Scaleway
vs
Vercel
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
- Built-in support for Next.js and other frontend frameworks
- API for issuing custom domains to your own customers
- Functions bill CPU time, not time spent waiting on I/O
- 20 compute regions, 120+ edge locations
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Scaleway | Vercel | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $11.61 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $44.81 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $190.43 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $10.57 /mo 100 GB SSD (Low Latency 5K) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $19.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard Multi-AZ) | $36.40 /mo 1 TB (Vercel Blob) | 45% cheaper on Scaleway |
| PostgreSQL | $40.67 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $39.05 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $18.71 /mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $40.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | $170.42 /mo 25M invocations, 2 GB RAM (minimum), 150 ms duration | 76% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 100 GB (Hobby) to 1 TB (Pro) | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited Bandwidth caps based on instance size | $150.00 /TB $0.15 / GB (Fast Data Transfer) |
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 offers 5 GPU models. We track no GPU listings from Vercel. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Scaleway | Vercel | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
5 configs
|
$3.58 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Scaleway only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$8.47 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Scaleway only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
$1.66 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Scaleway only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
$0.89 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Scaleway only |
|
P100
1 config
|
$1.38 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Scaleway only |
Scaleway bills on-demand. 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.
| Framework | Scaleway | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | -- | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | -- | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | -- | Yes |
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 | Vercel |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 | 2015 |
| Headquarters | France | USA |
| Locations | 10 | 20 |
| Example customers | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai | Shopify, Notion, Stripe, Ramp, The Weather Company |
| Website | scaleway.com | vercel.com |
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Our data for Scaleway was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for Vercel on Sept. 18, 2026.