What's good about...

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

SwissGPU logo SwissGPU

  • Per-minute billing, stops when server is powered off
  • Dedicated bare-metal, no shared VMs
  • Switzerland-hosted with low latency to EU
  • No storage or bandwidth charges
  • Stripe payments including TWINT

Price comparison

How do Scaleway's prices compare against SwissGPU?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Scaleway Scaleway
$11.46 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Scaleway Scaleway
$44.68 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Scaleway Scaleway
$182.15 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (PRO2-S)
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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Block Storage

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

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

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

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

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Scaleway Scaleway
$40.10 / mo 2 GB RAM
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Scaleway Scaleway
$30.07 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Scaleway Scaleway
Free for most services Bandwidth caps based on instance size
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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SwissGPU logo SwissGPU Pricing Details

Per-minute billing in CHF; the server price is the only compute charge. Electricity billed separately at CHF 0.30/kWh, with a CHF 0.50 OS reinstall fee. Payments via Stripe, including TWINT.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Scaleway Scaleway
$0.83/hr
SwissGPU SwissGPU
$0.25/hr

Billing Options

Scaleway Scaleway
On-Demand
SwissGPU SwissGPU
On-Demand

Available Models

Scaleway offers 5 GPU models, while SwissGPU offers 7.

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

Company details

Website
Scaleway Scaleway
scaleway.com
SwissGPU SwissGPU
www.swissgpu.ch
Headquarters
Scaleway Scaleway
France
SwissGPU SwissGPU
Switzerland
Founded
Scaleway Scaleway
1999
SwissGPU SwissGPU
2025
Data Center Locations
Scaleway Scaleway
9
SwissGPU SwissGPU
1
Example Customers
Scaleway Scaleway
Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai
SwissGPU SwissGPU
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Our data for Scaleway was last updated on Feb. 20, 2026, and for SwissGPU on May 13, 2026.