Scaleway
vs
Zenlayer
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
- 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 | $11.61 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (PLAY2-PICO) | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | Within 5% |
| Medium VM | $44.81 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (PLAY2-MICRO) | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 14% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Large VM | $190.43 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (COMPUTE3-X8C-16G) | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 45% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Block storage | $10.57 /mo 100 GB SSD (Low Latency 5K) | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | 24% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Object storage | $19.87 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard Multi-AZ) | -- Not listed | |
| 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. | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | 43% cheaper on Scaleway |
| Serverless | $40.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | Free and unlimited 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
|
$3.58 /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 |
|
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.
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 | 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 Oct. 2, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Oct. 1, 2026.