Scaleway

Complete European cloud ecosystem with instances, managed K8s, and AI clusters.

Best for: Cloud architects, AI engineering startups, and European SaaS companies seeking AWS alternatives

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The editorial note

What to know about Scaleway

Scaleway is a comprehensive European cloud provider offering a complete public cloud ecosystem. From ARM and x86 cloud compute instances and managed databases to high-performance AI GPU clusters and S3-compatible object storage, Scaleway combines transparent pricing with environmental sustainability and European data sovereignty.

Is it right for you?

Who Scaleway suits

Choose it if

Cloud architects, AI engineering startups, and European SaaS companies seeking AWS alternatives

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What you get

Key features

Elastic compute cloud instances (x86 and ARM Ampere)
Managed Kubernetes (Kapsule) with zero control plane fees
S3-compatible Object Storage with Multi-AZ redundancy
AI GPU clusters (Nvidia H100, L40S, A100)
Serverless Functions and Serverless Containers
Managed PostgreSQL and MySQL databases

Works with

Integrations5

Terraform Kubernetes DockerS3 APIGitHub Actions

What it costs

Pricing

Scaleway pricing plans
Plan	Price	What it includes
Free Tier	Free AllowancesBilled monthly	75 GB free object storage for 1st month, free K8s control planes, free internal network traffic
Stardust / Cost-Optimized	From ~$2.50 / month (€0.0035/hr)Billed monthly	1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, 100 Mbps bandwidth, IPv4 address included
Production Instances	From ~$18.00 / monthBilled monthly	4 vCPUs, 8 GB RAM, high IOPS block storage, 1 Gbps dedicated public bandwidth

Prices are recorded from the vendor's public pricing page and can change. Check before you buy.

The trade-off

Pros and cons

Pros

Extensive cloud catalog: Serverless, Kubernetes, AI GPUs (Nvidia H100), and Bare Metal
Full European data sovereignty with zero vulnerability to the US Cloud Act
Very competitive, transparent hourly billing with free tier allowances

Cons

Smaller global datacenter presence (Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw) compared to AWS or Google Cloud
Documentation for advanced enterprise configurations is sometimes sparse

Quick read

At a glance

Category: Website & Hosting
Pricing model: Usage based
Entry plan: Free Allowances
Free plan: Available
Free trial: Available
Website: scaleway.com

The verdict

Our take on Scaleway

Scaleway is one of Europe's most innovative cloud providers, offering modern developer ergonomics, AI compute, and strong data privacy.

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