# Hetzner vs Scaleway

| Attribute | Hetzner | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| **Vioscale score** | 41.6 (32% (low)) | 56.1 (21% (low)) |
| deployment.options | `{"cloud":true}` | `{"cloud":true}` |
| description.long | Hetzner provides cloud servers, dedicated physical hardware, managed hosting, and storage solutions via data centers in Germany and Finland, with monthly billing and 24/7 support. Data is kept within the EU by default. | Scaleway is a European cloud provider offering compute, storage, AI models, managed databases, Kubernetes, and serverless services. All infrastructure hosted in Europe. |
| features.capabilities | `{"tier":"regional","bare_metal":true,"regions_count":"3 (Nuremberg and Falkenstein in Germany, Helsinki in Finland)","data_residency":true,"object_storage":true,"managed_kubernetes":true}` | `{"tier":"hyperscaler","bare_metal":true,"marketplace":true,"gpu_instances":true,"regions_count":"4 multi-AZ in Europe, 65+ PoPs globally","data_residency":true,"object_storage":true}` |
| market.availability | `{"hqCountry":"DE","primaryMarkets":["DE","EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":["DE","FI","US"],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` | `{"primaryMarkets":["EU"],"availabilityScope":"global","availableCountries":[],"notAvailableCountries":[]}` |
| platform.support | `{"web":true}` | `{"web":true}` |
| pricing | `{"type":"subscription","summary":"Monthly billing; cloud resources billed hourly within monthly invoice. No annual or prepaid options. Auto-renews unless cancelled.","currency":"EUR","freeTier":false,"sourceUrl":"https://www.hetzner.com","retrievedAt":"2026-08-14T13:46:56.987Z","billingPeriods":["month"]}` | - |
| pricing.free_tier | no | - |
| pricing.model | commercial | commercial |
| pricing.price_level | unknown | - |
| pricing.transparent | no | - |
| reliability.status_page | yes | yes |
| security.disclosure_policy | yes | yes |
| security.gdpr | yes | - |

## Capabilities (Cloud Infrastructure)

| Capability | Hetzner | Scaleway |
|---|:--:|:--:|
| **Core** |  |  |
| Provider tier | Regional / sovereign | Hyperscaler |
| **Reach** |  |  |
| Regions / global footprint | 3 (Nuremberg and Falkenstein in Germany, Helsinki in Finland) | 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: Vioscale. Generated 2026-09-01T17:13:31.015Z. "-" = undocumented, not absent.*