Google Cloud vs Scaleway Comparison

Why choose Google Cloud

• Higher Analytics score (9/10 vs 5/10)
• Higher Scalability score (10/10 vs 7/10)
• Better fit for enterprise (9/10 vs 5/10)

Why choose Scaleway

• Higher Cost score (8/10 vs 5/10)
• Higher Ease of Use score (7/10 vs 5/10)

Google Cloud

Pros

• Very broad managed catalogue that spans VMs, GKE, serverless, several database engines, a CDN and Cloud Armor, so most infrastructure can come from one vendor.
• Global footprint, which Wikipedia put at 40 regions and 121 zones in early 2024, helps teams deploy close to users and across zones.
• A 300 USD, 90-day credit plus a permanent Always Free tier, including a small VM, lets developers prototype at no cost.
• Capterra reviewers credit its scalability with helping them adapt quickly to changing client demand.

Cons

• Capterra reviewers repeatedly say the billing is complex, hard to audit and sometimes produces unexpected charges.
• Technical support requires a paid plan priced as a percentage of spend, and Premium starts at 15,000 USD a month.
• Reviewers report a steep learning curve and inconsistent documentation.
• The free e2-micro VM is limited to three US regions, so other regions incur standard charges.

Scaleway

Pros

• All data centers are in the EU, which helps with GDPR and data sovereignty requirements
• Low entry prices with hourly billing, and Instance list prices include egress
• The shared Kubernetes control plane is free
• A full API, CLI and Terraform provider allow infrastructure-as-code workflows
• A wide compute range covering bare metal, Apple silicon and current GPUs

Cons

• No regions outside Europe
• Trustpilot reviews frequently cite unexpected billing and account verification lockouts
• Support is slow on the free tier, and stronger support costs extra
• Block storage and public IPv4 are billed separately, which pushes costs above headline instance prices
• Development instances carry little or no availability SLO