Scaleway
French cloud provider: instances, storage, databases, containers and dedicated servers (Dedibox), with data centres in France and Europe. Dedibox virtual private servers start at €4.99 per month (read on the pricing page); other products are billed by usage on per-service price lists.
Hosting your application elsewhere is possible, but a host is not software you replace: it is data centres, networks and operations teams. The choice is about the country of hosting, price, support and ease of leaving, not about an in-house build. For a simple site, shared hosting or a small private server is enough; keep backups outside the host.
What you lose
- The data centres and the network.
- Managed storage and databases.
- Hosting in France and Europe.
- Support and operation of the infrastructure.
Existing alternatives to Scaleway
No free or open-source alternative currently meets our checks (active project under a free licence, free plan read on the vendor’s own site). Rather than invent one, the list stays empty.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Scaleway cost, and what do you really pay for?
- Listed price: from €4.99/month. What the subscription covers and is hard to maintain yourself: The data centres and the network.; Managed storage and databases.; Hosting in France and Europe.; Support and operation of the infrastructure..
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