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Head-to-head · Cheap VPS Hosting

Hetzner Cloud Servers vs Scaleway Virtual Instances

  • Updated Oct 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 1 check side by side
Higher score Hetzner Cloud Servers #3 in Cheap VPS Hosting 9.1/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Hetzner
Scaleway Virtual Instances #6 in Cheap VPS Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Scaleway

Hetzner Cloud Servers leads on 0 checks, Scaleway Virtual Instances on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 1 yes/no, price and count check where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreHetzner Cloud Servers · 9.1/10

Hetzner Cloud Servers scores higher on our rubric for cheap vps hosting: 9.1 against 8.6 out of 10; our editors rank them #3 and #6.

Hetzner Cloud Servers is the better fit for low-cost VPS with hourly billing and DDoS filtering. Scaleway Virtual Instances is the better fit for low-cost starter instances and pay-as-you-go workloads.

  • Hetzner Cloud Servers fits best

    Low-cost VPS with hourly billing and DDoS filtering

  • Scaleway Virtual Instances fits best

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

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Side by side

Feature Hetzner Cloud Servers 9.1/10 Visit ↗ Scaleway Virtual Instances 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 9.1 8.6
Ranking #3 in Cheap VPS Hosting #6 in Cheap VPS Hosting
Best for Low-cost VPS with hourly billing and DDoS filtering Low-cost starter instances and pay-as-you-go workloads
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price — €0.43/device/mo
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud Cloud, Self-hosted
Platforms Web, Linux, Windows Web
Support Email, Docs · 24/7 Tickets, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7
Compliance GDPR, 2FA, ISO 27001 ISO 27001, GDPR
Integrations 5 integrations 5 integrations
Built for Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Hetzner Cloud Servers 0/2 · Scaleway Virtual Instances 0/2
Managed option Not checked yet Not checked yet
DDoS protection Not checked yet Not checked yet
Specs
vCPU cores Not checked yet Not checked yet
RAM 4 GB Not checked yet
NVMe storage Not checked yet Not checked yet
Bandwidth Not checked yet Not checked yet
Server locations Not checked yet Not checked yet
Our review
Pros
  • CX23 includes 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 40 GB NVMe storage.
  • Hourly billing has a monthly price cap.
  • Includes DDoS filtering, firewalls, snapshots and optional backups.
  • €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
  • No free plan is offered.
  • Backups are optional rather than included.
  • Pricing and availability vary by location.
  • 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

Hetzner Cloud Servers provide virtual machines for running operating systems and applications on Hetzner infrastructure in Europe, the United States and Singapore. They suit solo operators and organizations that want VPS resources with…

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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…

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  1. Hetzner Cloud ServersCheap VPS Hosting 9.1Paid
  2. Scaleway Virtual InstancesCheap VPS Hosting 8.6Paid

Strengths and trade-offs

  • Hetzner Cloud Servers — where it wins

    • CX23 includes 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM and 40 GB NVMe storage.
    • Hourly billing has a monthly price cap.
    • Includes DDoS filtering, firewalls, snapshots and optional backups.

    Where it doesn't

    • No free plan is offered.
    • Backups are optional rather than included.
    • Pricing and availability vary by location.

  • 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
  • Hetzner Cloud Servers9.1/10 · Paid

    Flexible cloud servers with hourly billing, NVMe storage and included DDoS filtering.

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  • Scaleway Virtual Instances8.6/10 · Paid

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

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026

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