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Scaleway vs Hostwinds: VPS comparison 2026
We compare the VPS offers of two providers using data from their websites: prices, like-for-like plans, countries, payment and terms. The data is updated every hour.
Scalewaywww.scaleway.com
from 0.49 $per month
140VPS plans
1country
4.5score, #1301 in the rating
Hostwindswww.hostwinds.com · since 2010
from 4.99 $per month
40VPS plans
2countries
6.2score, #477 in the rating
In short
Entry priceScalewaythe cheapest plan
Cheaper 2 GB RAMScalewaythe cheapest plan with 2 GB of RAM or more
More locationsHostwindscountries with servers
More plansScalewayVPS plans in the catalog
Higher in the ratingHostwindsplace in the overall accsly rating
Like-for-like plans
| RAM | Scaleway | Hostwinds |
|---|---|---|
| from 1 GB | 0.49 $ STARDUST1-S · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
4.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 1CPU/1GB · 1 core · 1 GB RAM · 30 GB SSD |
| from 2 GB | 7.34 $ DEV1-S · 2 cores · 2 GB RAM · 0 GB SSD |
10.00 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 1CPU/2GB · 1 core · 2 GB RAM · 50 GB SSD |
| from 4 GB | 11.73 $ Dedibox VPS-PRO-2-S · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 75 GB NVMe |
18.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 2CPU/4GB · 2 cores · 4 GB RAM · 75 GB SSD |
| from 8 GB | 19.57 $ Dedibox VPS-PRO-2-M · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 125 GB NVMe |
38.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 4CPU/8GB · 4 cores · 8 GB RAM · 150 GB SSD |
| from 16 GB | 37.46 $ Dedibox VPS-PRO-2-L · 6 cores · 16 GB RAM · 250 GB NVMe |
76.99 $ Unmanaged Linux VPS 6CPU/16GB · 6 cores · 16 GB RAM · 300 GB SSD |
Each row shows the provider's cheapest plan with at least this much RAM, price per month.
Specs
| Scaleway | Hostwinds | |
|---|---|---|
| Price from | 0.49 $ | 4.99 $ |
| Median plan price | 191 $ | 51.33 $ |
| VPS plans | 140 | 40 |
| Countries | 🇫🇷 France | 🇺🇸 USA, 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Payment | — | Bank card (Visa/Mastercard), PayPal |
| Plans on NVMe | 14% | 0% |
| IPv6 | yes | yes |
| DDoS protection | no | no |
| Hourly billing | yes | yes |
| Trial period | no | no |
| Money-back | no data | no data |
| SLA | — | 99.9999% |
| Founded | — | 2010 |
| Country of registration | 🇫🇷 France | — |
Server locations
Both: no countries in common
Only Scaleway: 🇫🇷 France
Only Hostwinds: 🇺🇸 USA, 🇳🇱 Netherlands
Questions and answers
Which is cheaper, Scaleway or Hostwinds?
Scaleway has the cheapest plan: from 0.49 $ per month. Hostwinds starts from 4.99 $.
Which one has more locations?
Scaleway — 1 country, Hostwinds — 2 countries. Countries in common: no.
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