applications, and enterprise workloads, with managed…

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Rackspace Technology provides managed hosting for mission-critical and I/O-intensive applications, with a focus on enterprises that need dedicated infrastructure and ongoing operational support. Its portfolio covers single-tenant…

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  1. CloudWave Healthcare CloudHIPAA Compliant Hosting 8.6Pricing on request
  2. Rackspace TechnologyHIPAA Compliant Hosting 8.4Pricing on request

Strengths and trade-offs

  • CloudWave Healthcare Cloud — where it wins

    • Private-cloud hosting for EHRs and healthcare applications
    • Backups, replication, disaster recovery, and archiving
    • 24/7 support with MFA, encryption, monitoring, and intrusion detection

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing is handled through customer proposals
    • Managed hosting may not suit teams seeking self-service control
    • No open-source deployment model is offered

  • Rackspace Technology — where it wins

    • Single-tenant dedicated infrastructure with custom bare-metal configurations
    • Managed databases, networking, storage, backup and disaster recovery
    • HIPAA workload support on AWS with a signed BAA available

    Where it doesn't

    • Pricing requires a sales conversation and a custom quote
    • Focused on managed infrastructure rather than self-service hosting
    • Audit-log details are not part of the published product information
  • CloudWave Healthcare Cloud8.6/10 · Pricing on request

    A managed private-cloud option for healthcare workloads with proposal-based pricing.

    Visit CloudWaveFull verdict →
  • Rackspace Technology8.4/10 · Pricing on request

    A managed dedicated-hosting option for enterprise HIPAA workloads and complex infrastructure.

    Visit RackspaceFull verdict →

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