Scaleway
By Scaleway (Iliad Group)
Scaleway is a French cloud computing provider, part of the Iliad Group, offering virtual and bare-metal servers, managed Kubernetes, object storage, and other infrastructure services with a focus on European data centers.
Definition
Scaleway is a French cloud computing provider, part of the Iliad Group, offering virtual and bare-metal servers, managed Kubernetes, object storage, and other infrastructure services with a focus on European data centers.
Overview
Scaleway is a cloud infrastructure provider based in France and owned by the Iliad Group (the telecommunications company behind Free), offering a range of compute options from lightweight virtual instances to bare-metal servers and Arm-based compute instances. It has been an early mover in offering Arm-architecture cloud servers alongside traditional x86 instances. The platform includes managed Kubernetes (Kapsule), object and block storage, managed databases, and serverless functions, aimed at developers who want an EU-based alternative to U.S. hyperscalers for data residency or cost reasons. Scaleway markets itself around sustainability, citing renewable energy use and efficient data center design in some of its facilities. Like OVHcloud and Hetzner, Scaleway competes primarily on European data sovereignty and developer-friendly pricing rather than matching the full managed-service breadth of AWS, Azure, or Google Cloud.
Key Features
- Virtual, bare-metal, and Arm-architecture compute instances
- Managed Kubernetes service (Kapsule)
- Object and block storage services
- Managed database offerings for common engines
- Serverless functions and container platform
- EU-based data centers with a sustainability-focused positioning
- Simple, transparent pricing aimed at developers
- Part of the Iliad Group telecommunications company