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Scaleway

FranceNetherlandsPoland
Editorial verdict

Strong infrastructure with terms worth inspecting.

Check locations, the exact plan configuration and recent reviews, then compare it with two close alternatives.

3 plans3 locations
40VPSR score
2.0 / 5 · 4 reviews

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Provider overview

About Scaleway

Scaleway Development instances

Scaleway (Iliad / France) is a European public cloud with Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw zones. The cheap x86 line that still behaves like a VPS is Development: DEV1-S is 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB disk, 200 Mbps, about €6.55/month on the instance API (hourly with a monthly equivalent). DEV1-M / DEV1-L step to 4 GB and 8 GB.

This is not Hostinger: billing is cloud-native, images are Ubuntu-first, and you can grow into Object Storage, Kubernetes (Kapsule) and Bare Metal. The trade-off versus Hetzner Cloud is less RAM per euro and a 200–400 Mbps cap on DEV1. Stardust-class micros were retired from the public instance catalog we queried in 2026; DEV1-S is the honest entry SKU.

Pick Scaleway for EU data residency and a full cloud toolbox. Pick Hetzner CX if you only need a fat KVM in Falkenstein or Helsinki.

About the provider

On the market since1999
Registered inFrance
Services
VPS
Datacenters
FranceNetherlandsPoland
Quick take

Good to know

  • 3 active plans in the catalog
  • 3 available hosting regions
  • 4 published customer reviews
  • Final pricing depends on configuration and region
Current offers

Plans

3 plans

DEV1-S

KVM · SSD

$7/mo
CPU
2 cores
RAM
2 GB
Disk
20 GB
Port
200 Mbps
LinuxWindows

DEV1-M

KVM · SSD

$16/mo
CPU
3 cores
RAM
4 GB
Disk
40 GB
Port
300 Mbps
LinuxWindows

DEV1-L

KVM · SSD

$34/mo
CPU
4 cores
RAM
8 GB
Disk
80 GB
Port
400 Mbps
LinuxWindows
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User reviews

4
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Ravi W.

Scaleway is one of the services I'm using since a couple of years now. In the beginning just a little bit to test them. They had some issues with older service instances which got stuck some time.

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Zoe B.

try to take money 1-2 weeks early so your literally paying every 2-3 weeks instead of every month. Restrict account when you refuse to pay early and then you try to get it sorted and it takes them 5 days to reply to messages on tickets.

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Felix W.

Used their STARDUST1-S instance which is supposed to be priced at 0.4 EUR a month and was surprised that my card was charged 4 EUR. Upon checking, turns out that there are fees for the IP address and block storage, which are approx. 3.5 EUR. Not to mention that the instance is very slow: I knew that since they tell you it's for development only, but the slow does not justify the 4 EUR price. I could have went with a reputable provider and a stable server at this price. Giving this review because of the hidden fees - I only used the instance for a month and will never use this company again until they fix their pricing scheme and services.

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Iris J.

took money for a verification and then said the option it offered was not actually available and then informed me i needed to verify my government id before i could use the trial they already charged me for and then said no machines available - and that they'll "let me know when one is available" ah yeah no worries guys, just renting a mac for leisurly activities..... yeah , dont use this company.

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