Scaleway Instances vs Vultr Cloud Compute
Vultr Cloud Compute is cheaper across every workload modelled here.
List prices checked
Rate cards side by side
Only the axes at least one of them bills on. A dash means that provider does not charge for it.
| Billing axis | Scaleway Instances | Vultr Cloud Compute | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Entry plan | $4.20/mo | $2.50/mo | 1.7× Vultr Cloud Compute |
| Compute | $0.0060/vCPU-hr | $0.0040/vCPU-hr | 1.5× Vultr Cloud Compute |
| Data transfer out | $0.010/GB | $0.010/GB | Same |
| Free tier | No | Yes | — |
Source: Scaleway pricing (May 2026) · Vultr pricing (May 2026). Published list prices only — committed-use discounts, regional variation, and per-request charges are not included. Not yet independently re-checked against the vendor’s page.
Monthly cost for three real workloads
The rate cards applied to identical usage. This is where the winner changes.
| Workload | Scaleway Instances | Vultr Cloud Compute | Cheaper |
|---|---|---|---|
| Side projectA personal site or small app with modest traffic, a few gigabytes of assets, and one small always-on process. | $5.38 | $2.92 | Vultr Cloud Computesaves $2.46/mo (46%) |
| Growing SaaSA funded product serving a few thousand daily users, with an image-heavy frontend and two application servers. | $19 | $11 | Vultr Cloud Computesaves $7.92/mo (42%) |
| Media-heavy siteA publisher or video product where delivery dominates the bill and compute is almost an afterthought. | $104 | $98 | Vultr Cloud Computesaves $6.46/mo (6%) |
Workload definitions are identical on every comparison page, so figures here can be read against any other pair in the same category.
What each one is for
Scaleway Instances
by Scaleway
French-hosted compute with EU data residency, billed per second, sitting between the budget hosts and the hyperscalers on price.
Vultr Cloud Compute
by Vultr
Cheap flat-rate instances across an unusually wide region list, including locations the hyperscalers do not serve. Bandwidth is allocated per instance rather than pooled.
Free tier: None; the $2.50 IPv6-only plan is the entry point
Common questions
- Is Scaleway Instances or Vultr Cloud Compute cheaper in 2026?
- Vultr Cloud Compute is cheaper in all 3 modelled workloads.
- Which has the better free tier, Scaleway Instances or Vultr Cloud Compute?
- Vultr Cloud Compute does — None; the $2.50 IPv6-only plan is the entry point. Scaleway Instances bills from the first unit of usage.
- What do these estimates not include?
- Committed-use and reserved discounts, regional price variation, per-request API charges, support plans, and minimum retention periods. All of those move real invoices, sometimes by a lot. These figures compare published list prices for the same workload, which is the comparison the rate cards alone cannot give you.