Impossible Cloud
vs
Scaleway
Both sell object storage and H100 and B300 GPUs inside the EU. Impossible Cloud charges less per TB with no egress fees, while Scaleway adds VPS, managed databases, Kubernetes and serverless.
What's good about each
- Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
- European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
- ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
- Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers
- 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 | Impossible Cloud | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $11.54 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $44.52 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $189.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.51 /mo 100 GB SSD (Low Latency 5K) | |
| Object storage | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | $19.74 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard Multi-AZ) | 60% cheaper on Impossible Cloud |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $40.41 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $38.79 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $18.59 /mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $39.99 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | No egress fees | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free No egress or API request charges | 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
Impossible Cloud offers 4 GPU models, while Scaleway offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Impossible Cloud | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
1 config · 5 configs
|
$2.95 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $3.22 /GPU/hr On-demand | Different terms |
|
B300
14 configs · 1 config
|
$4.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | $8.42 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Different terms |
|
B200
1 config
|
$8.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (7 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$3.11 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.65 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Scaleway only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
|
P100
1 config
|
-- | $1.37 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
Impossible Cloud bills reserved (3, 6, 7, 8, 12, 24, 36, 48 or 60 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.
| Framework | Impossible Cloud | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers only | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Data centers 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 | Impossible Cloud | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Germany | France |
| Locations | 3 | 10 |
| Example customers | -- | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
| Website | www.impossiblecloud.com | scaleway.com |
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Our data for Impossible Cloud was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Scaleway on Oct. 3, 2026.