Scaleway Kapsule review
A managed Kubernetes service with a free shared tier and dedicated plans from €80 monthly.
Reviewed by iTechGuides Editors · Editorial team · Updated Oct 2026
Scaleway Kapsule is a managed Kubernetes service for developers and organizations running containerized applications on Scaleway Instances. It manages the Kubernetes control plane while supporting workload deployment, horizontal and vertical autoscaling, automatic node health checks and replacement, rolling updates, private networking, persistent storage, and ingress controllers. Teams can administer clusters through the Scaleway console, Kubernetes API, CLI, Terraform, or kubectl, making it a fit for organizations that want managed Kubernetes while retaining standard Kubernetes management paths.
Pricing is structured around the control plane, with worker nodes and other allocated resources charged separately. The Mutualized Control Plane costs €0 per month and includes a shared Kubernetes control plane with support for up to 150 nodes. Dedicated-4 costs €80 per month for 4 GB of dedicated RAM, up to 250 nodes, and a 99.5% uptime SLA. Dedicated-8 costs €131 per month for 8 GB of dedicated RAM, up to 500 nodes, and the same SLA. Dedicated-16 costs €255 per month for 16 GB of dedicated RAM, 500 nodes, and a 99.5% uptime SLA. Prices are shown before tax, so Kapsule suits teams that can budget separately for compute, storage, networking, and control-plane capacity.
Its strongest fit is the Scaleway ecosystem: Kapsule integrates with VPC and Private Networks, Public Gateways, Block Storage, Load Balancers, Container Registry, Secret Manager, GPUs, Object Storage, and Terraform. IAM and Kubernetes RBAC provide access controls, while the Application Library supplies Helm charts. Choose Kapsule when managed Kubernetes, Scaleway service integration, and dedicated control-plane options matter. Teams seeking a Kubernetes service outside Scaleway’s cloud ecosystem or a simpler fixed-cost container platform may prefer a narrower alternative.
Scaleway Kapsule pros and cons
- Where it wins
- Free shared control plane supports clusters of up to 150 nodes
- Autoscaling, health checks, node replacement, and rolling updates
- API, CLI, Terraform, and kubectl administration with Scaleway integrations
- Where it doesn't
- Dedicated control-plane plans start at €80 per month
- Worker nodes and other allocated resources incur separate usage charges
- Dedicated plans list a 99.5% uptime SLA, not a higher published SLA
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