Scaleway Virtual Instances vs RDPForge Linux VPS

Scaleway Virtual Instances6.9Visit RLRDPForge Linux VPS6.8Visit

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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RL RDPForge Linux VPS #8 in Cheap VPS Hosting 6.8/10 From $5/mo ✓ 2 of 2 features Visit RDPForge

• Scaleway Virtual Instances fits best

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

• RDPForge Linux VPS fits best

  Unmanaged Linux VPS with DDoS filtering and optional help

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Side by side

Feature	Scaleway Virtual Instances 6.9/10 Visit ↗	RLRDPForge Linux VPS 6.8/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	6.9	6.8
Ranking	#5 in Cheap VPS Hosting	#8 in Cheap VPS Hosting
Best for	Low-cost starter instances and pay-as-you-go workloads	Unmanaged Linux VPS with DDoS filtering and optional help
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not published	$5/mo
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7	Tickets, Email · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Solo, Small business, Mid-market
Features Scaleway Virtual Instances 0/2 · RDPForge Linux VPS 2/2
Managed option	Not published	✓ (best)
DDoS protection	Not published	✓ (best)
Specs
vCPU cores	Not published	1 cores
RAM	Not published	2 GB
NVMe storage	Not published	30 GB
Bandwidth	Not published	2 TB/mo
Server locations	Not published	20 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	Dedicated CPU and memory with KVM virtualization and root SSH access Included Layer 3/4 DDoS filtering, IPv4 and reverse DNS Custom server builder, ISO uploads, backups and snapshots
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; all configurations are paid monthly services Managed administration is an additional paid option Linux-focused service requires customers to handle core administration
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 →	RDPForge Linux VPS provides KVM-based Linux virtual machines for individuals and organizations that need configurable cloud servers. Each instance includes dedicated virtual CPU and memory resources, NVMe storage in RAID-10, root access, a… 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

• RDPForge Linux VPS — where it wins

  • Dedicated CPU and memory with KVM virtualization and root SSH access
  • Included Layer 3/4 DDoS filtering, IPv4 and reverse DNS
  • Custom server builder, ISO uploads, backups and snapshots

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; all configurations are paid monthly services
  • Managed administration is an additional paid option
  • Linux-focused service requires customers to handle core administration

• 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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• RLRDPForge Linux VPS6.8/10 · From $5/mo

  Configurable Linux VPS plans with dedicated resources, NVMe storage and included DDoS filtering.

  Visit RDPForgeFull verdict →