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Cloud VPS · by Scaleway

Scaleway Instances

French cloud VMs in Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw with no egress fees, hourly billing and a full European cloud platform around them.

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Overview

Scaleway is a French cloud provider owned by the Iliad group, with regions in Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw. Its Virtual Instances come in Development types (STARDUST, DEV1 and PLAY2), General Purpose shared and dedicated-vCPU types (BASIC, STANDARD, POP2, PRO2), and compute- and memory-optimized lines, on AMD EPYC and Arm hardware.

Pricing is hourly and includes egress: Scaleway charges nothing for outbound data, but each instance type has a bandwidth cap from 100 Mbps upward. Block or local storage and IPv4 addresses are billed separately, so the headline instance price is not the full cost. Savings Plans reduce compute costs by up to 25% for a committed monthly spend.

The main reason to pick Scaleway is a European-owned platform with more than just VMs: managed PostgreSQL and MySQL, Kubernetes Kapsule, serverless containers and S3-compatible object storage are available in the same regions and console. Before choosing, check which instance types are available in your zone and add storage and IPv4 costs to the listed price.

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Pricing and plans

Plan Price What you get
STARDUST1-S ~€0.43/mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 100 Mbps; storage and IPv4 extra
DEV1-S ~€6.55/mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 200 Mbps
DEV1-M ~€14.74/mo 3 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 300 Mbps
PLAY2-PICO ~€10.42/mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 100 Mbps
BASIC2-A2C-4G ~€16.79/mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 200 Mbps
PRO2-XXS ~€40.95/mo 2 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 350 Mbps

Monthly figures are Scaleway's approximations of hourly prices, excluding VAT. List prices include egress and IPv6 but exclude local or block storage and public IPv4 addresses. Availability of the STARDUST1-S type is limited by zone. Savings Plans give up to 25% off for a committed monthly spend. Support beyond Basic is sold in separate plans.

Source: www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/virtual-instances/ · prices as published, excluding tax.

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What it does

No egress fees
Outbound data transfer is included in instance prices; bandwidth is limited by the instance type.
Development instances
Cheap STARDUST, DEV1 and PLAY2 types for test environments and low-traffic sites.
x86 and Arm
Instances on AMD EPYC and Arm hardware, with shared or dedicated vCPUs.
Savings Plans
Commit to a monthly spend for up to 25% off compute.
Private Networks
Instances work with Scaleway's VPC and Private Networks, configurable by Terraform.
Environmental reports
Monthly environmental footprint reports for your usage.
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Strengths and limitations

Strengths

  • European company with data held in France, the Netherlands and Poland.
  • Egress is free, so traffic costs are predictable.
  • Managed databases, Kubernetes and object storage in the same platform.
  • Very cheap development instances for tests and small tools.

Limitations

  • Only three regions, all in Europe.
  • Storage and IPv4 are charged on top of the listed instance price.
  • Bandwidth per instance is capped (100 to 400 Mbps on development types).
  • Support above the Basic level is a paid plan.
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Who it suits

Good for

  • EU-based startups needing data residency
  • Dev and staging environments on a budget
  • Teams wanting managed services from a European cloud

Look elsewhere if

  • Apps that need servers in the Americas or Asia
  • Buyers wanting a single all-in monthly price
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Alternatives to Scaleway Instances

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$6.11/mo Free tier

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Questions

Does Scaleway charge for egress?

No. Instance list prices include egress and IPv6; storage and public IPv4 addresses are billed separately.

What is the cheapest Scaleway instance?

STARDUST1-S lists at about €0.43/month (1 vCPU, 1 GB) where available; DEV1-S with 2 vCPU and 2 GB is about €6.55/month, both before storage.

Where are Scaleway's data centers?

Virtual Instances run in Paris (France), Amsterdam (Netherlands) and Warsaw (Poland).

Does Scaleway offer discounts for commitment?

Yes, Savings Plans give up to 25% off in exchange for a consistent monthly spend.

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