Tencent Cloud CVM vs Scaleway Instances

Tencent Cloud CVM8.7Visit SIScaleway Instances8.0Visit

Higher score Tencent Cloud CVM #8 in Cloud Hosting 8.7/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Tencent Cloud

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SI Scaleway Instances #15 in Cloud Hosting 8.0/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit Scaleway

• Tencent Cloud CVM fits best

  Tencent Cloud compute deployments

• Scaleway Instances fits best

  Budget-conscious European VM deployments

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Side by side

Feature	Tencent Cloud CVM 8.7/10 Visit ↗	SIScaleway Instances 8.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	8.7	8.0
Ranking	#8 in Cloud Hosting	#15 in Cloud Hosting
Best for	Tencent Cloud compute deployments	Budget-conscious European VM deployments
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Not checked yet	€0.0006/unit usage-based
Free plan	Not checked yet	—
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud	Cloud
Platforms	Web	Web
Support	Tickets, Docs · 24/7	Tickets, Phone · 24/7
Built for	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise	Small business, Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Tencent Cloud CVM 4/4 · Scaleway Instances 4/4
Autoscaling	✓	✓
Load balancing	✓	✓
Object storage	✓	✓
Managed databases	✓	✓
Specs
Regions available	22 (best)	3
Monthly bandwidth	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Support level	Premium	Premium
Our review
Pros	Hot upgrades for CPU, memory, and bandwidth Web console, API, CLI, and SDK resource management Integrates with COS, VPC, CLB, TencentDB, and TKE	Starts at €0.43/month with hourly pay-as-you-go billing Instance families cover development, general, compute, and memory workloads Includes autoscaling, load balancing, VPC, APIs, CLI, and Terraform
Cons	Pricing varies by region, instance type, storage, and bandwidth Monthly bandwidth is configurable rather than a fixed allowance Best suited to workloads already aligned with Tencent Cloud services	Coverage is limited to four regions Development instances include no SLA Autoscaling and instance groups are documented as Public Beta
Our verdict	Tencent Cloud CVM provides configurable virtual machines for deploying and managing cloud workloads. Teams can select CPU, memory, storage, operating systems, networking, and security settings, then manage instances through the web… Read the review →	Scaleway Instances provides cloud virtual machines for developers, teams, and organizations running applications, websites, databases, and other workloads. Its four instance families support shared or dedicated vCPUs, x86 or ARM… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Tencent Cloud CVM — where it wins

  • Hot upgrades for CPU, memory, and bandwidth
  • Web console, API, CLI, and SDK resource management
  • Integrates with COS, VPC, CLB, TencentDB, and TKE

  Where it doesn't

  • Pricing varies by region, instance type, storage, and bandwidth
  • Monthly bandwidth is configurable rather than a fixed allowance
  • Best suited to workloads already aligned with Tencent Cloud services

• Scaleway Instances — where it wins

  • Starts at €0.43/month with hourly pay-as-you-go billing
  • Instance families cover development, general, compute, and memory workloads
  • Includes autoscaling, load balancing, VPC, APIs, CLI, and Terraform

  Where it doesn't

  • Coverage is limited to four regions
  • Development instances include no SLA
  • Autoscaling and instance groups are documented as Public Beta

• Tencent Cloud CVM8.7/10 · Paid

  Configurable Tencent Cloud VMs with hot upgrades, broad images, and integrated infrastructure services.

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• SIScaleway Instances8.0/10 · Paid

  Flexible European VM hosting with low entry pricing and four regions.

  Visit ScalewayFull verdict →