Hikube
vs
Scaleway
Both run managed Kubernetes, databases and H100 GPUs. Hikube hosts everything in Switzerland, while Scaleway charges less for VMs and runs serverless functions.
What's good about each
- Storage replicated across datacenters in Geneva, Gland and Lucerne
- H100, H200 and A100 GPUs on VMs or Kubernetes
- Managed Postgres, Redis, ClickHouse, Kafka and RabbitMQ
- ISO 27001 certified company and datacenters
- 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 | Hikube | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $28.89 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (s1.small) | $11.78 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | 59% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Medium VM | $115.55 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (s1.large) | $45.46 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | 61% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Large VM | $231.10 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (s1.xlarge) | $193.21 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | 16% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Block storage | $21.97 /mo 100 GB | $10.73 /mo 100 GB SSD (Low Latency 5K) | 51% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Object storage | $24.41 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | $20.16 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard Multi-AZ) | 17% cheaper on Scaleway |
| PostgreSQL | $59.13 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB (large) | $41.27 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) | 30% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Redis | $24.08 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (medium) | $39.62 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) | 39% cheaper on Hikube |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $18.98 /mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $40.84 /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
Hikube offers 6 GPU models, while Scaleway offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Hikube | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 5 configs
|
$3.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | 15% cheaper on Scaleway |
|
L40S
1 config · 4 configs
|
$1.81 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.68 /GPU/hr On-demand | 7% cheaper on Scaleway |
|
L4
1 config · 4 configs
|
$0.81 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.90 /GPU/hr On-demand | 10% cheaper on Hikube |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hikube only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$4.71 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hikube only |
|
A100
1 config
|
$3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Hikube only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $8.60 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Scaleway only |
|
P100
1 config
|
-- | $1.40 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
Hikube bills on-demand; 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 | Hikube | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2016 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Switzerland | France |
| Locations | 3 | 10 |
| Example customers | -- | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
| Website | hikube.cloud | scaleway.com |
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Our data for Hikube was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Scaleway on Sept. 23, 2026.