Google Compute Engine vs Scaleway Instances

Google Compute Engine9.3Visit SIScaleway Instances8.0Visit

Higher score Google Compute Engine #3 in Cloud Hosting 9.3/10 Free plan Free plan✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Google Cloud

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

• Google Compute Engine fits best

  Enterprise VM workloads needing broad controls

• Scaleway Instances fits best

  Budget-conscious European VM deployments

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Side by side

Feature	Google Compute Engine 9.3/10 Visit ↗	SIScaleway Instances 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	8.0
Ranking	#3 in Cloud Hosting	#15 in Cloud Hosting
Best for	Enterprise VM workloads needing broad controls	Budget-conscious European VM deployments
Pricing model	Free plan + paid	Paid
Starting price	Free plan	€0.0006/unit usage-based
Free plan	✓ (best)	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Docs, Community · 24/7	Tickets, Phone · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Google Compute Engine 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	Custom VM types, block storage, autoscaling, and load balancing Supports Linux, Windows, GPUs, TPUs, APIs, and console control Connects with Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, and more	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	Self-managed infrastructure requires operational expertise Usage-based billing can make costs harder to forecast Broader controls may be more than simple hosting needs	Coverage is limited to four regions Development instances include no SLA Autoscaling and instance groups are documented as Public Beta
Our verdict	Google Compute Engine is an infrastructure-as-a-service platform for creating and running self-managed virtual machines on Google infrastructure. It suits teams running web servers, applications, databases, containers, batch processing,… 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

• Google Compute Engine — where it wins

  • Custom VM types, block storage, autoscaling, and load balancing
  • Supports Linux, Windows, GPUs, TPUs, APIs, and console control
  • Connects with Cloud Storage, BigQuery, Cloud SQL, and more

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-managed infrastructure requires operational expertise
  • Usage-based billing can make costs harder to forecast
  • Broader controls may be more than simple hosting needs

• 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

• Google Compute Engine9.3/10 · Free plan

  A broad-control VM platform for enterprise workloads across Linux and Windows.

  Visit Google CloudFull verdict →
• SIScaleway Instances8.0/10 · Paid

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

  Visit ScalewayFull verdict →