Hetzner vs Scaleway

Hetzner

Description: Hetzner Cloud is a cloud infrastructure provider known for its cost-effective and high-performance solutions. Founded in 1997, Hetzner offers a range of cloud services, including virtual servers (Cloud Servers), storage, networking, and dedicated servers. It is recognized for its straightforward approach, competitive pricing, and data center locations in Germany and Finland.

Type: software

Pricing: free

Scaleway

Description: Scaleway is a cloud hosting provider based in France that offers inexpensive virtual private servers, cloud servers, object storage, and more. Their VPS and cloud servers start at around $2.99 per month making them one of the most affordable options.

Type: software

Pricing: Subscription

Hetzner Features

• Cloud Servers - Scalable virtual machines
• Block Storage - SSD and HDD storage volumes
• Object Storage - S3-compatible object storage
• Networks - Private networks and public Internet access
• Images - Preconfigured OS images to deploy servers
• Snapshots - Images of servers to backup or clone
• Load Balancers - Distribute traffic across servers
• Floating IPs - Assign public IPs to Cloud Servers

Scaleway Features

• Virtual private servers starting at $2.99/month
• Bare metal dedicated servers
• Object storage
• Kubernetes clusters
• Load balancers
• Private networks

Hetzner

• free

Scaleway

• Subscription