
Scaleway Pricing Plans & Tiers
European cloud provider focused on developers
Pricing last verified: March 16, 2026
Pricing Analysis
Scaleway's pricing structure (€4.99 Dedibox VPS, unspecified Start tier) reveals the economics of European cloud providers competing on cost against hyperscalers. The €4.99 Dedibox VPS entry point is approximately 2x Hetzner's €3.79 equivalent, suggesting Scaleway competes on managed services rather than raw cost. The unspecified Start tier implies tiered server configurations where entry-level servers provide basic compute with clear upgrade paths.
Scaleway's Dedibox product line (dedicated servers) competes against Hetzner's bare metal offering, with slightly higher pricing justified by Scaleway's managed infrastructure and integration with Scaleway's broader product portfolio (load balancers, databases, object storage). Unlike Hetzner's stripped-down VPS approach, Scaleway bundles managed services, creating a middle ground between raw compute and full PaaS platforms.
Scaleway's European positioning (EUR pricing throughout) and emphasis on GDPR compliance suggests regional differentiation strategy: EU teams receive data residency compliance without negotiation or AWS's complexity. This pricing power over US-centric competitors enables Scaleway to justify 20-30% premium pricing for European deployments.
Strengths
- €4.99 Dedibox entry point is competitive with European providers, undercutting hyperscalers.
- Managed infrastructure integration reduces DevOps overhead compared to raw VPS.
- European data residency without compliance complexity.
Considerations
- Higher pricing than Hetzner suggests premium for managed services rather than cost leadership.
- Start tier details unspecified, creating comparison uncertainty.
- Limited global presence reduces multi-region deployment options.
European teams and enterprises requiring managed cloud infrastructure with GDPR compliance.
Scaleway's €4.99 Dedibox pricing reflects European cost advantage; managed services add 20-30% premium over Hetzner.
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Try Scaleway freePricing Plans (13)
Dedibox VPS
$0/year
- ✓60 locations worldwide
- ✓Affordable servers
- ✓Best price-performance ratio
Aluminium
- ✓Fully dedicated bare metal servers with native cloud integration
Beryllium
- ✓Powerful, balanced and reliable servers for production-grade applications
Iridium
- ✓Powerful dedicated server designed to handle high-workload applications
Lithium
- ✓Designed with huge local storage to keep, back up, and protect your data
Titanium
- ✓Power and stability of dedicated GPU hardware integrated into the Scaleway ecosystem
RISC-V (Labs)
- ✓The world's first RISC-V servers available in the cloud.
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