Short answer
As of October 23, 2026, the closest alternative to Scaleway is LikeVPS, followed by VDSina and Prometeus (IperWeb). The cheapest of the 12 is VDSina at $2.10/month, against $0.48 at Scaleway.
Key takeaways
- Prices run from $2.10 (VDSina) with a median of $3.30 per month across 12 providers.
- Widest footprint: Vultr, 32 data-center locations in 19 countries.
- Best rated: Webdock, 4.9/5 on Trustpilot from 359 reviews.
- 10 of 12 offer Windows Server, 9 include DDoS protection and 4 bill by the hour.
Best Scaleway alternatives
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1
LikeVPS
UK-registered VPS provider with 26 locations across Europe, North America, Asia and Oceania; DDoS protection and unlimited traffic included in most plans. Lite 2.0 at $10.00/month with 2 GB RAM. 26 locations in 26 countries, DDoS protection included and Windows Server available.
Lite 2.0: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, 20 TB traffic. -
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VDSina
Daily-billed VPS host with Amsterdam servers, 10 Gbit/s ports and Windows licenses included from 4 GB. Standard 1 GB at $2.10/month with 1 GB RAM. DDoS protection included and Windows Server available.
Standard 1 GB: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB NVMe, 1 TB traffic. -
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Prometeus (IperWeb)
Milan veteran (since 1997, now part of CDLAN) selling dedicated-resource KVM 'LPAR' VPS from €8/mo plus Xen, storage, Windows and hourly iwStack cloud. IwStack 512 MB at $3.24/month with 512 MB RAM. DDoS protection included, hourly billing and free backups.
iwStack 512 MB: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB SSD, 2 TB traffic. -
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Exoscale
Swiss cloud with KVM instances billed per second in seven Central and Eastern European zones, from about $5.32/mo. Standard Micro at $5.32/month with 512 MB RAM. Windows Server available and hourly billing.
Standard Micro: 1 vCPU, 512 MB RAM, 10 GB NVMe, 1 TB traffic. -
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HostBrr
Danish-run budget host selling AMD Ryzen KVM VPS and dedicated-core VDS in Frankfurt and Falkenstein from about $2/mo. Value 2GB at $2.24/month with 2 GB RAM. DDoS protection included, Windows Server available and free backups.
Value 2GB: 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 25 GB NVMe, 2.5 TB traffic.
All 12 alternatives
| # | Provider | Plan | $/month | RAM | $/GB RAM | Locations | Windows | Hourly | Trustpilot |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lite 2.0 | $10.00 | 2 GB | $5.00 | 26 | Yes | No | — | |
| 2 | Standard 1 GB | $2.10 | 1 GB | $2.10 | 1 | Yes | No | — | |
| 3 | iwStack 512 MB | $3.24 | 512 MB | $6.48 | 3 | No | Yes | 4.1 (5) | |
| 4 | Standard Micro | $5.32 | 512 MB | $10.64 | 7 | Yes | Yes | 3.5 (2) | |
| 5 | Value 2GB | $2.24 | 2 GB | $1.12 | 2 | Yes | No | 3.1 (49) | |
| 6 | VPS Lite 1 | $3.25 | 2 GB | $1.62 | 1 | Yes | No | 4.0 (2,060) | |
| 7 | VPS Linux S | $4.50 | 2 GB | $2.25 | 2 | Yes | No | 4.2 (10,754) | |
| 8 | VPS Essential | $2.41 | 2 GB | $1.21 | 1 | No | No | 4.9 (359) | |
| 9 | Starter 1xCPU-1GB | $3.50 | 1 GB | $3.50 | 14 | Yes | Yes | 3.0 (168) | |
| 10 | XCloud 1 | $4.99 | 1 GB | $4.99 | 1 | Yes | No | 2.7 (8) | |
| 11 | Linux 1 | $3.35 | 1 GB | $3.35 | 1 | Yes | No | 4.7 (1,254) | |
| 12 | Regular Performance 1 vCPU / 0.5 GB (vc2-1c-0.5gb) | $2.50 | 512 MB | $5.00 | 32 | Yes | Yes | 1.6 (585) |
Prices compared
Why people switch from Scaleway
Scaleway sells plans from $0.48 a month in 4 locations (Europe); it offers Windows, bills hourly.
Its strengths: egress is included in list prices with no transfer quota, and ipv6 is free and stardust1 micro instances from €0.0006/hr and arm (ampere) basic2/standard2 ranges. Its limits: public ipv4 (€0.004/hr) and block storage (from €0.000130/gb/hr) are billed on top of every instance price and europe-only footprint (france, netherlands, poland, italy) and bandwidth capped at 100-400 mbps on small plans. The alternatives below match the strengths and avoid at least one of the limits.
Frequently asked questions
What is the best alternative to Scaleway?
As of October 23, 2026, the closest alternative to Scaleway is LikeVPS, followed by VDSina and Prometeus (IperWeb). The cheapest of the 12 is VDSina at $2.10/month, against $0.48 at Scaleway.
What is a cheaper alternative to Scaleway?
VDSina at $2.10 per month (Standard 1 GB: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB NVMe, 1 TB traffic).
Sources
Prices, plans and locations were read from these pages; last checked October 23, 2026. Prices change, so confirm on the provider's site before you buy.