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Scaleway VPS review and pricing

Scaleway is a VPS provider based in Paris, France with 4 data-center locations in 4 countries (Europe). Plans start at $0.48/month for STARDUST1-S (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, unmetered traffic); the median price is $5.78 per GB of RAM. It offers Windows Server, bills hourly.

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Short answer

As of October 23, 2026, Scaleway sells 8 VPS plans from $0.48/month (STARDUST1-S: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, unmetered traffic) in 4 locations. It ranks #53 of 160 providers overall and #1 of 95 for 1 GB RAM VPS. Trustpilot rates it 1.5 from 358 reviews.

Key takeaways

  • Cheapest plan: STARDUST1-S at $0.48/month (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, unmetered traffic).
  • Windows Server from $149.05/month (POP2-2C-8G-WIN, licence included).
  • 4 data-center locations in 4 countries: Amsterdam, Milan, Paris and Warsaw.
  • Ranks #53 of 160 overall; best placing #1 of 95 for 1 GB RAM VPS.

Key facts

Websitescaleway.com
HeadquartersParis, France
Founded1999
Cheapest planSTARDUST1-S, $0.48/month (€0.43)
Price per GB RAM (median)$5.78
Data centers4 locations in 4 countries (Europe)
VirtualizationKVM
BillingHourly, monthly
Windows ServerYes Windows Server 2022 image offered on the POP2-WIN range only (e.g. POP2-2C-8G-WIN at €0.1823/hr incl. license), available in Paris PAR-1/PAR-2 only.
Operating systemsUbuntu, Debian, CentOS, Fedora, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, Windows Server
StorageNo NVMe (SSD)
DDoS protection—
Backups / snapshotsPaid backups; snapshots: Yes
IPv4 / IPv6IPv4 included: No; IPv6: Yes
APIYes
Dedicated CPU plansYes
Payment methodsCard, sepa
Money-backNot published
SupportBasic ticket support included; paid Advanced/Business/Enterprise support plans; no phone on free tier
Email / port 25No email rule published
Uptime SLA99% (shared BASIC ranges) / 99.5% (dedicated, specialized, GPU); no SLO on Development ranges
Trustpilot1.5 / 5 from 358 reviews (profile)

Scaleway prices exclude VAT, IPv4 (billed per hour) and block storage. The Stardust plan is a limited, best-effort tier.

Plans and prices

8 plans recorded across 5 lines. Monthly list prices in US dollars; the highlighted row is the cheapest. EUR→USD at 1.12 (2026-10-14); Scaleway list prices are EUR excl. VAT

PlanLineCPUvCPURAMStorageTraffic$/month$/GB RAMNotes
STARDUST1-S Development (shared vCPU) Shared 1 1 GB 10 GB SSD Unmetered $0.48 (€0.43) $0.48 €0.0006/hr excl. VAT; approx. monthly €0.43 as shown by Scaleway; 100 Mbps bandwidth; available in PAR-1, AMS-1, WAW-1 only, frequently sold out; flexible IPv4 billed extra at €0.004/hr (~€2.92/mo); storage billed separately (block) - 10 GB local figure from Scaleway catalog
DEV1-S Development (shared vCPU) Shared 2 2 GB 20 GB SSD Unmetered $7.34 (€6.55) $3.67 €0.00898/hr excl. VAT; AMD EPYC 7281; 200 Mbps; local SSD or block; IPv4 extra
PLAY2-PICO Development (shared vCPU) Shared 1 2 GB — Unmetered $11.67 (€10.42) $5.83 €0.01428/hr excl. VAT; AMD EPYC 7543; block storage only (5K IOPS €0.000130/GB/hr); 100 Mbps
PLAY2-NANO Development (shared vCPU) Shared 2 4 GB — Unmetered $22.51 (€20.10) $5.63 €0.02754/hr excl. VAT; block storage only; 200 Mbps
BASIC3-X2C-4G General Purpose BASIC3 (shared vCPU) Shared 2 4 GB — Unmetered $32.24 (€28.79) $8.06 €0.03945/hr excl. VAT; AMD EPYC 7543; block storage only; 350 Mbps; available in PAR, AMS, MIL; 99% SLO
PRO2-XXS General Purpose PRO2 (shared vCPU) Shared 2 8 GB — Unmetered $45.86 (€40.95) $5.73 €0.0561/hr excl. VAT; AMD EPYC 7543; block storage only; 350 Mbps; all PAR/AMS/WAW zones
POP2-2C-8G General Purpose POP2 (dedicated vCPU) Dedicated 2 8 GB — Unmetered $60.09 (€53.65) $7.51 €0.0735/hr excl. VAT; dedicated AMD EPYC 7543 cores; block storage only; 400 Mbps; 99.5% SLO; Windows variant POP2-2C-8G-WIN €0.1823/hr
POP2-HC-2C-4G Compute Optimized POP2-HC (dedicated vCPU) Dedicated 2 4 GB — Unmetered $43.49 (€38.83) $10.87 €0.0532/hr excl. VAT; dedicated cores; block storage only; 400 Mbps

EUR→USD at 1.12 (2026-10-14); Scaleway list prices are EUR excl. VAT

Scaleway: price per GB of RAM by planScaleway: price per GB of RAM by plan$ per GB RAM / monthSTARDUST1-SSTARDUST1-S: $0.48$0.48DEV1-SDEV1-S: $3.67$3.67PLAY2-PICOPLAY2-PICO: $5.83$5.83PLAY2-NANOPLAY2-NANO: $5.63$5.63BASIC3-X2C-4GBASIC3-X2C-4G: $8.06$8.06PRO2-XXSPRO2-XXS: $5.73$5.73POP2-2C-8GPOP2-2C-8G: $7.51$7.51POP2-HC-2C-4GPOP2-HC-2C-4G: $10.87$10.87
Monthly price per gigabyte of RAM for each published plan.

Scaleway Windows VPS prices

Plans that can run Windows Server, with the monthly licence fee added where Scaleway charges one.

PlanvCPURAMStorage$/monthLicence
POP2-2C-8G-WIN28 GB—$149.05licence included

Data-center locations

Scaleway lets you deploy in 4 locations: 4 in Europe. Countries: France, Italy, Netherlands and Poland.

Map of Scaleway locations

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Pros and cons

Strengths

  • Egress is included in list prices with no transfer quota, and IPv6 is free
  • STARDUST1 micro instances from €0.0006/hr and Arm (Ampere) BASIC2/STANDARD2 ranges
  • Windows Server 2022 images and dedicated-vCPU POP2 ranges across Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw

Limitations

  • Public IPv4 (€0.004/hr) and block storage (from €0.000130/GB/hr) are billed on top of every instance price
  • Europe-only footprint (France, Netherlands, Poland, Italy) and bandwidth capped at 100-400 Mbps on small plans
  • Trustpilot score of 1.5/5 from 358 reviews; Development ranges carry no uptime SLO

Where Scaleway ranks

Positions in the rankings on this site, based on the data above.

Alternatives to Scaleway

Providers closest to Scaleway by region, price and features. LikeVPS, VDSina and Prometeus (IperWeb) are the nearest matches.

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# Provider Plan $/month RAM $/GB RAM Locations Windows Trustpilot
1 LikeVPS Lite 2.0 $10.00 2 GB $5.00 26 Yes —
2 VDSina Standard 1 GB $2.10 1 GB $2.10 1 Yes —
3 Prometeus (IperWeb) iwStack 512 MB $3.24 512 MB $6.48 3 No 4.1 (5)
4 Exoscale Standard Micro $5.32 512 MB $10.64 7 Yes 3.5 (2)
5 HostBrr Value 2GB $2.24 2 GB $1.12 2 Yes 3.1 (49)
6 Infomaniak VPS Lite 1 $3.25 2 GB $1.62 1 Yes 4.0 (2,060)

See the full list of Scaleway alternatives.

Frequently asked questions

How much does Scaleway VPS cost?

Plans start at $0.48 per month for STARDUST1-S (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, unmetered traffic); €0.0006/hr excl. VAT; approx. monthly €0.43 as shown by Scaleway; 100 Mbps bandwidth; available in PAR-1, AMS-1, WAW-1 only, frequently sold out; flexible IPv4 billed extra at €0.004/hr (~€2.92/mo); storage billed separately (block) - 10 GB local figure from Scaleway catalog. Across its published plans the median price is $5.78 per GB of RAM.

Where are Scaleway's data centers?

Scaleway lets you deploy in 4 locations: 4 in Europe. Countries: France, Italy, Netherlands and Poland.

Does Scaleway offer Windows VPS?

Windows Server 2022 image offered on the POP2-WIN range only (e.g. POP2-2C-8G-WIN at €0.1823/hr incl. license), available in Paris PAR-1/PAR-2 only. Cheapest Windows-capable plan: POP2-2C-8G-WIN at $149.05/month.

Does Scaleway have hourly billing?

Yes, servers are billed by the hour with a monthly cap.

Is Scaleway good?

As of October 23, 2026, Scaleway sells 8 VPS plans from $0.48/month (STARDUST1-S: 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, unmetered traffic) in 4 locations. It ranks #53 of 160 providers overall and #1 of 95 for 1 GB RAM VPS. Trustpilot rates it 1.5 from 358 reviews. 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. Limitations: 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.

Sources

Data was read from these pages (provider data checked October 14, 2026; rankings updated October 23, 2026). Prices change; check the provider's site before buying.