secuAI vs Azure OpenAI: leave Azure to stay in Québec
A sovereign AI platform independent of US hyperscalers, without giving up modern capabilities.
secuAI, the Québec alternative to Azure OpenAI Service. No hyperscaler dependency, no CLOUD Act, Québec hosting.
Feature comparison
Quick view of the main differences between the two solutions, to help you choose.
| Feature | secuAI | Azure OpenAI Service | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| Data residency in Québec / Canada | Hosted at OVH Beauharnois | ||
| CAD pricing | |||
| Native Québec Law 25 compliance | |||
| French (Québec) support | |||
| Public API | |||
| SSO Zitadel / OIDC | OIDC / SAML supported | ||
| SMB plan (<50 employees) | |||
| MSP / partner plan | |||
| No Azure dependency | |||
| Outside CLOUD Act / Patriot Act | Azure Canada is under CLOUD Act despite residency | ||
| Auditable open-source models | |||
| CAD flat rate vs complex Azure billing | |||
| Time-to-value < 1 day | |||
| On-premise self-host available |
Legend: ✓ included, ✗ not available, − partial or optional. Based on public editor sites at time of writing.
Frequently asked questions
Azure has Canada Central / East, isn't that enough?
Azure does have Canadian regions (Toronto and Québec). However, Microsoft is a US company subject to the CLOUD Act: a US federal warrant can compel access to data, even Canada-hosted. For a public organization or sensitive firm, residency is not enough — operator jurisdiction matters. secuAI is Québec, operated by a Québec company.
Is Azure OpenAI really more complex to integrate?
Azure OpenAI requires an Azure account, subscription, resource groups, private endpoints, Key Vaults, VNet networking... Average time-to-value is 2 to 4 weeks. secuAI: account created, first API call in 5 minutes, predictable CAD billing.
Is GPT-4 still a better model?
For some cases (complex document analysis, code), GPT-4o keeps a marginal edge. For most use cases (RAG, classification, generation), open-source 70B+ models deliver equivalent quality. And the marginal call cost is much lower with secuAI flat rate.
Can I keep Azure for other workloads and just migrate AI?
Yes. secuAI exposes an OpenAI-compatible API reachable from Azure, AWS, GCP or on-premise. You keep your Azure stack and move only the AI layer to Québec.
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