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Scaleway vs Thunder Compute

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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

Thunder Compute logo Thunder Compute

  • Offers fast GPUs at low prices, including A100 and H100 instances
  • Simple, pay-as-you-go, transparent pricing model
  • Customizable instance specs (CPUs, RAM, disk)

Price comparison

How do Scaleway's prices compare against Thunder Compute?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Scaleway Scaleway
$12.03 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Scaleway Scaleway
$46.40 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Scaleway Scaleway
$197.19 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Scaleway Scaleway
$10.95 / mo 100 GB SSD · €0.00013 / GB / hour (Low Latency 5K)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
$10.00 / mo 100 GB · $0.1 per GB/month

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Scaleway Scaleway
$18.53 / mo 1 TB (Standard Multi-AZ)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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
$19.37 / mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo.
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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
$42.12 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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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
$40.43 / mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Scaleway Scaleway
$33.55 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Scaleway Scaleway
Free for most services Bandwidth caps based on instance size
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
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GPU Fleet Overview

Same GPU, Both Providers

Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.

On-demand price per GPU-hour.

Scaleway Scaleway
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
H100 $3.35 $3.19

Billing Options

Scaleway Scaleway
On-Demand
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
On-Demand

Available Models

Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.

Scaleway offers 5 GPU models, while Thunder Compute offers 4.

Scaleway Scaleway
H100(5) L40S(4) B300(3) L4(4) P100(1)
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
H100(4) A100(4) RTX A6000(1) L40(4)

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 Scaleway and Thunder Compute offer:

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

Company details

Website
Scaleway Scaleway
scaleway.com
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
www.thundercompute.com
Headquarters
Scaleway Scaleway
France
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
United States of America
Founded
Scaleway Scaleway
1999
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
2024
Data Center Locations
Scaleway Scaleway
10
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
1
Example Customers
Scaleway Scaleway
Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai
Thunder Compute Thunder Compute
Theseus, ETH Zürich, MIT, NYU Langone Health

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Our data for Scaleway was last updated on Aug. 22, 2026, and for Thunder Compute on Aug. 22, 2026.