Akamai Connected Cloud vs Scaleway Virtual Instances

Akamai Connected Cloud7.3Visit Scaleway Virtual Instances6.9Visit

Higher score Akamai Connected Cloud #3 in Cheap VPS Hosting 7.3/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Akamai

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Scaleway Virtual Instances #5 in Cheap VPS Hosting 6.9/10 From €0.43/mo ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Scaleway

• Akamai Connected Cloud fits best

  VPS buyers who want room to grow into cloud services

• Scaleway Virtual Instances fits best

  Low-cost starter instances and pay-as-you-go workloads

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Side by side

Feature	Akamai Connected Cloud 7.3/10 Visit ↗	Scaleway Virtual Instances 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	7.3	6.9
Ranking	#3 in Cheap VPS Hosting	#5 in Cheap VPS Hosting
Best for	VPS buyers who want room to grow into cloud services	Low-cost starter instances and pay-as-you-go workloads
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	Not published	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms	Web, Windows, macOS, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Phone, Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Tickets, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA, PCI DSS	ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations	5 integrations	5 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Akamai Connected Cloud 0/2 · Scaleway Virtual Instances 0/2
Managed option	Not published	Not published
DDoS protection	Not published	Not published
Specs
vCPU cores	Not published	Not published
RAM	Not published	Not published
NVMe storage	Not published	Not published
Bandwidth	Not published	Not published
Server locations	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	Shared, dedicated, and high-memory CPU instance options Cloud services include storage, managed Kubernetes, and databases Manage resources through Cloud Manager, CLI, API, and Terraform	€0.43/month entry instance with hourly billing available API, Terraform and CLI management with private networking Shared or dedicated vCPUs, plus x86 and ARM options
Cons	Entry-tier instance specifications are not provided The range of services may exceed a VPS-only buyer’s needs Pricing and plan availability can vary by region	Entry STARDUST1-S provides only 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM Storage and attached public IPv4 charges are billed separately Deployment is limited to Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw regions
Our verdict	Akamai Connected Cloud brings VPS-style virtual compute together with storage, networking, managed Kubernetes, databases, serverless functions, and GPU compute. Its Shared CPU, Dedicated CPU, and High Memory options give developers and… Read the review →	Scaleway Virtual Instances provides cloud virtual machines for applications, development environments, internal tools, websites, databases and compute-intensive workloads. It suits teams that want low-cost European hosting with root… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Akamai Connected Cloud — where it wins

  • Shared, dedicated, and high-memory CPU instance options
  • Cloud services include storage, managed Kubernetes, and databases
  • Manage resources through Cloud Manager, CLI, API, and Terraform

  Where it doesn't

  • Entry-tier instance specifications are not provided
  • The range of services may exceed a VPS-only buyer’s needs
  • Pricing and plan availability can vary by region

• Scaleway Virtual Instances — where it wins

  • €0.43/month entry instance with hourly billing available
  • API, Terraform and CLI management with private networking
  • Shared or dedicated vCPUs, plus x86 and ARM options

  Where it doesn't

  • Entry STARDUST1-S provides only 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM
  • Storage and attached public IPv4 charges are billed separately
  • Deployment is limited to Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw regions

• Akamai Connected Cloud7.3/10 · Paid

  A broad cloud platform with shared, dedicated, and high-memory compute options.

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• Scaleway Virtual Instances6.9/10 · From €0.43/mo

  Very low-cost European instances with strong automation, but modest entry resources.

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