Scaleway Virtual Instances vs BulletHost VPS

Scaleway Virtual Instances8.8Visit BulletHost VPS6.8Visit

Higher score Scaleway Virtual Instances #2 in VPS Hosting in Europe 8.8/10 From €0.43/mo ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Scaleway

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BulletHost VPS #8 in VPS Hosting in Europe 6.8/10 From €4.99/mo ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit BulletHost

• Scaleway Virtual Instances fits best

  Low-cost European VM deployments

• BulletHost VPS fits best

  Small teams needing capable, low-cost KVM VPS

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Side by side

Feature	Scaleway Virtual Instances 8.8/10 Visit ↗	BulletHost VPS 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.8	6.8
Ranking	#2 in VPS Hosting in Europe	#8 in VPS Hosting in Europe
Best for	Low-cost European VM deployments	Small teams needing capable, low-cost KVM VPS
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Windows, Linux
Support	Tickets, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Tickets
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Scaleway Virtual Instances 1/1 · BulletHost VPS 1/1
Root access	✓	✓
Specs
vCPU cores	Not published	2 vCPU
RAM	Not published	4 GB
NVMe storage	Not published	Not published
Bandwidth	Not published	3 TB/mo
European locations	Not published	2 locations
Managed service	Not published	Not published
Our review
Pros	STARDUST1-S starts at €0.43 per instance per month. VM families cover development, general-purpose, compute- and memory-optimized workloads. Manage infrastructure through the API, Terraform or Scaleway CLI.	Linux I starts at €4.99/month with 2 vCores and 4 GB RAM Windows and Linux plans use KVM virtualization Bulgaria and Netherlands regions, DDoS protection and 1 Gbps connection
Cons	The STARDUST1-S compute price excludes storage and attached public IPv4 charges. The listed regions are limited to Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw. The lowest-priced listed instance has 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM.	Linux I includes 50 GB SSD and 3 TB bandwidth No managed-service tier is described for VPS Linux and Windows plan resources and prices vary by tier
Our verdict	Scaleway Virtual Instances are cloud virtual machines for applications, development environments, internal tools, websites, databases and compute-intensive workloads. They suit teams seeking European deployment locations and a choice of VM… Read the review →	BulletHost VPS offers KVM-virtualized Linux and Windows servers in Bulgaria and the Netherlands. Its plans suit solo operators and small teams running websites, APIs, SaaS tools, development environments, bots or private services; Windows… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Scaleway Virtual Instances — where it wins

  • STARDUST1-S starts at €0.43 per instance per month.
  • VM families cover development, general-purpose, compute- and memory-optimized workloads.
  • Manage infrastructure through the API, Terraform or Scaleway CLI.

  Where it doesn't

  • The STARDUST1-S compute price excludes storage and attached public IPv4 charges.
  • The listed regions are limited to Paris, Amsterdam and Warsaw.
  • The lowest-priced listed instance has 1 vCPU and 1 GB RAM.

• BulletHost VPS — where it wins

  • Linux I starts at €4.99/month with 2 vCores and 4 GB RAM
  • Windows and Linux plans use KVM virtualization
  • Bulgaria and Netherlands regions, DDoS protection and 1 Gbps connection

  Where it doesn't

  • Linux I includes 50 GB SSD and 3 TB bandwidth
  • No managed-service tier is described for VPS
  • Linux and Windows plan resources and prices vary by tier

• Scaleway Virtual Instances8.8/10 · From €0.43/mo

  A low-cost European VM option with several instance families and infrastructure-management tools.

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• BulletHost VPS6.8/10 · From €4.99/mo

  Low-cost European KVM VPS plans with Linux and Windows options, DDoS protection and 1 Gbps connectivity.

  Visit BulletHostFull verdict →