DigitalOcean Droplets vs Scaleway Instances

DigitalOcean Droplets9.3Visit SIScaleway Instances8.6Visit

Higher score DigitalOcean Droplets #1 in Debian VPS Hosting 9.3/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit DigitalOcean

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SI Scaleway Instances #6 in Debian VPS Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 3 features Visit Scaleway

• DigitalOcean Droplets fits best

  Broad Debian cloud deployments with automation

• Scaleway Instances fits best

  Very low-cost scalable cloud instances

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Side by side

Feature	DigitalOcean Droplets 9.3/10 Visit ↗	SIScaleway Instances 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.6
Ranking	#1 in Debian VPS Hosting	#6 in Debian VPS Hosting
Best for	Broad Debian cloud deployments with automation	Very low-cost scalable cloud instances
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$4/mo	€0.0006/unit usage-based
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web, Linux	Web
Support	Email, Live chat, Tickets · 24/7	Tickets, Phone · 24/7
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features DigitalOcean Droplets 0/3 · Scaleway Instances 0/3
NVMe storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Root access	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Managed options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
vCPU cores	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
RAM	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Included bandwidth	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Server locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Manage Droplets through the control panel, CLI, API, or Terraform. Autoscale pools can scale horizontally by resource use or fixed size. Choose from five configuration types, from Basic to storage-optimized.	€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	Backups and snapshots are add-ons, not included in the listed plan. Load balancing, object storage, and managed databases are separate products. The $4/month Basic plan lists 1 vCPU, 10 GiB SSD, and 500 GiB transfer.	Debian-specific image availability requires verification Storage and attached public IPv4 are billed separately Autoscaling Groups are documented as Private Beta
Our verdict	DigitalOcean Droplets are Linux-based virtual machines for hosting websites, applications, databases, development environments, and other workloads. They suit teams and individuals deploying Debian-based cloud systems who want a choice of… 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

• DigitalOcean Droplets — where it wins

  • Manage Droplets through the control panel, CLI, API, or Terraform.
  • Autoscale pools can scale horizontally by resource use or fixed size.
  • Choose from five configuration types, from Basic to storage-optimized.

  Where it doesn't

  • Backups and snapshots are add-ons, not included in the listed plan.
  • Load balancing, object storage, and managed databases are separate products.
  • The $4/month Basic plan lists 1 vCPU, 10 GiB SSD, and 500 GiB transfer.

• 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

• DigitalOcean Droplets9.3/10 · Paid

  Flexible Debian-capable cloud VMs with automation options and a $4/month entry plan.

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• SIScaleway Instances8.6/10 · Paid

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

  Visit ScalewayFull verdict →