Scaleway Startup Deals & Discounts

Scaleway runs an application-based startup program aimed at early-stage and AI-focused companies building on European cloud infrastructure. Qualifying startups can receive a meaningful pool of platform credits to spend across the catalog - GPU Instances for training and inference, CPU compute, managed Kubernetes, databases, and Object Storage - so a young team can prototype, benchmark models, and scale a first production workload without burning runway on infrastructure in the earliest months.

The program is structured in tiers. A smaller starter allocation suits founders who are still validating an idea and want room to experiment, while a substantially larger allocation is geared toward funded or AI-intensive startups whose GPU and compute needs ramp quickly. Beyond the credits themselves, participants typically gain access to technical guidance and onboarding support to help them architect efficiently and avoid over-provisioning.

Approval is selective and based on an application that asks about your company stage, what you are building, and how you intend to use the resources. It is best suited to teams that genuinely plan to build on Scaleway and value keeping their data and models hosted within Europe under a sovereignty-first model.

Scaleway fits teams that want hyperscaler-grade building blocks while keeping data in Europe. Common scenarios:

• AI startups training and serving models - Rent H100 or L40S GPU Instances for fine-tuning, then ship to production via Generative APIs (per-token) or Managed Inference (dedicated, fixed hourly) for predictable latency.
• SaaS and web platforms - Run application tiers on CPU Instances or Kubernetes Kapsule, back them with managed PostgreSQL or MySQL, and serve assets from S3-compatible Object Storage without egress surprises.
• Data and analytics workloads - Use the ClickHouse data warehouse and Serverless SQL for analytics, with Block and File Storage for high-throughput pipelines.
• EU-regulated and public-sector projects - Choose Scaleway specifically for sovereignty: keeping personal data, models, and backups in EU Multi-AZ regions to satisfy GDPR and data-residency requirements.
• Cost-sensitive infrastructure migration - Teams moving off pricier clouds benefit from per-hour billing, no Instance egress fees, and Savings Plans for steady-state compute.
• Bare-metal and specialized hosting - Dedibox and Elastic Metal for dedicated performance, or Apple Mac mini hosts for iOS/macOS CI and build pipelines.

Scaleway uses transparent, usage-based pricing billed per hour for most resources, with no egress fees on Instances and Savings Plans that can cut monthly compute costs by up to 25%.

• CPU & GPU Instances - Billed per hour by Instance type; GPU Instances span entry-level L4 through high-end H100 and B300-class cards. Savings Plans reduce cost for steady workloads.
• Kubernetes Kapsule - Free, fully managed control plane; you pay only for the underlying compute nodes (managed Kubernetes offerings start around €6.34/month for a small node).
• Generative APIs - Serverless model access billed per 1 million tokens.
• Managed Inference - Dedicated GPU infrastructure at a fixed hourly rate with unlimited tokens for predictable cost and latency.
• Object Storage - S3-compatible, priced per GB/month (a low-cost One Zone class starts around €0.012/GB/month), with intra-region transfers free.
• Bare Metal - Dedibox, Elastic Metal, and Apple Mac mini hosts priced per server.

Pricing tiers and exact rates change over time, so confirm current figures on Scaleway's official pricing pages before committing.