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Runpod vs Scaleway

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What's good about...

Runpod logo Runpod

  • Deploy affordable GPUs in under a minute
  • Scale across 30+ regions worldwide
  • Flexible billing: pay by the second, no commitments
  • Built-in deployments, autoscaling & monitoring

Scaleway logo Scaleway

  • 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

How do Runpod's prices compare against Scaleway?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Runpod Runpod
$43.20 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Scaleway Scaleway
$11.46 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Runpod Runpod
$86.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Scaleway Scaleway
$44.68 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Runpod Runpod
$172.80 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Compute-Optimized)
Scaleway Scaleway
$182.15 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (PRO2-S)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Runpod Runpod
$10.00 / mo 100 GB
Scaleway Scaleway
$10.88 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Runpod Runpod
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Scaleway Scaleway
$16.61 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Runpod Runpod
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Scaleway Scaleway
$13.20 / mo LB-GP-S (200 Mbps)

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Runpod Runpod
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Scaleway Scaleway
$36.66 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 96 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Runpod Runpod
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Scaleway Scaleway
$40.10 / mo 2 GB RAM

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Runpod Runpod
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Scaleway Scaleway
$30.07 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration

Free egress allowance

Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited
Scaleway Scaleway
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Runpod Runpod
Free and unlimited
Scaleway Scaleway
Free for most services Bandwidth caps based on instance size

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Runpod Runpod
$0.13/hr
Scaleway Scaleway
$0.83/hr

Billing Options

Runpod Runpod
On-DemandSpotReserved (6mo)Reserved (3mo)Reserved (12mo)
Scaleway Scaleway
On-Demand

Available Models

Runpod offers 20 GPU models, while Scaleway offers 5.

Runpod Runpod
H100(53) A100(16) H200(28) L40S(18) B200(18) RTX Pro 6000(24) RTX A6000(5) RTX 4090(1) RTX 6000 Ada(6) RTX 5090(15)
View all 20 GPUs
Scaleway Scaleway
H100(2) L40S(4) L4(4) P100(1) RTX 3070(1)

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Here are some managed services that Runpod and Scaleway offer:

Service Runpod Scaleway
Block Storage
Container Registry
GPU-powered Servers
Load Balancer
Managed Containers
Managed Kubernetes
Managed MySQL
Managed PostgreSQL
Managed Redis®*
NoSQL Databases
Object Storage
Python Notebooks
Serverless Functions
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

Company details

Website
Runpod Runpod
www.runpod.io
Scaleway Scaleway
scaleway.com
Headquarters
Runpod Runpod
United States of America
Scaleway Scaleway
France
Founded
Runpod Runpod
2022
Scaleway Scaleway
1999
Data Center Locations
Runpod Runpod
24
Scaleway Scaleway
9
Example Customers
Runpod Runpod
Zillow, CivitAI, Wix, OpenAI, Perplexity, Cursor
Scaleway Scaleway
Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai

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Our data for Runpod was last updated on June 23, 2026, and for Scaleway on Feb. 20, 2026.