Every IONOS and Scaleway plan we track, compared on the price you pay to start, what it renews at and the cost over three years, plus money-back terms, uptime guarantees and data centers. Prices are checked against both providers daily (October 2026).
| IONOS | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $1.00/moIONOS Web Hosting Plus | ≈ $0.48/moScaleway STARDUST1-S |
| Renews at | $14.00/mo | ≈ $0.48/mo |
| Plans | 110 | 336 |
| Kinds of hosting | web hosting, WordPress hosting, eCommerce hosting, VPS hosting, dedicated servers, GPU servers, cloud hosting, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage, business email hosting | cloud hosting, dedicated servers, GPU servers, VPS hosting, web hosting, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage |
| Money-back guarantee | 30 days | None |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.9% | 99.9% |
| Support | 24/7, phone | 24/7 |
| Data center countries | 5United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Spain, France | 49France, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, United States, Canada… |
| Founded | 1988 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | Germany | France |
| Visit IONOS | Visit Scaleway |
| IONOS | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | IONOS Web Hosting Plus350 GB NVMe | Scaleway Web Hosting Mini1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 1 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | $1.00 / $14.00 per month | ≈ $4.49 / ≈ $4.49 per month |
| Best value plan | IONOS Web Hosting UltimateValue score 63/100 | Scaleway Web Hosting AdvancedValue score 86/100 |
| IONOS | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | IONOS VPS S+ (Linux)1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe | Scaleway Dedibox VPS-START-2-XS1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 20 GB NVMe |
| From / renews at | $5.00 / $6.00 per month | ≈ $5.61 / ≈ $5.61 per month |
| Best value plan | IONOS VPS XXL+ (Linux)Value score 61/100 | Scaleway Dedibox VPS-PRO-2-XXXLValue score 59/100 |
| IONOS | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | IONOS Dedicated Server L-16 HDD4 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 1 TB HDD | Scaleway Dedibox Start-1-M-SATA8 vCPU · 8 GB RAM · 1 TB HDD |
| From / renews at | $47.00 / $47.00 per month | ≈ $5.61 / ≈ $5.61 per month |
| Best value plan | IONOS Dedicated Server XL-64 HDDValue score 75/100 | Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B211X-SATAValue score 80/100 |
| IONOS | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | IONOS AP1-10 GPU16 vCPU · 128 GB RAM · 1 TB NVMe | Scaleway L4-1-24G8 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 0 GB |
| From / renews at | $767.00 / $767.00 per month | ≈ $646.73 / ≈ $646.73 per month |
| Best value plan | IONOS IP3-10 GPUValue score 84/100 | Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-T220E-L40SValue score 73/100 |
| IONOS | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | IONOS Cloud Basic Cube XS1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 60 GB NVMe | Scaleway STARDUST1-S1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | $5.76 / $5.76 per month | ≈ $0.48 / ≈ $0.48 per month |
| Best value plan | IONOS Cloud Memory Cube XLValue score 87/100 | Scaleway BASIC2-A12C-48GValue score 73/100 |
| IONOS | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | IONOS Managed Kubernetes node 2 vCPU / 8 GB2 vCPU · 8 GB RAM | Scaleway Kapsule Dedicated-4Dedicated control plane, 4 GB, 99.5% SLA, 250 nodes |
| From / renews at | $41.47 / $41.47 per month | ≈ $90.34 / ≈ $90.34 per month |
| Best value plan | IONOS Managed Kubernetes node 2 vCPU / 8 GBValue score 80/100 | Scaleway Kapsule Dedicated-4Value score 42/100 |
| IONOS | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | IONOS MongoDB Business XS1 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD | Scaleway Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL DB-DEV-S2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 0 GB |
| From / renews at | $31.20 / $31.20 per month | ≈ $12.81 / ≈ $12.81 per month |
| Best value plan | IONOS MongoDB Business XSValue score 72/100 | Scaleway Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL DB-GP-LValue score 73/100 |
| IONOS | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | IONOS Cloud Object Storage (per GB)1 GB | Scaleway Glacier1 TB HDD |
| From / renews at | $0.00 / $0.00 per month | ≈ $2.86 / ≈ $2.86 per month |
| Best value plan | IONOS Cloud Object Storage (per GB)Value score 76/100 | Scaleway GlacierValue score 73/100 |
Scaleway has the lower starting price: Scaleway STARDUST1-S at $0.48/mo, against IONOS Web Hosting Plus at $1.00/mo. Compare the renewal prices too: they decide what you pay from the second term.
IONOS's cheapest plan renews at $14.00/mo and Scaleway's at $0.48/mo. Over three years, IONOS averages $9.67/mo and Scaleway $0.48/mo on those plans.
IONOS has a 30-day money-back guarantee. Scaleway has no money-back window.
On our value score, Scaleway: its Scaleway Web Hosting Advanced plan scores 86/100 against 63/100 for IONOS's best web hosting plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, IONOS: its IONOS VPS XXL+ (Linux) plan scores 61/100 against 59/100 for Scaleway's best VPS hosting plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, Scaleway: its Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-B211X-SATA plan scores 80/100 against 75/100 for IONOS's best dedicated servers plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
See how we collect prices and score plans. Always confirm the final price at checkout.
