Impossible Cloud
vs
Scaleway
Impossible Cloud and Scaleway are both European providers. Impossible Cloud focuses on S3-compatible object storage with no egress fees plus bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers, while Scaleway offers a broader catalog including VMs, managed databases, and GPU instances.
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
- 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
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Impossible Cloud | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $11.92 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $45.97 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $195.38 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.85 /mo 100 GB SSD · €0.00013 / GB / hour (Low Latency 5K) | |
| Object storage | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | $18.36 /mo 1 TB (Standard Multi-AZ) | 2.3x more expensive on Scaleway |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $41.73 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $40.06 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $19.20 /mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $33.25 /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 for most services 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 3 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
|
$2.87 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $3.32 /GPU/hr On-demand | 14% cheaper on Impossible Cloud |
|
B300
9 configs · 1 config
|
$4.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | $8.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 2x more expensive on Scaleway |
|
B200
1 config
|
$4.21 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | -- | Impossible Cloud only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
-- | $1.70 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Scaleway only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
|
P100
1 config
|
-- | $1.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
Impossible Cloud bills reserved (12, 18, 24, 36 or 60 months); Scaleway bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
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 Sept. 11, 2026, and for Scaleway on Sept. 12, 2026.