Scaleway
French cloud provider headquartered in Paris
Cloud instances, bare metal, Kubernetes and managed databases from the Iliad Group's European infrastructure arm.
About Scaleway
Scaleway grew from Online.net, the hosting arm of French telecom group Iliad (Free), and rebranded to Scaleway as it expanded cloud-native services. Based in Paris with data centers in France and the Netherlands, Scaleway offers elastic compute, bare metal, object storage, Kubernetes and AI-oriented instances aimed at developers and startups wanting European-sovereign infrastructure.
Why consider Scaleway
- French-headquartered cloud with EU data residency options
- Bare metal and ARM instances alongside standard cloud VMs
- Competitive pricing for startups and scale-ups in Europe
- Integrated ecosystem with Iliad/Free telecom heritage
- Alternative to US hyperscalers for European digital sovereignty
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Brand details
Product categories
Brand ownership
- Iliad Group
- Scaleway
Market presence
- Paris and Amsterdam region data centers
- Warsaw and other EU zones
- Developer console and API
- Startup programs and credits
- European public-sector and research clients
Brand timeline
- 1999Online.net hosting launches under Iliad
- 2015Scaleway brand introduced for cloud services
- 2018Bare metal and ARM product lines expand
- 2021Kubernetes and managed database portfolio grows
- TodayLeading French developer-focused cloud platform