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OVHcloud vs Scaleway

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OVHcloud

Cloud & Infrastructure

Advanced cloud services for businesses

From
€3.5/month
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite
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Scaleway

Cloud & Infrastructure

European cloud for developers

From
Free
Rated
-
Full reviewWebsite

The short version

  • Only Scaleway has a free tier, so it costs nothing to try first.
  • Each has a real cost: OVHcloud public Cloud pricing table lists a scheduled price change with a column labeled Price on April 1, 2026, showing current rates are promotional and set to change on that date; Scaleway scaleway's entry-level cloud instances start at 4.99 EUR per month, and its consumption-based services (serverless jobs, IoT hub, container functions) bill by vCPU-second and GB-second beyond a fixed free-tier allowance per account per month, so costs scale with usage rather than a flat seat price.
  • They diverge on capability: OVHcloud covers Public Cloud, Scaleway covers Virtual Instances.

Where they differ

Only the attributes on which OVHcloud and Scaleway actually diverge.

Attributes where OVHcloud and Scaleway differ
AttributeOVHcloudScaleway
Starting price€3.5/monthFree
Pricing modelsubscriptionusage-based
Free tierNoYes
PlatformsLinux, Windows, Api, CliWeb, Api, Cli

Identical on both: user rating (Not yet rated), category (Cloud & Infrastructure), founded (1999).

What each one covers

Drawn from each product's published feature list. An absence here means we hold no record of it - not that the product lacks it.

Only in OVHcloud

  • Public Cloud
  • Private Cloud
  • Bare Metal Servers
  • Managed Kubernetes
  • Block Storage
  • Load Balancers
  • Databases
  • ISO 27001

Only in Scaleway

  • Virtual Instances
  • Bare Metal
  • Kubernetes Kapsule
  • Serverless Functions
  • Managed Databases
  • Container Registry
  • Load Balancer
  • Packer

Both cover

  • Object Storage
  • Terraform
  • Docker
  • Kubernetes
  • Ansible
  • SOC2
  • Cloud deployment

What people use each for

The jobs each tool is most often brought in to do.

OVHcloud

  • Businesses running public cloud compute and storage workloads on European infrastructurenot Scaleway

Scaleway

  • Web hostingnot OVHcloud
  • Container orchestrationnot OVHcloud
  • Development environmentsnot OVHcloud
  • Data storagenot OVHcloud

Where each one falls short

Documented limitations, not opinions. Every one is a constraint you would hit in normal use.

OVHcloud

  • Public Cloud pricing table lists a scheduled price change with a column labeled Price on April 1, 2026, showing current rates are promotional and set to change on that date
  • Free network traffic and free Object Storage API calls exclude the Asia-Pacific region

Scaleway

  • Scaleway's entry-level cloud instances start at 4.99 EUR per month, and its consumption-based services (serverless jobs, IoT hub, container functions) bill by vCPU-second and GB-second beyond a fixed free-tier allowance per account per month, so costs scale with usage rather than a flat seat price.

Pricing, plan by plan

OVHcloud

€3.5/month
  • Public Cloud Starter$3.5/month
    • 1 vCPU
    • 1 GB RAM
    • 10 GB storage
  • Bare Metal$49/month
    • Dedicated hardware
    • High performance
    • Full control

Scaleway

Free
  • DEV1-S$7.99/month
    • 2 vCPU
    • 2GB RAM
    • 20GB SSD

Which should you pick?

Choose OVHcloud if

  • You need public cloud.
  • You work on Linux, Windows, Api, Cli.
  • You also want private cloud.
OVHcloud review

Choose Scaleway if

  • You need virtual instances.
  • You want to start without paying.
  • You work on Web, Api, Cli.
  • You also want bare metal.
Scaleway review

Questions people ask

Is OVHcloud or Scaleway better?
Neither clearly leads. OVHcloud starts at €3.5/month and Scaleway at Free, and user ratings are close enough to be indistinguishable. Choose on capability and platform support.
Which is cheaper, OVHcloud or Scaleway?
Scaleway has a free tier; the other does not. Paid plans start at €3.5/month for OVHcloud and Free for Scaleway.
Does OVHcloud or Scaleway run on more platforms?
OVHcloud runs on Linux, Windows, Api, Cli. Scaleway runs on Web, Api, Cli.
Can I use Scaleway for free?
Yes. Scaleway has a free tier, so you can try it without paying. OVHcloud starts at €3.5/month.
What is OVHcloud best used for?
OVHcloud is most often used for businesses running public cloud compute and storage workloads on european infrastructure. Of those, businesses running public cloud compute and storage workloads on european infrastructure is not what Scaleway is typically brought in for.
What can OVHcloud do that Scaleway cannot?
OVHcloud covers Public Cloud, Private Cloud, Bare Metal Servers, Managed Kubernetes. Scaleway covers Virtual Instances, Bare Metal, Kubernetes Kapsule, Serverless Functions. Both handle Object Storage, Terraform, Docker, Kubernetes.
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