AWS
vs
Scaleway
What's good about each
- 200+ managed services across compute, storage, databases and AI
- 30+ datacenter locations, including two GovCloud regions
- 100 GB of free egress each month
- Single-GPU T4 up to 8x H200 and B200 nodes
- 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 | AWS | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | $11.78 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | 43% cheaper on AWS |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | $45.46 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | 59% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | $193.21 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | 12% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $10.73 /mo 100 GB SSD (Low Latency 5K) | 25% cheaper on AWS |
| Object storage | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | $20.16 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard Multi-AZ) | 47% cheaper on Scaleway |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | $41.27 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) | 28% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Redis | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | $39.62 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) | 51% cheaper on AWS |
| Load balancer | $22.34 /mo Network Load Balancer | $18.98 /mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. | 15% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Serverless | $36.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | $40.84 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | 11% cheaper on AWS |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | 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
AWS offers 18 GPU models, while Scaleway offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 5 configs
|
$6.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | 52% cheaper on Scaleway |
|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $8.60 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 52% cheaper on Scaleway |
|
L40S
24 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.68 /GPU/hr On-demand | 10% cheaper on Scaleway |
|
L4
30 configs · 4 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.90 /GPU/hr On-demand | 11% cheaper on AWS |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
A100
6 configs
|
$1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- | AWS only |
|
P100
1 config
|
-- | $1.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); 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 | AWS | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | -- |
| FedRAMP | High, GovCloud; Moderate in US East-West | -- |
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 | AWS | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 36 | 10 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | scaleway.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Scaleway on Sept. 23, 2026.