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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Below are some example configurations and their estimated costs:
| Example configuration | Estimated cost |
|---|---|
| VM Small | $11.97 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) |
| VM Medium | $46.18 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) |
| VM Large | $196.24 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) |
| Block Storage | $10.90 / mo 100 GB SSD · €0.00013 / GB / hour (Low Latency 5K) |
| Object Storage | $18.44 / mo 1 TB (Standard Multi-AZ) |
| Load Balancer | $19.28 / mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. |
| Managed PostgreSQL | $41.91 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) |
| Managed Redis®* | $40.24 / mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) |
| Serverless 25M Executions | $33.39 / 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 |
Here are some of the GPU configurations offered by Scaleway:
80GB 5 configs 1x-8x
288GB 3 configs 2x-8x
48GB 4 configs 1x-8x
24GB 4 configs 1x-8x
16GB 1 config 1x
Heads up: Prices are estimates from published rates for common setups and vary by region and usage; verify with the provider before provisioning. You can find Scaleway's latest pricing here.
Here are some of the services that Scaleway offers:
Based on our records, Scaleway operates in the following locations:
| Country | Location | Slug |
|---|---|---|
| France | Paris | fr-par-1 |
| France | Paris | fr-par-2 |
| France | Paris | fr-par-3 |
| Italy | Milan | it-mil-1 |
| 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 |
Compare Scaleway against other cloud providers:
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.
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.
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.
If you're looking for another European cloud provider, check out UpCloud. It offers a wide range of managed services and a strong SLA.
Lyceum is a Berlin-based GPU cloud provider specializing in EU-sovereign AI infrastructure with per-second billing and no minimum commitment.
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.
Our data for Scaleway was last updated on Aug. 28, 2026.
