Scaleway
vs
UpCloud
Both sell VPS, managed Kubernetes, databases, object storage and H100 GPUs. Scaleway charges less for Postgres and adds serverless inside the EU, while UpCloud charges less for VMs and runs datacenters on four continents.
What's good about each
- All data centers in the EU
- Outbound traffic included on Instances
- GPUs from L4 up to B300, plus hosted AI models
- Managed Kubernetes, databases, serverless and Kafka
- Bare metal and Apple silicon servers
- Wide range of VPS options at competitive prices
- Good selection of managed services, from databases to object storage to Kubernetes
- Offers a 100% SLA with 50x compensation for service outages
- Based in the EU, may ease GDPR compliance
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Scaleway | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $11.52 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | $3.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Starter) | 70% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Medium VM | $44.44 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | $24.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 40 GB storage (Starter) | 46% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Large VM | $188.84 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | $92.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (Cloud Native) | 51% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Block storage | $10.49 /mo 100 GB SSD (Low Latency 5K) | $25.00 /mo 100 GB (MaxIOPS) | 58% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Object storage | $19.71 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard Multi-AZ) | $20.00 /mo 1 TB | Within 5% |
| PostgreSQL | $40.33 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) | $69.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB storage (Standard) | 42% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Redis | $38.72 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) | $8.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Valkey) | 79% cheaper on UpCloud |
| Load balancer | $18.55 /mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. | Free 1 node, 1,000 sessions (Essentials) | Free on UpCloud |
| Serverless | $39.92 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited Bandwidth caps based on instance size | Free within fair usage policy 1-48 TB per instance, then reduced bandwidth |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
Scaleway and UpCloud each offer 5 GPU models. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Scaleway | UpCloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
5 configs · 8 configs
|
$3.21 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.89 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 41% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
L40S
4 configs · 22 configs
|
$1.65 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | $1.19 /GPU/hr On-demand | 28% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
L4
4 configs · 22 configs
|
$0.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.69 /GPU/hr On-demand | 22% cheaper on UpCloud |
|
B300
1 config
|
$8.40 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Scaleway only |
|
P100
1 config
|
$1.37 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Scaleway only |
|
B200
8 configs
|
-- | $3.90 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | UpCloud only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
8 configs
|
-- | $1.41 /GPU/hr Spot | UpCloud only |
Scaleway bills on-demand; UpCloud bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | Scaleway | UpCloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | France | Finland |
| Locations | 10 | 15 |
| Example customers | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai | Aiven, Xensam, HackTheBox, LeadDesk |
| Website | scaleway.com | upcloud.com |
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Our data for Scaleway was last updated on Oct. 6, 2026, and for UpCloud on Oct. 6, 2026.