Every Linode 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).
| Linode | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5.00/moLinode Shared CPU Nanode 1 GB | ≈ $0.48/moScaleway STARDUST1-S |
| Renews at | $5.00/mo | ≈ $0.48/mo |
| Plans | 124 | 336 |
| Kinds of hosting | cloud hosting, GPU servers, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage | cloud hosting, dedicated servers, GPU servers, VPS hosting, web hosting, managed Kubernetes, managed databases, cloud storage |
| Money-back guarantee | None | None |
| Uptime guarantee | 99.99% | 99.9% |
| Support | 24/7, phone | 24/7 |
| Data center countries | 15United States, Canada, Brazil, United Kingdom, Germany, France… | 49France, Netherlands, Poland, Italy, United States, Canada… |
| Founded | 2003 | 1999 |
| Headquarters | United States | France |
| Visit Linode | Visit Scaleway |
| Linode | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Linode Shared CPU Nanode 1 GB1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 25 GB SSD | Scaleway STARDUST1-S1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 10 GB SSD |
| From / renews at | $5.00 / $5.00 per month | ≈ $0.48 / ≈ $0.48 per month |
| Best value plan | Linode High Memory 300 GBValue score 79/100 | Scaleway BASIC2-A12C-48GValue score 73/100 |
| Linode | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Linode Accelerated NETINT Quadra T1U x1 Small8 vCPU · 16 GB RAM · 200 GB | Scaleway L4-1-24G8 vCPU · 48 GB RAM · 0 GB |
| From / renews at | $280.00 / $280.00 per month | ≈ $646.73 / ≈ $646.73 per month |
| Best value plan | Linode GPU RTX 4000 Ada x1 X-LargeValue score 66/100 | Scaleway Elastic Metal EM-T220E-L40SValue score 74/100 |
| Linode | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Linode Kubernetes Engine high-availability control plane | Scaleway Kapsule Dedicated-4Dedicated control plane, 4 GB, 99.5% SLA, 250 nodes |
| From / renews at | $60.00 / $60.00 per month | ≈ $90.34 / ≈ $90.34 per month |
| Best value plan | Linode Kubernetes Engine high-availability control planeValue score 51/100 | Scaleway Kapsule Dedicated-4Value score 42/100 |
| Linode | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Linode Managed Database Shared 1 GB1 vCPU · 1 GB RAM · 9 GB | Scaleway Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL DB-DEV-S2 vCPU · 2 GB RAM · 0 GB |
| From / renews at | $16.00 / $16.00 per month | ≈ $12.81 / ≈ $12.81 per month |
| Best value plan | Linode Managed Valkey G7 Dedicated 4 GBValue score 71/100 | Scaleway Managed PostgreSQL/MySQL DB-GP-LValue score 73/100 |
| Linode | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheapest plan | Linode Block Storage 10 GB10 GB NVMe | Scaleway Glacier1 TB HDD |
| From / renews at | $1.00 / $1.00 per month | ≈ $2.86 / ≈ $2.86 per month |
| Best value plan | Linode Block Storage 10 GBValue score 66/100 | Scaleway GlacierValue score 73/100 |
Scaleway has the lower starting price: Scaleway STARDUST1-S at $0.48/mo, against Linode Shared CPU Nanode 1 GB at $5.00/mo. Compare the renewal prices too: they decide what you pay from the second term.
Linode's cheapest plan renews at $5.00/mo and Scaleway's at $0.48/mo. Over three years, Linode averages $5.00/mo and Scaleway $0.48/mo on those plans.
Linode has no money-back window. Scaleway has no money-back window.
On our value score, Linode: its Linode High Memory 300 GB plan scores 79/100 against 73/100 for Scaleway's best cloud 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-T220E-L40S plan scores 74/100 against 66/100 for Linode's best GPU servers plan. The score weighs resources per dollar over three years, renewal price, uptime, refund window and support.
On our value score, Linode: its Linode Kubernetes Engine high-availability control plane plan scores 51/100 against 42/100 for Scaleway's best managed Kubernetes 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.
