Akamai Cloud Compute vs Scaleway Instances

Akamai Cloud Compute7.8Visit SIScaleway Instances6.7Visit

Higher score Akamai Cloud Compute #2 in Debian VPS Hosting 7.8/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Akamai Cloud

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SI Scaleway Instances #8 in Debian VPS Hosting 6.7/10 From €0.00 ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Scaleway

• Akamai Cloud Compute fits best

  Teams needing rich infrastructure integrations

• Scaleway Instances fits best

  Very low-cost scalable cloud instances

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Side by side

Feature	Akamai Cloud Compute 7.8/10 Visit ↗	SIScaleway Instances 6.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.8	6.7
Ranking	#2 in Debian VPS Hosting	#8 in Debian VPS Hosting
Best for	Teams needing rich infrastructure integrations	Very low-cost scalable cloud instances
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7	Tickets, Phone · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akamai Cloud Compute 0/3 · Scaleway Instances 0/3
NVMe storage	Not published	Not published
Root access	Not published	Not published
Managed options	Not published	Not published
Specs
vCPU cores	Not published	Not published
RAM	Not published	Not published
Included bandwidth	Not published	Not published
Server locations	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Debian support with shared and dedicated CPU instance options API, CLI, Terraform, and Ansible management integrations Private networking, firewalls, storage, backups, and GPU options	€0.0006 per instance-hour starting price, billed monthly Selectable Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw availability zones SSH, storage attachments, API management and load balancers
Cons	Paid service with no perpetual free plan Listed Nanode and Linode tiers use shared CPUs Pricing varies by plan, region, and hourly or monthly usage	Debian-specific image availability requires verification Storage and attached public IPv4 are billed separately Autoscaling Groups are documented as Private Beta
Our verdict	Akamai Cloud Compute provides virtual machines, also called Linodes or compute instances, for hosting Linux distributions and running applications on Akamai cloud infrastructure. It supports Linux distributions including Debian, Ubuntu,… Read the review →	Scaleway Instances provides cloud virtual machines for CPU and GPU workloads, with instance ranges for development, general-purpose, compute-optimized, memory-optimized and GPU use cases. It suits small teams through enterprises that need… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Akamai Cloud Compute — where it wins

  • Debian support with shared and dedicated CPU instance options
  • API, CLI, Terraform, and Ansible management integrations
  • Private networking, firewalls, storage, backups, and GPU options

  Where it doesn't

  • Paid service with no perpetual free plan
  • Listed Nanode and Linode tiers use shared CPUs
  • Pricing varies by plan, region, and hourly or monthly usage

• Scaleway Instances — where it wins

  • €0.0006 per instance-hour starting price, billed monthly
  • Selectable Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw availability zones
  • SSH, storage attachments, API management and load balancers

  Where it doesn't

  • Debian-specific image availability requires verification
  • Storage and attached public IPv4 are billed separately
  • Autoscaling Groups are documented as Private Beta

• Akamai Cloud Compute7.8/10 · Paid

  A Debian-ready cloud compute service with broad infrastructure and automation integrations.

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• SIScaleway Instances6.7/10 · From €0.00

  Very low-cost, flexible instances with zones, SSH, storage, APIs and autoscaling options.

  Visit ScalewayFull verdict →