Koyeb
vs
Scaleway
Both run containers, managed Postgres, load balancers and H100 GPUs. Koyeb runs microVMs that scale to zero from five countries, while Scaleway charges less for Postgres and adds VPS, Kubernetes and object storage.
What's good about each
- Scale-to-zero on GPU and CPU instances
- GPUs from RTX 4000 SFF Ada to 8x H200 and B200
- Serverless Postgres that sleeps when idle
- Free web service and Postgres database for testing
- EU-based, with Paris and Frankfurt regions
- 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 | Koyeb | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $10.37 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD (small) | $11.67 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | 11% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Medium VM | $41.47 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-xlarge) | $45.03 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | 8% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Large VM | $82.94 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 20 GB SSD (eco-2xlarge) | $191.39 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | 57% cheaper on Koyeb |
| Block storage | -- Not listed | $10.63 /mo 100 GB SSD (Low Latency 5K) | |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $19.97 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard Multi-AZ) | |
| PostgreSQL | $140.20 /mo 1 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (Large) | $40.88 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) | 71% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $39.24 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) | |
| Load balancer | Included in plan | $18.80 /mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. | |
| Serverless | -- Not listed | $40.46 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | |
| Egress allowance | 1 TB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB · US and EU regions, Asia is $0.04 / GB | 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
Koyeb offers 9 GPU models, while Scaleway offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Koyeb | Scaleway | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
4 configs · 5 configs
|
$2.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | 23% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
L40S
1 config · 4 configs
|
$1.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.67 /GPU/hr On-demand | 28% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
L4
1 config · 4 configs
|
$0.70 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | 21% cheaper on Koyeb |
|
B200
1 config
|
$5.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
H200
4 configs
|
$3.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
A100
8 configs
|
$1.60 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
RTX A6000
1 config
|
$0.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Koyeb only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- | $8.52 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | Scaleway only |
|
P100
1 config
|
-- | $1.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | Scaleway only |
Koyeb 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 | Koyeb | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2019 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | France | France |
| Locations | 6 | 10 |
| Example customers | Kong, eToro, Scenario, Strapi, Neon | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai |
| Website | koyeb.com | scaleway.com |
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Our data for Koyeb was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Scaleway on Oct. 1, 2026.