Scaleway
vs
Zenlayer
What's good about each
- 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
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Scaleway | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $11.92 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | Within 5% |
| Medium VM | $45.97 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 12% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Large VM | $195.38 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 47% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Block storage | $10.85 /mo 100 GB SSD · €0.00013 / GB / hour (Low Latency 5K) | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | 26% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Object storage | $18.36 /mo 1 TB (Standard Multi-AZ) | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $41.73 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50 GB storage (DB-PLAY2-NANO) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $40.06 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (RED1-MICRO, 1 node) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $19.20 /mo LB-S (200 Mbps, 1 node) · Node only. A public IPv4 adds €3.60 / mo. | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | 41% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Serverless | $33.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free for most services Bandwidth caps based on instance size | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month |
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, while Zenlayer offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Scaleway | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
5 configs
|
$3.32 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Scaleway only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$8.69 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Scaleway only |
|
L40S
4 configs
|
$1.70 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | -- | Scaleway only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
$0.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Scaleway only |
|
P100
1 config
|
$1.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Scaleway only |
|
T4
2 configs
|
-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
Scaleway bills on-demand; Zenlayer bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | Scaleway | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 | -- |
| Headquarters | France | USA |
| Locations | 10 | 22 |
| Example customers | Cloud-IAM, Whispeak, Golem.ai | -- |
| Website | scaleway.com | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for Scaleway was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Sept. 11, 2026.