Scaleway
European cloud provider with a wide range of managed services
Scaleway is a European cloud services provider known for its wide range of offerings that cater to both startup and enterprise needs.
It offers a range of products from bare-metal servers to Kubernetes and container solutions, making it a versatile choice for businesses looking for a comprehensive cloud solution.
Example customers include Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai. More here.
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What's good about 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
Scaleway pricing examples
Below are some example configurations and their estimated costs:
| Example configuration | Estimated cost |
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| VM Small | $11.54 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) |
| VM Medium | $45.01 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) |
| VM Large | $183.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (PRO2-S) |
| Block Storage | $10.96 / mo 100 GB |
| Object Storage | $16.73 / mo 1 TB |
| Load Balancer | $13.29 / mo LB-GP-S (200 Mbps) |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $36.93 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 96 GB storage |
| Managed Redis®* | $40.39 / mo 2 GB RAM |
| Serverless 25M Executions | $30.29 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration |
| 1 TB of egress beyond allowance | Free for most services Bandwidth caps based on instance size |
Scaleway GPUs
Scaleway offers cloud GPUs in the following configurations:
| GPU | Total VRAM | vCPUs | RAM | Billing | $/GPU/h | Total/h | |
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80GB | 24 | 240GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.91 | $2.91 | View |
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48GB | 8 | 48GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.61 | $1.61 | View |
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24GB | 8 | 48GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.90 | $0.90 | View |
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16GB | 10 | 42GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.43 | $1.43 | View |
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8GB | 8 | 16GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.13 | $1.13 | View |
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160GB | 48 | 480GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $2.91 | $5.82 | View |
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96GB | 16 | 192GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.57 | $3.15 | View |
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48GB | 16 | 96GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.86 | $1.72 | View |
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192GB | 32 | 384GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $1.56 | $6.23 | View |
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96GB | 32 | 192GB | On-Demand Pay-as-you-go pricing. No term commitments. | $0.84 | $3.37 | View |
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Heads up: We do our best to keep these 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 with the provider before provisioning. You can find Scaleway's latest pricing here.
Which services does Scaleway offer
Here are some of the services that Scaleway offers:
Data center locations
Based on our records, Scaleway has at least 9 data centers:
| Country | Location | Slug |
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| France | Paris | fr-par-1 |
| France | Paris | fr-par-2 |
| France | Paris | fr-par-3 |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | nl-ams-1 |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | nl-ams-3 |
| Netherlands | Amsterdam | nl-ams-2 |
| Poland | Warsaw | pl-waw-1 |
| Poland | Warsaw | pl-waw-2 |
| Poland | Warsaw | pl-waw-3 |
Alternatives to Scaleway
Compare Scaleway against other cloud providers:
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DigitalOcean
Similarly to Scaleway, DigitalOcean offers a wide range of managed services and infrastructure components. It's a solid alternative if you're looking for a slightly more affordable provider.
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Hetzner
Another EU-based provider that's worth considering is Hetzner. It's a great alternative to Scaleway if you don't need all the managed services that Scaleway offers, plus you could lock-in significant savings considering Hetzner's more affordable pricing.
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Vultr
Vultr is a solid alternative to Scaleway if you're not necessarily bound to EU-based providers. It offers a wide range of managed services at competitive prices, across 30+ data center locations around the world.
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Akamai Cloud
While Akamai Cloud does not offer as many managed services as Scaleway, it does have more data center locations to choose from and have a wider selection of affordable VPS servers.
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UpCloud
If you're looking for another European cloud provider, check out UpCloud. It offers a wide range of managed services and a strong SLA.
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Lyceum
Lyceum is a Berlin-based GPU cloud provider specializing in EU-sovereign AI infrastructure with per-second billing and no minimum commitment.
Our data for Scaleway was last updated on Feb. 20, 2026.