IONOS VPS vs Scaleway Instances

IONOS VPS8.8Visit SIScaleway Instances8.6Visit

Higher score IONOS VPS #5 in Debian VPS Hosting 8.8/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 3 features Visit IONOS

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

• IONOS VPS fits best

  Budget VPS with generous storage and traffic

• Scaleway Instances fits best

  Very low-cost scalable cloud instances

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Side by side

Feature	IONOS VPS 8.8/10 Visit ↗	SIScaleway Instances 8.6/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	8.6
Ranking	#5 in Debian VPS Hosting	#6 in Debian VPS Hosting
Best for	Budget VPS with generous storage and traffic	Very low-cost scalable cloud instances
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	$6/mo	€0.0006/unit usage-based
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Linux, Windows	Web
Support	Phone, Live chat, Email · 24/7	Tickets, Phone · 24/7
Built for	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features IONOS VPS 1/3 · Scaleway Instances 0/3
NVMe storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Root access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Managed options	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
vCPU cores	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
RAM	2 GB	Not checked yet
Included bandwidth	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Server locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Our review
Pros	Starts at $6/month with 2 GB RAM and 60 GB NVMe storage Unlimited traffic over a connection up to 1 Gbps Root access, private networking, backups and active DDoS protection	€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	Self-managed administration requires server configuration expertise Traffic is unlimited only over a connection up to 1 Gbps Advanced capabilities such as load balancing add configuration work	Debian-specific image availability requires verification Storage and attached public IPv4 are billed separately Autoscaling Groups are documented as Private Beta
Our verdict	IONOS VPS provides cloud-based virtual private servers for websites, email, online shops and development environments. It suits solo users, small teams, mid-market organizations and enterprises that want full root access and control over… 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

• IONOS VPS — where it wins

  • Starts at $6/month with 2 GB RAM and 60 GB NVMe storage
  • Unlimited traffic over a connection up to 1 Gbps
  • Root access, private networking, backups and active DDoS protection

  Where it doesn't

  • Self-managed administration requires server configuration expertise
  • Traffic is unlimited only over a connection up to 1 Gbps
  • Advanced capabilities such as load balancing add configuration work

• 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

• IONOS VPS8.8/10 · Paid

  A low-cost, self-managed VPS with generous NVMe storage and flexible scaling.

  Visit IONOSFull verdict →
• SIScaleway Instances8.6/10 · Paid

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

  Visit ScalewayFull verdict →