Cloudflare vs Scaleway Comparison
Compare Cloudflare vs Scaleway features, pricing, and more.
Last updated: November 2026
Cloudflare
7.6/10
Cloudflare is a global edge network. It offers CDN, DNS, DDoS protection and a WAF, plus serverless compute and storage (Workers, R2, D1) for developers and businesses.
Scaleway
6.4/10
French cloud provider offering virtual instances, bare metal, managed Kubernetes, serverless, databases, object storage and GPUs from EU-only data centers for businesses and developers.
Feature-by-Feature Comparison
| Feature | | |
|---|---|---|
| Scores | ||
| Overall Rating | 7.6/10 | 6.4/10 |
| Integration | 8/10 | 6/10 |
| Support | 4/10 | 4/10 |
| Cost | 9/10 | 8/10 |
| Customization | 8/10 | 7/10 |
| Security | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Reliability | 7/10 | 6/10 |
| Ease of Use | 7/10 | 7/10 |
| Analytics | 7/10 | 5/10 |
| Scalability | 9/10 | 7/10 |
| Pricing | ||
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Cheapest paid plan | $5/mo Workers Paid | €59/mo Silver Support |
| Estimated cost for 10 users | Free Free | Free Basic Support |
| Features | ||
| Dedicated Servers | ||
| Managed Databases | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Serverless Functions | ||
| API and CLI | Not listed | |
| Cloud Compute | Not listed | |
| Content Delivery Network | Not listed | |
| DDoS Protection | Not listed | |
| Free SSL Certificates | Not listed | |
| Managed Kubernetes | Not listed | |
| Multiple Regions | Not listed | |
| Shared Hosting | Not listed | |
| Uptime SLA | Not listed | |
| VPS Hosting | Not listed | |
Cloudflare vs Scaleway cost by team size
| Team size | Cloudflare | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| 1 user | FreeFree | FreeBasic Support |
| 5 users | FreeFree | FreeBasic Support |
| 10 users | FreeFree | FreeBasic Support |
| 25 users | FreeFree | FreeBasic Support |
| 50 users | FreeFree | FreeBasic Support |
The plan that fits each team size, billed monthly, before add-ons and usage charges. Each cost opens that tool's pricing calculator for the team size.
Which One Should You Choose?
Why choose Cloudflare
- Higher Integration score (8/10 vs 6/10)
- Higher Security score (9/10 vs 7/10)
- Better fit for enterprise (8/10 vs 5/10)
Why choose Scaleway
- Includes Dedicated Servers, which Cloudflare lacks
Pros & Cons
Cloudflare
Pros
- The free plan includes unmetered DDoS protection, a CDN, a WAF and universal SSL.
- R2 object storage charges no egress fees.
- Workers has very low entry pricing: a $5 monthly minimum and $0.30 per additional million requests.
- The Business plan adds a 100 percent uptime SLA and PCI DSS compliance for $200 a month billed annually.
Cons
- Reviewers report slow support on Free and Pro, which have no chat or phone support.
- Global outages in November and December 2025 disrupted many sites at the same time.
- Reviewers report billing problems, such as charges after cancelling add-ons.
- It offers no traditional shared hosting, VPS or dedicated servers, so you still need an origin host for conventional workloads.
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
Not sold on either?
Frequently Asked Questions
Cloudflare scores higher on our Hosting & Infrastructure criteria: 7.6/10 against 6.4/10 for Scaleway. The largest gap is in Analytics: 7/10 for Cloudflare and 5/10 for Scaleway.
Yes, both Cloudflare and Scaleway have a free plan.
Cloudflare is the better fit for enterprise: we rate it 8/10 for them, against 5/10 for Scaleway.
Scaleway has Dedicated Servers, which Cloudflare lacks.
