What's good about...
DigitalOcean
- Simple, developer-first cloud
- Predictable pricing & monthly caps
- AI platform powered by Paperspace GPUs
- Vast library of tutorials & 1-click apps
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 DigitalOcean's prices compare against Scaleway?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
DigitalOcean
Scaleway
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
DigitalOcean
Scaleway
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
DigitalOcean
Scaleway
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
DigitalOcean
Scaleway
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
DigitalOcean
Scaleway
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
DigitalOcean
Scaleway
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
DigitalOcean
Scaleway
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
DigitalOcean
Scaleway
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
DigitalOcean
Scaleway
Free egress allowance
DigitalOcean
Scaleway
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
DigitalOcean
Scaleway
GPU Fleet Overview
Starting Price
DigitalOcean
Scaleway
Billing Options
DigitalOcean
On-DemandReserved (12mo)
Scaleway
On-Demand
Available Models
DigitalOcean offers 8 GPU models, while Scaleway offers 5.
DigitalOcean
H100
MI300X
Scaleway
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
Here are some managed services that DigitalOcean and Scaleway offer:
Company details
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| Website | digitalocean.com | scaleway.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | France |
| Founded | 2011 | 1999 |
| Data Center Locations | 14 | 9 |
| Example Customers | Crisp, ScraperAPI, GHost, and CTO.ai | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
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Our data for DigitalOcean was last updated on June 13, 2026, and for Scaleway on Feb. 20, 2026.