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IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC vs Scaleway Instances
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC leads on 1 check, Scaleway Instances on 0, and 5 are even. Who comes out ahead on the 6 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.
Our verdict
- Highest scoreIBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC · 8.5/10
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC scores higher on our rubric for cloud hosting: 8.5 against 8.0 out of 10; our editors rank them #10 and #15.
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC leads on regions available: 13 versus 3.
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC is the better fit for IBM ecosystem and GPU workloads. Scaleway Instances is the better fit for budget-conscious European VM deployments.
- IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC fits best
IBM ecosystem and GPU workloads
- Scaleway Instances fits best
Budget-conscious European VM deployments
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Side by side
| Feature | IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC 8.5/10 Visit ↗ | Scaleway Instances 8.0/10 Visit ↗ |
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| At a glance | ||
| Editor score | 8.5 | 8.0 |
| Ranking | #10 in Cloud Hosting | #15 in Cloud Hosting |
| Best for | IBM ecosystem and GPU workloads | 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 | Web |
| Support | Docs, Community, Phone, Live chat, Tickets · 24/7 | Tickets, Phone · 24/7 |
| Built for | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise | Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise |
| Features IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC 4/4 · Scaleway Instances 4/4 | ||
| Autoscaling | ✓ | ✓ |
| Load balancing | ✓ | ✓ |
| Object storage | ✓ | ✓ |
| Managed databases | ✓ | ✓ |
| Specs | ||
| Regions available | 13 (best) | 3 |
| Monthly bandwidth | Not checked yet | Not checked yet |
| Support level | Premium | Premium |
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| Our verdict | IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC provides configurable virtual machines inside IBM Cloud’s software-defined Virtual Private Cloud environment. It supports shared multi-tenant instances and dedicated hosts, with profiles for… 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
IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC — where it wins
- GPU, AI accelerator and confidential-computing profile options
- Dedicated tenancy, VPC controls and policy-based autoscaling
- Console, CLI, API, Terraform and SDK provisioning support
Where it doesn't
- Paid service without a free plan
- Pricing uses pay-as-you-use or reserved-capacity billing
- Platform fit centers on IBM Cloud services and tooling
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
- IBM Cloud Virtual Servers for VPC8.5/10 · Paid
Configurable IBM Cloud VPC servers for enterprise networking, scaling and GPU workloads.
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Flexible European VM hosting with low entry pricing and four regions.
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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
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