Scaleway Virtual Instances vs UpCloud Cloud Servers

Scaleway Virtual Instances9.0Visit USUpCloud Cloud Servers8.4Visit

Higher score Scaleway Virtual Instances #3 in VPS Hosting in Europe 9.0/10 Paid ✓ 1 of 1 features Visit Scaleway

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US UpCloud Cloud Servers #8 in VPS Hosting in Europe 8.4/10 14-day trial Free trial✓ 0 of 1 features Visit UpCloud

• Scaleway Virtual Instances fits best

  Low-cost European VM deployments

• UpCloud Cloud Servers fits best

  Teams automating Linux or Windows cloud servers

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Side by side

Feature	Scaleway Virtual Instances 9.0/10 Visit ↗	USUpCloud Cloud Servers 8.4/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.0	8.4
Ranking	#3 in VPS Hosting in Europe	#8 in VPS Hosting in Europe
Best for	Low-cost European VM deployments	Teams automating Linux or Windows cloud servers
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	€0.43/device/mo	—
Free plan	—	—
Free trial	—	14 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Phone, Community, Docs · 24/7	Email, Live chat, Docs · 24/7
Integrations	5 integrations	4 integrations
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Scaleway Virtual Instances 1/1 · UpCloud Cloud Servers 0/1
Root access	✓ (best)	Not checked yet
Specs
vCPU cores	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
RAM	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
NVMe storage	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Bandwidth	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
European locations	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Managed service	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
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 and Windows provisioning with resizeable compute and storage REST API, CLI, SDKs, and Terraform support lifecycle automation Private networking, firewall, block storage, and managed load balancing
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.	No free plan; only a 14-day trial is provided Managed databases and object storage are separate UpCloud services Regional pricing and three configurations require plan comparison
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 →	UpCloud Cloud Servers provides configurable Linux and Windows virtual machines for development, testing, web applications, and production workloads. Teams can manage servers through the web control panel or automation interfaces, with… 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.

• UpCloud Cloud Servers — where it wins

  • Linux and Windows provisioning with resizeable compute and storage
  • REST API, CLI, SDKs, and Terraform support lifecycle automation
  • Private networking, firewall, block storage, and managed load balancing

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan; only a 14-day trial is provided
  • Managed databases and object storage are separate UpCloud services
  • Regional pricing and three configurations require plan comparison

• Scaleway Virtual Instances9.0/10 · Paid

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

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• USUpCloud Cloud Servers8.4/10 · 14-day trial

  Flexible Linux and Windows cloud servers with strong automation and multiple storage tiers.

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