To consider your product an alternative I'd like to see benchmarks that seem trustworthy, something like a Jepsen analysis or case studies at existing customers

To consider your product an alternative I'd like to see benchmarks that seem trustworthy, something like a Jepsen analysis or case studies at existing customers, and be able to test it within the EU, i.e. not on US:ian services. Seems you're in the vicinity of Lund, should be a 'science park' or similar close to the uni where you can find companies that have problems you could solve. Talk to 'incubators', 'accelerators' and the like there.