What's good about...
Alibaba Cloud
- Strong presence in Asia and over 3,000 points of presence (POPs) around the world
- Extensive range of managed services and server configurations
- Offers a solid range of GPU servers
Scaleway
- Plenty managed services available, from queues to serverless to databases
- Wide range of server configurations: Bare-metal, ARM, GPUs, Apple silicon
- Uncomplicated, easy to use dashboard
- Based in Europe, may ease compliance requirements for some
Price comparison
How do Alibaba Cloud's prices compare against Scaleway?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud
Scaleway
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Alibaba Cloud
Scaleway
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Alibaba Cloud
Scaleway
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Alibaba Cloud
Scaleway
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Alibaba Cloud
Scaleway
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Alibaba Cloud
Scaleway
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Alibaba Cloud
Scaleway
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Alibaba Cloud
Scaleway
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Alibaba Cloud
Scaleway
Free egress allowance
Alibaba Cloud
Scaleway
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
Alibaba Cloud
Scaleway
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
Alibaba Cloud
Scaleway
Billing Options
Alibaba Cloud
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Scaleway
On-Demand
V100Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
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Here are some managed services that Alibaba Cloud and Scaleway offer:
Company details
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|---|---|---|
| Website | www.alibabacloud.com | scaleway.com |
| Headquarters | Singapore | France |
| Founded | 2009 | 1999 |
| Data Center Locations | 30 | 9 |
| Example Customers | Taobao, Henkel, Hang Seng Bank, Tiger Brokers | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
Website
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Scaleway
Headquarters
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Scaleway
Founded
Alibaba Cloud
Scaleway
Data Center Locations
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Scaleway
Example Customers
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Scaleway
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Our data for Alibaba Cloud was last updated on June 22, 2026, and for Scaleway on Feb. 20, 2026.