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Scaleway

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French cloud platform with compute, storage and AI services — a European alternative to AWS.

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Overview

Scaleway is a Paris, France-based European company building cloud infrastructure and developer tools software since 1999. As an EU-headquartered provider, Scaleway likely operates under GDPR. EU Alts has not independently confirmed its exposure to the US CLOUD Act — the ownership and hosting facts recorded for it do not establish that it is outside the Act's reach — see the Details section below for what's known so far.

Why European teams pick Scaleway

Teams in Europe consider Scaleway when they want a cloud infrastructure provider that bills in EUR, operating since 1999. Its EU headquarters is a good sign compared with AWS, but EU Alts has not independently verified Scaleway's exposure to the US CLOUD Act — check the Details section for the recorded facts.

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About

Scaleway is a French cloud provider owned by the Iliad Group, one of France's largest telecoms companies, offering a full-stack IaaS and PaaS platform across Paris, Amsterdam, and Warsaw. Its product range covers compute instances, managed Kubernetes (Kapsule), serverless functions and containers, managed PostgreSQL and MySQL databases, and S3-compatible Object Storage — all under EU jurisdiction. Scaleway is a founding member of the GAIA-X initiative for European cloud sovereignty and offers transparent, usage-based pricing comparable to AWS. Its developer experience — a clean console, well-documented APIs, and Terraform provider — makes it the go-to choice for cloud-native EU teams building containerised applications.

Details

Founded
1999
Headquarters
Paris, France
Ownership
Owned by Iliad Group (France) (France)
Hosting
Scaleway (self-owned datacenters), France
CLOUD Act
Not independently verified
Verified
2026-07-31
Last checked
2026-07-31
Company size
200+ employees

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Frequently asked questions

What does Scaleway do?

Scaleway is french cloud platform with compute, storage and ai services — a european alternative to aws. It is listed under cloud infrastructure and developer tools on EU Alts because its core functionality serves teams looking for a European cloud infrastructure tool with EU data residency, typically as a switch away from AWS.

Is Scaleway GDPR compliant?

Scaleway is headquartered in Paris, France and falls under EU jurisdiction, so it likely processes user data under the GDPR by default. Customer data processing is supervised by France's data protection authority, the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés (CNIL). EU Alts has not independently verified Scaleway's exposure to the US CLOUD Act, so we can't confirm it either way.

How do teams switch from AWS to Scaleway?

Teams considering a move from AWS to Scaleway are usually drawn by its cloud infrastructure workflow fit. EU Alts has not independently verified Scaleway's exposure to the US CLOUD Act, so treat any CLOUD Act or Schrems II conclusions as provisional. Plan a migration in stages regardless: export your data from the US incumbent, pilot Scaleway with a small team, then move the rest once integration coverage is confirmed.

Where is Scaleway based?

Scaleway is headquartered in Paris, France. The company was founded in 1999. Its main website is https://www.scaleway.com.