What's good about...

Beam logo Beam

  • Pay-per-millisecond billing, only charged when code is running
  • Sandbox snapshots for faster deployments
  • Autoscaling and deployment logs built-in
  • Supports custom Docker images

Scaleway logo 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 Beam's prices compare against Scaleway?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Beam Beam
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Scaleway Scaleway
$11.46 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Beam Beam
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Scaleway Scaleway
$44.68 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Beam Beam
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Scaleway Scaleway
$182.15 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (PRO2-S)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Beam Beam
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Scaleway Scaleway
$10.88 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Beam Beam
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Scaleway Scaleway
$16.61 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Beam Beam
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Scaleway Scaleway
$13.20 / mo LB-GP-S (200 Mbps)

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Beam Beam
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Scaleway Scaleway
$36.66 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 96 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Beam Beam
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Scaleway Scaleway
$40.10 / mo 2 GB RAM

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Beam Beam
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Scaleway Scaleway
$30.07 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Beam Beam
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Scaleway Scaleway
Free for most services Bandwidth caps based on instance size

Beam logo Beam Pricing Details

Beam uses a pay-per-millisecond pricing model where you only pay when your code is running. CPU costs $0.190 per core, RAM costs $0.020 per GB, and file storage is included free of charge. There are no charges for cold starts or server spin-up time.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Beam Beam
$1.61/hr
Scaleway Scaleway
$0.83/hr

Billing Options

Beam Beam
On-Demand
Scaleway Scaleway
On-Demand

Available Models

Beam offers 3 GPU models, while Scaleway offers 5.

Heads 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.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Headquarters
Beam Beam
United States of America
Scaleway Scaleway
France
Founded
Beam Beam
2021
Scaleway Scaleway
1999
Data Center Locations
Beam Beam
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Scaleway Scaleway
9
Example Customers
Beam Beam
Coke, Magellan, StratumAI, Geospy, Frase
Scaleway Scaleway
Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai

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Our data for Beam was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Scaleway on Feb. 20, 2026.