Azure Virtual Machines vs Scaleway Instances

Azure Virtual Machines9.2Visit SIScaleway Instances8.0Visit

Higher score Azure Virtual Machines #4 in Cloud Hosting 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Azure

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SI Scaleway Instances #15 in Cloud Hosting 8.0/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Scaleway

• Azure Virtual Machines fits best

  Organizations standardizing on Azure

• Scaleway Instances fits best

  Budget-conscious European VM deployments

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Side by side

Feature	Azure Virtual Machines 9.2/10 Visit ↗	SIScaleway Instances 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	8.0
Ranking	#4 in Cloud Hosting	#15 in Cloud Hosting
Best for	Organizations standardizing on Azure	Budget-conscious European VM deployments
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not checked yet	€0.0006/unit usage-based
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Windows, Linux	Web
Support	Tickets, Community, Docs · 24/7	Tickets, Phone · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Azure Virtual Machines 4/4 · Scaleway Instances 4/4
Autoscaling	✓	✓
Load balancing	✓	✓
Object storage	✓	✓
Managed databases	✓	✓
Specs
Regions available	Not checked yet	3
Monthly bandwidth	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Support level	Premium	Premium
Our review
Pros	Supports both Linux and Windows virtual machines Adds autoscaling, load balancing, zones, and scale sets Connects with Azure storage, monitoring, backup, and databases	Starts at €0.43/month with hourly pay-as-you-go billing Instance families cover development, general, compute, and memory workloads Includes autoscaling, load balancing, VPC, APIs, CLI, and Terraform
Cons	Pricing varies by region, operating system, usage, and configuration Requires Azure ecosystem knowledge for the broadest fit No free plan; ongoing usage can make costs complex to manage	Coverage is limited to four regions Development instances include no SLA Autoscaling and instance groups are documented as Public Beta
Our verdict	Azure Virtual Machines is a cloud computing service for deploying and running Linux or Windows virtual machines. It suits organizations that need configurable compute for enterprise software, databases, applications, APIs, or… Read the review →	Scaleway Instances provides cloud virtual machines for developers, teams, and organizations running applications, websites, databases, and other workloads. Its four instance families support shared or dedicated vCPUs, x86 or ARM… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Azure Virtual Machines — where it wins

  • Supports both Linux and Windows virtual machines
  • Adds autoscaling, load balancing, zones, and scale sets
  • Connects with Azure storage, monitoring, backup, and databases

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing varies by region, operating system, usage, and configuration
  • Requires Azure ecosystem knowledge for the broadest fit
  • No free plan; ongoing usage can make costs complex to manage

• Scaleway Instances — where it wins

  • Starts at €0.43/month with hourly pay-as-you-go billing
  • Instance families cover development, general, compute, and memory workloads
  • Includes autoscaling, load balancing, VPC, APIs, CLI, and Terraform

  Where it doesn't

  • Coverage is limited to four regions
  • Development instances include no SLA
  • Autoscaling and instance groups are documented as Public Beta

• Azure Virtual Machines9.2/10 · Paid

  Flexible Azure compute with scaling, networking, storage, and security options.

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• SIScaleway Instances8.0/10 · Paid

  Flexible European VM hosting with low entry pricing and four regions.

  Visit ScalewayFull verdict →