Firebase
vs
Scaleway
What's good about each
- Free Spark plan with no payment method needed
- Realtime sync in Firestore and Realtime Database
- SDKs for iOS, Android, web, Flutter and Unity
- Crashlytics, Analytics and Cloud Messaging at no cost
- Runs on Google Cloud in 40+ locations
- 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 | Firebase | 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 | -- Not listed | $10.57 /mo 100 GB SSD (Low Latency 5K) | |
| Object storage | $39.24 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress, 1M download + 100k upload operations | $19.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard Multi-AZ) | 49% 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 | $44.66 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration · $0.40 / 1M invocations + Cloud Run CPU and memory rates | $40.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | 10% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Egress allowance | 360 MB/day on Hosting (~10 GB/mo) | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB (Hosting) | 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
Scaleway offers 5 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Firebase. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Firebase | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
5 configs
|
-- | $3.58 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway 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 |
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 | Firebase | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Some Firebase services only | -- |
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 | Firebase | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | USA | France |
| Locations | 42 | 10 |
| Example customers | The New York Times, Duolingo, Venmo, Trivago, Ctrip, Gameloft | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
| Website | firebase.google.com | scaleway.com |
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Our data for Firebase was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Scaleway on Oct. 1, 2026.