IT provider comparison
Seintec vs Gestinet: cloud, infrastructure and IT services compared
Considering Gestinet or looking for another technology provider? We compare the services both companies publish and explain the differences between their cloud, infrastructure, support, ERP and cybersecurity propositions.
Comparison produced by Seintec Systems SL using public information from both providers. Seintec and Gestinet are independent companies.
What are the differences between Seintec and Gestinet?
Seintec and Gestinet are both technology providers for business customers, but their published information points to different approaches.
Gestinet publishes a very broad offering: on-site, remote and monitored IT maintenance, cybersecurity, ERP and CRM, hardware and software, custom development, web and graphic design, SEO, online marketing and technology consulting. Its cloud and cloud backup services are published on Microsoft Azure platforms, and the company states it is a Microsoft partner.
Seintec is clearly specialised in the infrastructure layer: cloud and infrastructure operated directly from its own data centre in Sant Miquel de Balenyà (Osona, Barcelona province), virtual and dedicated servers, virtualisation, storage, networking, backup, disaster recovery, housing and colocation, managed cybersecurity, SOC/MDR, monitoring and operation of business-critical systems.
In short: Gestinet's published information describes breadth across technology and business areas, while Seintec's describes depth in the infrastructure that business applications run on. The right choice depends on where the core of your project sits.
Two technology providers, two different approaches
Gestinet
360º technology provider
Gestinet publicly presents itself as a 360º partner and publishes services covering both corporate IT and the digital and business-software space.
- Preventive, corrective and monitored IT maintenance
- Cloud services and cloud backup on Microsoft Azure
- Cybersecurity
- ERP and CRM
- Hardware and software
- Custom development, intranets and extranets
- Web design, graphic design and branding
- SEO and online marketing
- IT and technology consulting
Seintec
Specialised in technology infrastructure
Seintec concentrates its catalogue on infrastructure: the physical layer, the platform and the operations that business applications depend on.
- Own data centre in the Barcelona province
- Private, hybrid and managed cloud
- Virtual servers, VPS and dedicated servers
- Virtualisation, hyperconvergence and storage
- Managed networking and communications
- Backup, disaster recovery and business continuity
- Managed cybersecurity, SOC and MDR
- Monitoring and managed services
- Housing and colocation
When infrastructure is critical, specialisation matters.
A company that wants IT, ERP, website, SEO and marketing under one roof may value a 360º proposition. A company whose priority is critical infrastructure — servers, data centre, cloud, network, backup, continuity and cybersecurity — may value a provider concentrated on those layers.
Published services compared
This comparison uses only the information published on both companies' websites on the review date shown at the end of the page. It is not an assessment of quality or performance.
- Published
- Different specialisation
- Not publicly identified
IT maintenance
Seintec
Gestinet
Cloud services
Seintec
Gestinet
Microsoft Azure
Seintec
Gestinet
Cloud on the provider's own infrastructure
Seintec
Gestinet
Cloud servers and VPS
Seintec
Gestinet
Dedicated servers
Seintec
Gestinet
Data centre in the Barcelona province
Seintec
Gestinet
Directly operated data centre
Seintec
Gestinet
Physical intervention on platform hardware
Seintec
Gestinet
Private cloud
Seintec
Gestinet
Hybrid cloud
Seintec
Gestinet
Housing and colocation
Seintec
Gestinet
Backup
Seintec
Gestinet
Disaster recovery
Seintec
Gestinet
Monitoring
Seintec
Gestinet
Cybersecurity
Seintec
Gestinet
SOC / MDR
Seintec
Gestinet
Networking
Seintec
Gestinet
Microsoft 365
Seintec
Gestinet
ERP
Seintec
Gestinet
CRM
Seintec
Gestinet
Custom software development
Seintec
Gestinet
Web design
Seintec
Gestinet
SEO
Seintec
Gestinet
Digital marketing
Seintec
Gestinet
Hardware and software
Seintec
Gestinet
Technology consulting
Seintec
Gestinet
The absence of public information does not mean the provider lacks that capability: it only means we did not find it on the pages reviewed.
Which cloud model do you want for your company?
There is no single correct cloud model. There are different models with different strengths, and the decision depends on the workload, the budget, the regulatory context and the kind of support each company needs.
Hyperscaler / public cloud
Global platforms such as Microsoft Azure. This is the model Gestinet publishes for its cloud and cloud backup services.
- Global ecosystem and international presence
- Very broad catalogue of managed and PaaS services
- Fast, on-demand scaling
- Natural integration with the Microsoft ecosystem
- Pay-per-use consumption model
Cloud operated directly by a local provider
This is the Seintec model: its own infrastructure, run by the same team that handles support tickets, from a data centre in the Barcelona province.
- Direct technical contact with the people running the platform
- Full knowledge of the underlying infrastructure
- Ability to intervene physically on the equipment
- Data residency in Spain, under the GDPR framework
- Architecture designed around each workload
- Geographic proximity and support across several layers
- Predictable cost for the contracted resources
Neither model is universally better. In many projects the best answer is not to choose but to combine: each workload where it makes the most technical and financial sense.
Two different ways of approaching cloud
How Gestinet publishes its cloud
According to its public information, Gestinet offers managed cloud and cloud backup services on Microsoft Azure platforms, states it is a Microsoft partner, and describes scalable plans with continuous monitoring by its technical team.
- Managed cloud services on Microsoft Azure
- Cloud backup scaled to data volume
- 24/7/365 monitoring stated for the service
- Advice, design and implementation of the solution
- Cloud Monitoring as a published service
How Seintec operates its cloud
Seintec runs cloud infrastructure directly from its data centre in the Barcelona province: hardware, virtualisation, storage, networking and operations are under its own technical control.
- Its own servers and storage arrays
- Virtualisation and hyperconvergence managed by Seintec
- Network, segmentation and firewalls under its own control
- Backups and replicas inside the platform itself
- Monitoring from its own operations centre
- Hardware operation, maintenance and replacement by its own team
Both propositions are valid and not mutually exclusive. We describe architecture models, not quality levels.
You do not necessarily have to pick a single cloud
Many companies already use Microsoft 365 or Azure services while keeping applications or servers that work better close to users, with low latency and predictable costs.
In those cases the sensible architecture is not to replace everything, but to place each workload where it fits: identity and productivity in the Microsoft ecosystem, application servers and databases on managed infrastructure, and backups or replicas in an independent location.
- Microsoft Azure / Microsoft 365
- Seintec data centre
- On-premise infrastructure
- Identity, email and productivity in the Microsoft ecosystem
- Application servers and databases on managed infrastructure
- Local servers for latency-sensitive workloads
- Backups and replicas in an independent location
- Disaster recovery with defined RTO and RPO
- Specific workloads where pay-per-use is more efficient
Every hybrid architecture is designed case by case, based on the actual applications, licences, volumes and availability requirements.
Own infrastructure
You know where your servers are
Seintec operates its own data centre in Sant Miquel de Balenyà (Osona, Barcelona province). The room, power, cooling, network and servers are designed and maintained by the same team that handles your incidents — and you can come and see them.
Request a technical visitOver 150 m² of technical room
Its own server room with headroom to grow in compute and storage.
Multi-petabyte capacity
Enterprise storage sized for production environments and backups.
10 Gb/s uplink
Connectivity via the Xarxa Oberta de Catalunya with automatic failover to a high-capacity radio link.
Protected power
Uninterruptible power supplies (UPS) and generator sets.
Continuous cooling
Permanent thermal control of the technical room.
24 × 7 operations centre
Continuous platform monitoring and a staging lab to validate changes before production.
Infrastructure designed, built and maintained by our own team
Working on your own infrastructure means being able to act across several layers at once, both when sizing an environment and when resolving an incident. Seintec works from the physical layer up to the operating system and the services running on it.
- 01Data centre
- 02Network
- 03Hardware
- 04Storage
- 05Virtualisation
- 06Virtual machines
- 07Windows / Linux
- 08Applications
- 09Users
The fact that Seintec works across these layers implies no assessment of any other provider's ability to administer systems.
What happens when an incident cannot be fixed remotely?
Some faults cannot be solved over a remote desktop session. On infrastructure operated directly by Seintec, our engineers can physically intervene on the equipment in the room.
- 1Detect
- 2Diagnose
- 3Access
- 4Intervene
- 5Recover
This section describes how Seintec works on its own infrastructure and makes no assumption about how any other provider resolves incidents.
Our speciality sits underneath your applications
Data centre
Own physical infrastructure: room, power, cooling and connectivity.
Servers
Hardware, virtualisation and sizing of production environments.
Cloud
Managed infrastructure: private, hybrid and tailored to each workload.
Networking
Communications, segmentation, VPN and perimeter security.
Backup
Data protection with encrypted, verified and replicated copies.
Disaster recovery
Business continuity with agreed RTO and RPO and regular testing.
Cybersecurity
Protection, detection and response across endpoint, network and identity.
Operations
Monitoring, maintenance and support of business-critical systems.
Does Gestinet manage your ERP? You do not necessarily have to change specialist
The ERP and the infrastructure it runs on are two distinct technical layers and can have different owners.
Where technical, licensing and contractual requirements allow, your ERP provider can keep looking after the application — configuration, consulting, upgrades and functional support — while Seintec takes care of the server, operating system, database, storage, network, backup and monitoring.
This is a common architecture for companies that are happy with their application specialist but need better performance, availability or protection in the layer underneath.
Seintec and Gestinet are independent companies. This architectural example implies no agreement, collaboration, partnership, sponsorship or endorsement between them.
- The application supports the proposed hosting
- ERP and database licensing allows it
- Existing contracts allow for it
- Responsibilities are clearly split between providers
- The migration is planned with a window and a rollback plan
Keep your ERP. Change only what sits underneath.
Separating the two layers makes it possible to decide with evidence what to keep, what to migrate and what to redesign, without touching the application your team uses every day.
Application layer
Your ERP specialist
- ERP and licences
- Configuration and modules
- Functional consulting
- Version upgrades
- User training
- Day-to-day functional support
Infrastructure layer
Seintec
- Server, CPU, RAM and storage
- Windows Server and SQL Server
- Virtualisation and high availability
- Network, VPN and firewall
- Backup and recovery
- Monitoring and cybersecurity
If the ERP is slow, the ERP is not always the problem
Before replacing an application it is worth ruling out the layer underneath. These are the points we review in a performance analysis:
The analysis covers the infrastructure only; it does not touch the ERP's functional configuration or the work of its specialist.
Servers run by engineers, not just cloud capacity
A server is more than a CPU and RAM figure. Seintec sizes, deploys, protects and maintains the whole environment throughout its lifecycle.
- Concurrent users and usage profile
- Database size and expected growth
- IOPS and latency requirements
- High-availability needs
- Backup, retention and recovery requirements
- Perimeter security and remote access
How we work on a server
- 1Sizing
- 2Server deployment
- 3Operating system and databases
- 4Firewall and access
- 5Backup and monitoring
- 6Maintenance and support
- 7Recovery testing
Already own your servers?
If your company has already invested in hardware, replacing it is not always necessary. Seintec publishes housing and colocation services in its data centre in the Barcelona province.
We make no claim about the availability of this service at other providers: we only describe what Seintec publishes.
Host my servers with SeintecSupport and operations
Gestinet publishes an on-site, remote and monitored IT maintenance service with coverage across Catalonia and also in Madrid and Valencia. Seintec publishes its own service figures, shown below.
7 min
Historical average resolution time
8,500+
Requests handled
9.5/10
Customer satisfaction
99.98 %
Service availability 2025
24 × 7
Emergencies and operations, by service
These figures relate to Seintec only. They are not a direct comparison with Gestinet's metrics, which we did not find published in an equivalent format.
When does each provider fit?
When might Gestinet fit?
Based on its published information, it may be particularly interesting for organisations that want to bring very different areas under one provider:
- IT maintenance for workstations and servers
- ERP and CRM
- Hardware and software
- Custom development, intranets and extranets
- Web and graphic design
- SEO
- Online marketing and analytics
- Cloud and cloud backup solutions on Microsoft Azure
When might Seintec fit particularly well?
When the core of the project is infrastructure and its ongoing operation:
- Private and hybrid cloud and managed servers
- Data centre, housing and colocation
- Virtualisation, storage and networking
- Backup, disaster recovery and continuity
- Managed cybersecurity, SOC and MDR
- Infrastructure for ERP, SQL Server and remote desktops
- Operation and monitoring of business-critical systems
- Companies that want to know physically where their infrastructure lives
And sometimes the answer is a combination
Application with one specialist, infrastructure with another; Azure for some workloads and locally operated cloud for others. Architecture is decided workload by workload, not provider by provider.
Seintec and Gestinet are independent companies. Any mixed architecture requires the agreement of the parties involved.
8 questions to ask before choosing an IT or cloud provider
They apply to any provider, including us.
Where will my servers physically be?
Who operates the infrastructure?
What happens when hardware fails?
Who administers the operating system?
How are backups verified?
What RTO and RPO can I contract?
Who responds to a critical incident?
Can I see the infrastructure?
Ask us.
Visit our data centreWorking with Gestinet today, or comparing providers?
We can review your infrastructure without requiring you to replace your applications, your ERP or your current providers.
Related Seintec services
Each service has its own page with the technical detail and terms.
Frequently asked questions
- What are the differences between Seintec and Gestinet?
- According to their public information, Gestinet publishes a 360º offering covering IT maintenance, cybersecurity, ERP and CRM, hardware and software, development, web design, SEO and online marketing, with cloud services on Microsoft Azure. Seintec focuses on infrastructure: cloud and infrastructure operated from its own data centre in the Barcelona province, servers, virtualisation, storage, networking, backup, disaster recovery, housing and managed cybersecurity.
- Is Seintec an alternative to Gestinet?
- It can be when the company's priority is infrastructure: cloud, servers, data centre, network, backup, continuity and cybersecurity. If the company also needs development, websites, SEO or digital marketing, those areas are not part of the Seintec catalogue.
- Does Gestinet use Microsoft Azure?
- Its website publishes cloud and cloud backup services on Microsoft Azure platforms and states that it is a Microsoft partner. That is the information available on the review date shown at the end of this page.
- Does Seintec have its own cloud infrastructure?
- Yes. Seintec runs its cloud platform from its own data centre in Sant Miquel de Balenyà (Osona, Barcelona province), with servers, storage, virtualisation, networking and monitoring under its own technical control.
- Where is the Seintec data centre and can I visit it?
- It is in Sant Miquel de Balenyà, in the Osona area of Barcelona province. Technical visits can be arranged by appointment through the contact form.
- Can I keep my ERP with my current provider and host the server with Seintec?
- It is possible where architecture, licensing and contracts allow. Your specialist keeps the application and Seintec takes on the server, operating system, database, network, backup and monitoring. It requires the agreement of the parties involved.
- Can I use Azure and Seintec at the same time?
- Yes. It is a common hybrid architecture: identity and productivity in the Microsoft ecosystem, and servers, databases, backup or disaster recovery on Seintec infrastructure — or the other way round, depending on the workload.
- What is the difference between Azure and a private cloud?
- Azure is a hyperscaler platform with a global service catalogue and pay-per-use billing. A private cloud is dedicated infrastructure operated by a specific provider, with reserved resources, tailored architecture and predictable costs. They are different models, not quality levels.
- Does Seintec offer dedicated servers, housing and colocation?
- Yes. It publishes dedicated servers with exclusive hardware, and housing and colocation by rack unit, quarter rack and half rack in its data centre, with protected power, cooling, connectivity and remote hands.
- Does Seintec work in Barcelona and Vic?
- Yes. Seintec serves companies in Barcelona, Osona — including Vic — and the rest of Catalonia, plus remote coverage across Spain from its data centre in Sant Miquel de Balenyà.
Sources and methodology
This comparison was produced using only information published on both companies' corporate websites. Every statement about Gestinet comes from the pages linked below. Where we found no public information about a capability, the row is marked as “not publicly identified” and never as a shortcoming of the provider.
Sources reviewed on:
Gestinet public sources
- gestinet.com
- gestinet.com/manteniment-informatic
- gestinet.com/serveis-cloud
- gestinet.com/backup-cloud
- gestinet.com/cloud-monitoring
- gestinet.com/erp-crm
- gestinet.com/hardware-i-software
- gestinet.com/desenvolupament-a-mida
- gestinet.com/disseny-web
- gestinet.com/posicionament-web
- gestinet.com/marketing-on-line
- gestinet.com/consultoria-informatica
- Gestinet is a trademark of its owner. It is mentioned solely for identification and comparison purposes, in line with Spanish and European rules on comparative advertising.
- Both websites may change. If you spot an outdated statement, email info@seintec.net and we will review it.
- No performance figures, prices or service levels for Gestinet are published here, as none were found in a comparable format.
- The service metrics shown relate to Seintec only.
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