Scaleway Virtual Instances vs AlphaVPS NVMe VPS

Scaleway Virtual Instances8.6Visit ANAlphaVPS NVMe VPS8.2Visit

Higher score Scaleway Virtual Instances #6 in Cheap VPS Hosting 8.6/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Scaleway

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AN AlphaVPS NVMe VPS #7 in Cheap VPS Hosting 8.2/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 2 features Visit AlphaVPS

• Scaleway Virtual Instances fits best

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

• AlphaVPS NVMe VPS fits best

  Budget KVM VPS with optional managed service

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Side by side

Feature	Scaleway Virtual Instances 8.6/10 Visit ↗	ANAlphaVPS NVMe VPS 8.2/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.6	8.2
Ranking	#6 in Cheap VPS Hosting	#7 in Cheap VPS Hosting
Best for	Low-cost starter instances and pay-as-you-go workloads	Budget KVM VPS with optional managed service
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	€0.43/device/mo	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Tickets, Docs · 24/7
Compliance	ISO 27001, GDPR	SOC 2, ISO 27001, GDPR
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Scaleway Virtual Instances 0/2 · AlphaVPS NVMe VPS 1/2
Managed option	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
DDoS protection	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Specs
vCPU cores	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
RAM	Not checked yet	2 GB
NVMe storage	Not checked yet	30 GB
Bandwidth	Not checked yet	3 TB/mo
Server locations	Not checked yet	7 locations
Our review
Pros	€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	KVM virtualization provides full root access. Snapshots, rescue mode and console access are included. Seven server locations and optional managed service.
Cons	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	No free plan is available. Hourly billing is not offered. The listed plans keep vCPU counts to 2–4.
Our verdict	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… Read the review →	AlphaVPS NVMe VPS provides cloud-hosted virtual private servers for buyers who want control over a Linux or other server environment. KVM virtualization and full root access suit developers, small businesses and administrators comfortable… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• 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

• AlphaVPS NVMe VPS — where it wins

  • KVM virtualization provides full root access.
  • Snapshots, rescue mode and console access are included.
  • Seven server locations and optional managed service.

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is available.
  • Hourly billing is not offered.
  • The listed plans keep vCPU counts to 2–4.

• Scaleway Virtual Instances8.6/10 · Paid

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

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• ANAlphaVPS NVMe VPS8.2/10 · Paid

  A low-cost KVM VPS with root access, snapshots and optional managed service.

  Visit AlphaVPSFull verdict →