# Exoscale vs Scaleway

**Leader by vioscaleAI score:** Exoscale

| Attribute | Exoscale | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| **vioscaleAI score** | 83.3 (69% (medium)) | 54.9 (20% (low)) |
| content.faq | `[{"answer":"European cloud provider offering compute instances, managed Kubernetes, database services, object and block storage, and GPU servers across multiple European regions. It is indexed under Cloud Infrastructure.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com/blog/cloud-pricing-models/","question":"What is Exoscale?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Exoscale is a paid product; published pricing starts at €0.01. It is sold across 2 plans (Standard Micro and GPU A30 Small). There is no free tier. Prices are published openly on the vendor's own pricing page. Pricing changes often, so verify at source before relying on it.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com","question":"How much does Exoscale cost?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Exoscale supports a command-line interface. Platforms we have not confirmed are simply not listed here rather than ruled out.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com","question":"What platforms does Exoscale support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Exoscale, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com/blog/cloud-pricing-models/","question":"Can Exoscale be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed 4 integrations for Exoscale, including Rancher, Terraform, Kubernetes and Karpenter. This is what we could verify from public sources, so the vendor may support others we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com","question":"What does Exoscale integrate with?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have independently confirmed SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA and GDPR for Exoscale. Certifications we do not list are ones we have not been able to verify from public sources, which is not the same as Exoscale not holding them. Always confirm compliance directly before you rely on it.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com/blog/tags/trust/","question":"What security certifications does Exoscale have?","confidence":0.7},{"answer":"Exoscale is available in Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany and Croatia. Its primary markets are Switzerland, Germany and Austria. The vendor is headquartered in Switzerland.","source":"https://www.exoscale.com/blog/cloud-pricing-models/","question":"Where is Exoscale available?","confidence":0.75}]` | `[{"answer":"Scaleway is a European cloud provider offering compute, storage, AI models, managed databases, Kubernetes, and serverless services. All infrastructure hosted in Europe. It is indexed under Cloud Infrastructure.","source":"https://www.scaleway.com","question":"What is Scaleway?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have confirmed browser-based access to Scaleway. That is the extent of what we could verify from public sources, so it may well offer desktop or mobile clients we have not indexed.","source":"https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/dedibox-vps/","question":"What platforms does Scaleway support?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"We have only confirmed a cloud / SaaS deployment for Scaleway, so it appears to be vendor-hosted. If a self-hosted option exists we have not found it documented publicly.","source":"https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/dedibox-vps/","question":"Can Scaleway be self-hosted?","confidence":0.6},{"answer":"Scaleway is available worldwide. Its primary market is the EU.","source":"https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/dedibox-vps/","question":"Where is Scaleway available?","confidence":0.75}]` |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | European cloud provider offering compute instances, managed Kubernetes, database services, object and block storage, and GPU servers across multiple European regions. | A European cloud computing platform offering compute, storage, and AI services with multiple regional data centers and data sovereignty guarantees as an alternative to global hyperscalers. |
| features.capabilities | `{"tier":"vps_dev","marketplace":true,"block_storage":true,"gpu_instances":true,"regions_count":"5 European regions (Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia)","object_storage":true,"managed_databases":true,"managed_kubernetes":true}` | `{"tier":"hyperscaler","bare_metal":true,"marketplace":true,"block_storage":true,"gpu_instances":true,"regions_count":"4 multi-AZ in Europe, 65+ PoPs globally","data_residency":true,"object_storage":true,"serverless_faas":true,"managed_databases":true,"managed_kubernetes":true}` |
| integrations.count | 2 | - |
| integrations.list | `[{"name":"Rancher"},{"name":"Terraform"},{"name":"Kubernetes"},{"name":"Karpenter"}]` | - |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"CH","primaryMarkets":["CH","DE","AT"],"availabilityScope":"regional","availableCountries":["AT","BG","CH","DE","HR"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"cli":true}` | `{"cli":true,"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"usage","plans":[{"free":false,"name":"Standard Micro","summary":"€0.00729/hour","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":0.00729,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"512 MB RAM, 1 core, 10-200 GB storage","contactSales":false},{"free":false,"name":"GPU A30 Small","summary":"€1.226/hour","components":[{"per":{"qty":1,"unit":"hour"},"kind":"metered","amount":1.22645833,"currency":"EUR"}],"description":"56 GB RAM, 12 cores, 1x NVIDIA A30 GPU","contactSales":false}],"summary":"Pay-as-you-go usage-based pricing billed by the second, no upfront costs or commitments. Starting from €0.00729/hour.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.exoscale.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-03T13:22:08.200Z","startingPrice":{"amount":0.00729,"period":"month","currency":"EUR"}}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | no | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | low | - |
| pricing.transparent | yes | - |
| reliability.sla_pct | 99.95 | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.fedramp | yes | - |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |
| security.hipaa | yes | - |
| security.iso27001 | yes | - |
| security.pci | yes | - |
| security.soc2 | yes | - |
| security.trust_center | https://www.exoscale.com/blog/tags/security/ | https://www.scaleway.com/en/security-and-resilience/ |

## Capabilities (Cloud Infrastructure)

| Capability | Exoscale | Scaleway |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Provider tier | VPS / developer | Hyperscaler |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Regions / global footprint | 5 European regions (Austria, Bulgaria, Switzerland, Germany, Croatia) | 4 multi-AZ in Europe, 65+ PoPs globally |
| **Compute** |  |  |
| Bare-metal servers | - | ✓ |
| GPU / accelerated compute | ✓ | ✓ |
| Spot / preemptible pricing | - | - |
| **Storage** |  |  |
| Object storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Block storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| **Managed** |  |  |
| Managed Kubernetes | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed databases | ✓ | ✓ |
| Serverless / FaaS | - | ✓ |
| **Network** |  |  |
| VPC / private networking | - | - |
| **Pricing** |  |  |
| Free / low egress | - | - |
| **Compliance** |  |  |
| Data-residency / sovereign options | - | ✓ |
| **Ecosystem** |  |  |
| Partner marketplace | ✓ | ✓ |

*Source: vioscaleAI. Generated 2026-10-16T19:03:04.274Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*