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

Vultr logo Vultr

  • Good selection VPS configurations (GPU, dedicated, high memory)
  • Offers managed services (databases, Kubernetes, object storage)
  • Competitive pricing, generous egress
  • 30+ data center locations around the world

Price comparison

How do Scaleway's prices compare against Vultr?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Scaleway Scaleway
$11.54 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO)
Vultr Vultr
$5.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Shared)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Scaleway Scaleway
$45.01 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO)
Vultr Vultr
$40.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Shared)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Scaleway Scaleway
$183.49 / mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM (PRO2-S)
Vultr Vultr
$160.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-Optimized)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Scaleway Scaleway
$10.96 / mo 100 GB
Vultr Vultr
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Scaleway Scaleway
$16.73 / mo 1 TB
Vultr Vultr
$18.00 / mo 1 TB

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
$13.29 / mo LB-GP-S (200 Mbps)
Vultr Vultr
$10.00 / mo

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
$36.93 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 96 GB storage
Vultr Vultr
$60.00 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Scaleway Scaleway
$40.39 / mo 2 GB RAM
Vultr Vultr
$15.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

Serverless 25M Executions

Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
Scaleway Scaleway
$30.29 / mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration
Vultr Vultr
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Free egress allowance

Scaleway Scaleway
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Vultr Vultr
2 TB / mo for most services

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Scaleway Scaleway
Free for most services Bandwidth caps based on instance size
Vultr Vultr
$10.00 $0.01 / GB

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Scaleway Scaleway
$0.83/hr
Vultr Vultr
$0.47/hr

Billing Options

Scaleway Scaleway
On-Demand
Vultr Vultr
On-DemandReserved (36mo)Reserved (24mo)

Available Models

Scaleway offers 5 GPU models, while Vultr offers 10.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these 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 with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Scaleway Scaleway
scaleway.com
Headquarters
Scaleway Scaleway
France
Vultr Vultr
United States of America
Founded
Scaleway Scaleway
1999
Vultr Vultr
2014
Data Center Locations
Scaleway Scaleway
9
Vultr Vultr
32
Example Customers
Scaleway Scaleway
Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai
Vultr Vultr
Edgegap, 3XC, CloudQuant, WP Bolt, VirtualShield

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Our data for Scaleway was last updated on Feb. 20, 2026, and for Vultr on March 20, 2026.