Optimize cost and performance with Scaleway's Instances
Scalable virtual instances for all workloads, fully integrated into Europe's most complete cloud ecosystem and delivered in seconds.
Get started with €100 free credit when you create a Professional account.
Choose the best price/performance ratio with Scaleway
Shared Instances benchmark
| Pour 2vCPU / 4GB RAM | Scaleway | GCP | DigitalOcean | AWS |
| Range | PLAY2 | E2 | Premium AMD | t3 |
| Model | PLAY2.nano | e2.medium | Premium AMD 4GB | t3.medium |
| Hourly pricing | €0.0270 | €0.0335 | €0.0417 | €0.0392 |
| Monthly pricing | €19.71 | €24.46 | €28.00 | €28.65 |
| Score GB6 Single-core | 1703 | 816 | 827 | 892 |
| Score GB6 Multi-core | 3103 | 567 | 1450 | 1113 |
Prices are based on on-demand rates from March 2023. Monthly costs reflect either the official rate or an estimate based on 730 hours per month.
Benchmarks were conducted using GeekBench v6 in March 2023. Higher scores indicate better performance.
Instances for all workloads, from shared to dedicated resources
| Learning | Cost-Optimized | Production-Optimized | Workload-Optimized | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Range Names | STARDUST | PLAY2/PRO2 & DEV1/GP1 | ENT1 & POP2 | POP2-HC & POP2-HM |
| Usage | Discover Scaleway or host personal projects | Development and testing environments with flexible and scalable compute resources | Production workloads and business-critical apps | High-performance computing and data-intensive applications requiring dedicated resources and optimal performance |
| Storage | Resilient Block Storage or Local Storage | Resilient Block Storage or Local Storage | Resilient Block Storage | Resilient Block Storage |
| Resources | Shared vCPU | Shared vCPU | Dedicated vCPU | Dedicated vCPU |
| Powered by | AMD EPYC 7002 or 7001 series | AMD EPYC 7003 or 7001 series | AMD EPYC 7003 series | AMD EPYC 7003 series |
| Sizing | 1 vCPU 1 GB RAM | From 1 to 32 vCPUs From 2 to 128 GB RAM | From 2 to 96 vCPUs From 8 GB to 384GB RAM | From 2 to 64 vCPUs From 4 to 512GB RAM |
| Ratio (vCPU/RAM) | 1:1 | 1:1, 1:2, 1:4 | 1:4 (General Purpose) | 1:2 to 1:8 |
| Maximum bandwidth | 100 Mbps | From 100 Mbps to 6 Gbps | From 400 Mbps to 20 Gbps | From 400 Mbps to 12.8 Gbps |
Fast, secure and cost-effective
Easy deployment
Deploy in seconds using the tools you’re used to. Terraform? You bet. Command line? We’ve got you covered.
Pricing transparency
Inbound and outbound transfer of virtual machines is included in the price of the Instance. No hidden fees.
Resilient architecture
Build your secure and reliable architecture with security groups, point-in-time recovery, snapshots, Private Networks & Public Gateway.
Estimate your compute cost
Choose your plan
Estimated cost
| Option | Value | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Zone | Paris 1 | |
| Instance | 1x | 0€ |
| Volume | 10GB | 0€ |
| Flexible IPv4 | Yes | 0.004€ |
| Total | |
|---|---|
| Daily | 0€ |
| Weekly | 0€ |
| Monthly | 0€ |
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Frequently asked questions
How do I sign up for the free trial?
If you are eligible, your free trial will start when you redeem the voucher code sent to you by email within 24 hours.
Who is eligible for the free trial?
New Professional customers to Scaleway with a valid payment method are eligible. To be eligible, you must never have had an invoice issued by Scaleway (a €0 invoice is considered an invoice).
What are the terms of the free trial?
This free trial offer allows all new Professional clients to benefit from €100 worth of credits, excluding VAT. The credits must be activated via the client console. The voucher code for free credits can only be activated once.
Once activated, the credits are valid for a period of 30 days. Any use of the credits is subject to the client’s prior acceptance of Scaleway’s terms and conditions. The credits only apply to Scaleway’s services. Service usage in the context of those credits will not be subject to any SLA.
In the event that the client has used all of the credits granted to them, any additional use of services will be invoiced at the public prices available on Scaleway’s website according to our terms and conditions.
The client shall have a valid payment method activated in their account on the console. After the expiration date of the credits, if the client has not used all or part of the credits for any reason whatsoever, the client will lose the benefit of the unused amount, which may not be reallocated or refunded in cash.