Akamai Cloud
vs
Scaleway
Both sell VPS, managed databases, Kubernetes and GPUs at similar prices. Akamai Cloud runs datacenters on five continents, while Scaleway keeps every datacenter in the EU and adds serverless and datacenter GPUs.
What's good about each
- Wide range of VPS configurations including including GPU instances
- Managed PostgreSQL, MySQL, Kubernetes, and Object Storage
- Competitive pricing with generous per-instance egress allowances
- 30+ data center locations across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and South America
- All data centers in the EU
- Outbound traffic included on Instances
- GPUs from L4 up to B300, plus hosted AI models
- Managed Kubernetes, databases, serverless and Kafka
- Bare metal and Apple silicon servers
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Akamai Cloud | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $5.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared) | $11.72 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | 57% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Medium VM | $48.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared) | $45.22 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | 6% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Large VM | $144.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Dedicated 16GB) | $192.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | 25% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Block storage | $10.00 /mo 100 GB | $10.67 /mo 100 GB SSD (Low Latency 5K) | 6% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Object storage | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | $20.06 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard Multi-AZ) | Within 5% |
| PostgreSQL | $63.00 /mo 2 CPU, 4 GB RAM, 58 GB storage (Shared, 1 node) | $41.05 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) | 35% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $39.41 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) | |
| Load balancer | $10.00 /mo | $18.88 /mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. | 47% cheaper on Akamai Cloud |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $40.63 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | 1-20 TB / mo per instance | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $5.00 /TB $0.005 / GB | Free and unlimited Bandwidth caps based on instance size |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Akamai Cloud offers 3 GPU models, while Scaleway offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Akamai Cloud | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Akamai Cloud only |
|
RTX 4000 Ada
9 configs
|
$0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Akamai Cloud only |
|
Quadro RTX 6000
4 configs
|
$1.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Akamai Cloud only |
|
H100
5 configs
|
-- | $3.61 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $8.55 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Scaleway only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.68 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Scaleway only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.90 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
|
P100
1 config
|
-- | $1.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
Akamai Cloud bills on-demand; Scaleway bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | Akamai Cloud | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Yes | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Yes | -- |
| FedRAMP | Yes | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Akamai Cloud | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2003 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 31 | 10 |
| Example customers | Panasonic, Best Buy, Wayfair and Giphy | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
| Website | www.akamai.com | scaleway.com |
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Our data for Akamai Cloud was last updated on Sept. 28, 2026, and for Scaleway on Sept. 28, 2026.