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Head-to-head · VPS Hosting in Europe

Scaleway Virtual Instances vs Exoscale Compute

  • Updated Sep 2026
  • Both researched from official sources
  • 2 checks side by side
Higher score Scaleway Virtual Instances #2 in VPS Hosting in Europe 8.8/10 From €0.43/mo ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Scaleway
Exoscale Compute #7 in VPS Hosting in Europe 6.9/10 Paid ✓ 0 of 1 features Visit Exoscale

Scaleway Virtual Instances leads on 1 check, Exoscale Compute on 0, and 1 is even. Who comes out ahead on the 2 yes/no, price and count checks where we have data for both products. The editor score weighs everything else too.

Our verdict

  • Highest scoreScaleway Virtual Instances · 8.8/10
  • Most featuresScaleway Virtual Instances · 1 of 1

Scaleway Virtual Instances scores higher on our rubric for vps hosting in europe: 8.8 against 6.9 out of 10; our editors rank them #2 and #7.

Scaleway Virtual Instances offers root access; Exoscale Compute doesn't publish it.

Scaleway Virtual Instances is the better fit for low-cost European VM deployments. Exoscale Compute is the better fit for teams needing integrated cloud compute services.

  • Scaleway Virtual Instances fits best

    Low-cost European VM deployments

  • Exoscale Compute fits best

    Teams needing integrated cloud compute services

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Side by side

Feature Scaleway Virtual Instances 8.8/10 Visit ↗ Exoscale Compute 6.9/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score 8.8 6.9
Ranking #2 in VPS Hosting in Europe #7 in VPS Hosting in Europe
Best for Low-cost European VM deployments Teams needing integrated cloud compute services
Pricing model Paid Paid
Starting price Not published Not published
Free plan — —
Free trial — —
Deployment Cloud, Self-hosted Cloud
Platforms Web Web
Support Tickets, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7 Tickets
Compliance ISO 27001, GDPR GDPR, ISO 27001
Integrations 5 integrations 6 integrations
Built for Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Scaleway Virtual Instances 1/1 · Exoscale Compute 0/1
Root access ✓ (best) 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
European locations Not published Not published
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.
  • Five instance families cover standard, CPU, memory, storage, and GPU workloads
  • Instance Pools, load balancing, and private networking support scaling and connectivity
  • Connects with Exoscale storage, databases, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible
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.
  • Compute, local storage, and block storage are billed separately
  • GPU instance availability varies by zone
  • No free plan is offered
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…

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Exoscale Compute provides cloud virtual machines for developers and organizations running workloads in European data-center zones. Its five instance families—Standard, CPU-Optimized, Memory-Optimized, Storage-Optimized, and GPU—let teams…

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  1. Scaleway Virtual InstancesVPS Hosting in Europe 8.8From €0.43/mo
  2. Exoscale ComputeVPS Hosting in Europe 6.9Paid

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.

  • Exoscale Compute — where it wins

    • Five instance families cover standard, CPU, memory, storage, and GPU workloads
    • Instance Pools, load balancing, and private networking support scaling and connectivity
    • Connects with Exoscale storage, databases, Kubernetes, Terraform, and Ansible

    Where it doesn't

    • Compute, local storage, and block storage are billed separately
    • GPU instance availability varies by zone
    • No free plan is offered
  • Scaleway Virtual Instances8.8/10 · From €0.43/mo

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

    Visit ScalewayFull verdict →
  • Exoscale Compute6.9/10 · Paid

    Flexible European cloud compute with instance pools, private networking, and related services.

    Visit ExoscaleFull verdict →

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Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Sep 2026

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