Scaleway

Overview

Scaleway is a French cloud platform that has gained developer traction for innovative ARM-based servers and ultra-competitive pricing from €2.99/month.

Key Strengths

• ARM Leadership：One of the first to offer ARM cloud servers at scale in Europe. Ampere Altra instances offer great value.
• Highly Competitive Pricing：Starting at €2.99/month. Often cheaper than DigitalOcean and Vultr for equivalent specs.
• Product Innovation：GPU instances, serverless functions, and object storage. Actively expanding the portfolio.
• French Data Sovereignty：Data centers in France, fully GDPR compliant. Ideal for European businesses.

Product Ecosystem

Elastic Cloud Instances

DEV, PLAY, and PRO instance families with Intel Xeon, AMD EPYC, and Ampere Altra ARM processors, hourly billing, custom snapshots, and elastic IPs.

Bare Metal Servers

Full hardware access with up to 256GB RAM and NVMe SSD, deployable in minutes with custom ISO and IPMI.

Managed Kubernetes (Kapsule)

One-click production clusters with auto node-pool scaling, integrated Load Balancer and Block Storage, with a free control plane.

GPU Instances

NVIDIA professional GPU instances for AI inference, 3D rendering, and video processing—see the GPU cloud server comparison.

Limitations

• Limited Global Coverage：Data centers primarily in Europe (France, Netherlands). Limited presence elsewhere.
• Low Brand Recognition：Less well-known outside of Europe.
• Smaller Ecosystem：Fewer third-party integrations compared to hyperscalers.

Use Cases

• ARM Deployments（★★★★★）：Excellent ARM instance value for ARM-native applications.
• European Business（★★★★★）：French data centers with full GDPR compliance.
• Budget Personal Projects（★★★★）：€2.99/month entry price is very friendly for personal projects.

Pricing

FAQ

• How are Scaleway's ARM instances? Ampere Altra processors offer excellent performance and power efficiency for web and container workloads—see the compute comparison guides.
• Does Scaleway have a free tier? Time-limited free trial credits; no permanent free tier—see the cloud vendor promotion guide.
• Suitable for China users? High latency from China; primarily for European deployments—see the cross-border website guide.