Cirrascale
vs
Scaleway
What's good about each
- Multiple GPU types (NVIDIA, AMD, Cerebras, Qualcomm, SambaNova)
- Reservation pricing with 1 to 12-month terms
- High-speed networking (up to 3200Gb per server)
- Offers object storage and managed inference
- 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 | Cirrascale | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $11.61 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $44.81 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $190.43 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | |
| Block storage | $20.00 /mo 100 GB (NVMe storage) | $10.57 /mo 100 GB SSD (Low Latency 5K) | 47% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB, zero bandwidth fees | $19.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard Multi-AZ) | 50% cheaper on Scaleway |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $40.67 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $39.05 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $18.71 /mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $40.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited | 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
Cirrascale offers 11 GPU models, while Scaleway offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Cirrascale | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 5 configs
|
$3.47 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $3.58 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
B200
4 configs
|
$4.86 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
4 configs
|
$1.39 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$3.68 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
A100
12 configs
|
$2.33 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
MI300X
4 configs
|
$3.12 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Cirrascale only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $8.47 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Scaleway only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.66 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Scaleway only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
|
P100
1 config
|
-- | $1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
Cirrascale bills reserved (1, 3, 6 or 12 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.
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 | Cirrascale | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 12 | 10 |
| Example customers | -- | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
| Website | www.cirrascale.com | scaleway.com |
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Our data for Cirrascale was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Scaleway on Oct. 1, 2026.