BuyVM vs Scaleway.
Prices checked
BuyVM is cheaper at 4 of the 5 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, BuyVM Slice 4096 costs you $15 a month against $16.47 at Scaleway, checked .
Size for size
1 GB of RAM
Scaleway is $3.01 a month less (86%). compare the two
BuyVM · 1C, 1 GB · 20 GB SSD
$3.50/moScaleway · 1C, 1 GB · 10 GB SSD
$0.49/mo
2 GB of RAM
BuyVM is $0.32 a month less (4%). compare the two
BuyVM · 1C, 2 GB · 40 GB SSD
$7/moScaleway · 2C, 2 GB · 20 GB SSD
$7.32/mo
4 GB of RAM
BuyVM is $1.47 a month less (9%). compare the two
BuyVM · 1C, 4 GB · 80 GB SSD
$15/moScaleway · 3C, 4 GB · 40 GB SSD
$16.47/mo
8 GB of RAM
BuyVM is $4.93 a month less (14%). compare the two
BuyVM · 2C, 8 GB · 160 GB SSD
$30/moScaleway · 4C, 8 GB · 80 GB SSD
$34.93/mo
16 GB of RAM
BuyVM is $15.70 a month less (21%). compare the two
BuyVM · 4C, 16 GB · 320 GB SSD
$60/moScaleway · 4C, 16 GB · 150 GB SSD
$75.70/mo
Where to start
compare the two best value plansBuyVM
1C · 512 MB · Value 96/100
$2/mo
Scaleway
1C · 1 GB · Value 100/100
$0.49/mo
At a glance
Best value from each
BuyVM
- 1
1C · 512 MB · Value 96/100
$2/mo - 2
1C · 1 GB · Value 90/100
$3.50/mo - 3
1C · 2 GB · Value 84/100
$7/mo - 4
1C · 4 GB · Value 76/100
$15/mo - 5
2C · 8 GB · Value 72/100
$30/mo
Scaleway
- 1
1C · 1 GB · Value 100/100
$0.49/mo - 2
2C · 2 GB · Value 84/100
$7.32/mo - 3
3C · 4 GB · Value 77/100
$16.47/mo - 4
1C · 2 GB · Value 67/100
$11.64/mo - 5
4C · 8 GB · Value 67/100
$34.93/mo
How we count
On today's data, BuyVM undercuts Scaleway on memory, at a typical $3.75 per GB of RAM a month against $5.78. The cheapest way in is Scaleway at $0.49 a month (STARDUST1-S). Scaleway counters with broader reach: 4 locations against 3.
Value is hardware per dollar: RAM, vCPU, disk and bandwidth for the price, scored out of 100 the same way for every plan in the index. The typical price per GB of RAM is the middle one of each provider's plans.
Each size is the cheapest plan with at least that much RAM and less than twice as much, so the two sides compare like with like; a provider with no plan in that range has no row there. Only a size where both plans include a disk names a cheaper side. A plan whose provider was last read more than three days ago, or that is sold out, is not a pick.
Prices exclude VAT, fetched 31 Oct 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. How each one is read is on the data health page.
Frequently asked
- Which is cheaper, BuyVM or Scaleway?
- BuyVM is cheaper at 4 of the 5 sizes both sell. At 4 GB of RAM, BuyVM Slice 4096 · 1 vCPU · 4 GB costs $15/mo against $16.47/mo for Scaleway DEV1-M, excl. VAT, as of 31 Oct 2026. The cheapest plan overall is Scaleway's at $0.49/mo.
- Which has more locations, BuyVM or Scaleway?
- Scaleway, with 4 locations against 3.
- Where do these prices come from?
- From each provider's own API or public price page, read and last refreshed 31 Oct 2026. Prices exclude VAT.
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