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Virtual Instances · $10.42/mo (2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU)
Scaleway PLAY2-PICO at $10.42/mo is significantly overpriced compared to direct competitors offering 2GB RAM + 1 vCPU for $2-5.76/mo. Even accounting for hidden costs and renewal traps, multiple providers deliver better raw specs at a fraction of the price. The Scaleway plan's main advantage is its 100 Mbps public bandwidth guarantee, but that alone does not justify the 2-5x premium.
Matches Scaleway's 2GB RAM and 1 vCPU at 1/5 the price, with unlimited traffic up to 1 Gbit/s and 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Intro pricing is a 3-month or 1-year promo; renewal pricing is 2-6x higher, and outbound data transfer beyond 2TB pooled allowance is tiered at $0.036/GB.
Delivers 2GB DDR5 RAM, 1 vCPU, and 50GB NVMe SSD with unmetered bandwidth at 1/5 the Scaleway price.
Caveat: Steep renewal price increases after intro term (renews at $9.99-$15.99/mo); 36-month contract required for lowest advertised price.
Exceeds Scaleway specs with 4GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40GB NVMe, unlimited traffic, and daily backups at less than half the price.
Caveat: IPv4 addresses billed separately; Windows license surcharge $0.039/vCore/hour; APAC outbound traffic loses free-egress status after mid-2026.
Offers 1GB RAM and 1 vCPU with 10GB Standard SSD at 1/3 the Scaleway price and industry-leading 99.999% SLA.
Caveat: Backups are a separate add-on (10-60% surcharge); data transfer beyond Fair Transfer Policy allowance may incur overages despite free-egress marketing.
Matches Scaleway's 2GB RAM with an extra vCPU (1 vCPU total) and 60GB NVMe at 55% less cost, with 99.99% SLA.
Caveat: Intro pricing is promotional; renewal pricing is 2-6x higher; outbound data transfer beyond 2TB pooled allowance is tiered at $0.036/GB.
Before you switch
| Namecheap | VPS Hosting · Spark | $3.88/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB SSD | Visit |
| Kamatera | Cloud VMs · Type A base (Availability, 1 vCPU/1GB) | $4/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 20 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| OVHcloud | VPS · VPS-1 | $4.54/mo | 4 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Vultr | Cloud Compute · Regular 1vCPU/1GB | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB NVMe SSD | Visit |
| AWS Lightsail | Virtual Servers · GP 1GB (Linux, IPv6) | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 40 GB SSD | Visit |
| IONOS | VPS Hosting (VPS+) · VPS S+ | $5/mo | 2 GB RAM, 2 vCPU, 90 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Liquid Web | VPS Hosting · Compute 1 | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 30 GB SSD | Visit |
| Linode (Akamai) | Shared CPU Compute · Nanode 1 GB | $5/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | Visit |
| Civo | Compute Instances · xSmall | $5.43/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB NVMe | Visit |
| IONOS | IONOS CLOUD Cubes (Basic) · Basic Cube XS | $5.76/mo | 2 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 60 GB NVMe | Visit |
| Fly.io | Machines (Shared CPU) · shared-cpu-1x - 1GB | $5.92/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU | Visit |
| DigitalOcean | Droplets · Basic 1GB | $6/mo | 1 GB RAM, 1 vCPU, 25 GB SSD | Visit |
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