Scaleway Virtual Instances vs BuyVM

Scaleway Virtual Instances6.9Visit BBuyVM6.8Visit

Higher score Scaleway Virtual Instances #5 in Cheap VPS Hosting 6.9/10 From €0.43/mo ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit Scaleway

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B BuyVM #7 in Cheap VPS Hosting 6.8/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 2 features Visit BuyVM

• Scaleway Virtual Instances fits best

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

• BuyVM fits best

  Users who want templates, snapshots, and networking

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Side by side

Feature	Scaleway Virtual Instances 6.9/10 Visit ↗	BBuyVM 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.9	6.8
Ranking	#5 in Cheap VPS Hosting	#7 in Cheap VPS Hosting
Best for	Low-cost starter instances and pay-as-you-go workloads	Users who want templates, snapshots, and networking
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	Not published
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Features Scaleway Virtual Instances 0/2 · BuyVM 0/2
Managed option	Not published	Not published
DDoS protection	Not published	Not published
Specs
vCPU cores	Not published	Not published
RAM	Not published	Not published
NVMe storage	Not published	Not published
Bandwidth	Not published	Not published
Server locations	Not published	Not published
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	More than 100 operating-system templates support varied server workloads. Free snapshots and block storage slabs add storage options. Private networking and Anycast IP addresses extend networking choices.
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	BuyVM is focused on VPS infrastructure, not traditional shared hosting. Automatic backups are optional rather than included with snapshots. DDoS-protected IPv4 addresses are an add-on.
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 →	BuyVM focuses on VPS infrastructure rather than traditional shared web hosting. Its dedicated KVM slices and Stallion custom VPS management control panel are aimed at users who want to manage server workloads, with support for Linux, BSD,… 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

• BuyVM — where it wins

  • More than 100 operating-system templates support varied server workloads.
  • Free snapshots and block storage slabs add storage options.
  • Private networking and Anycast IP addresses extend networking choices.

  Where it doesn't

  • BuyVM is focused on VPS infrastructure, not traditional shared hosting.
  • Automatic backups are optional rather than included with snapshots.
  • DDoS-protected IPv4 addresses are an add-on.

• Scaleway Virtual Instances6.9/10 · From €0.43/mo

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

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• BBuyVM6.8/10 · Paid

  A VPS-focused option for users who want server templates and infrastructure features.

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