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- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Scaleway Dedibox is the best servers hosting service
Reviewed on 2020/10/19
Satisfied and happy, best price best service.
Satisfied and happy, best price best service.
Pros
I have been managing servers for customers hosted on Dedibox platform for more than 5 years now, It has been a very long Journey, it wasn't always very pleasant but over all the service was very reliable very affordable and the support was always great. I have also been hosting my own server on the platform.
Cons
Worst thing that happened was a sudden change of price for a server, and a cancelation of service without any prior notice for suspicion of fraud which wasn't based on any strong evidence and end up causing
huge data loss.
All those were some isolated cases and over all I would say I'm still satisficed with all the other Good aspects, and all the Happy long years we were getting a good service.
- Industry: Human Resources
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
One of the best provider I ever used
Reviewed on 2022/11/02
A lot of improvements the last few years, reasonable prices, and top notch technology.
A lot of improvements the last few years, reasonable prices, and top notch technology.
Pros
Everything is self-service, you can easily predict your bills, service is stable and customer support, on Slack, is awesome !
Cons
- Missing managed MongoDB hosting- That's it.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 0.0 /10
Lost all my data
Reviewed on 2024/03/03
Stay away if you're doing anything at all that you dont want to throw away.
Stay away if you're doing anything at all that you dont want to throw away.
Pros
While there is value for money, they lose your data at the drop of a hat.
Cons
Rebooted my server to find that all my data had been lost with no way to recover. This happened twice.
- Industry: Motion Pictures & Film
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
My experience with Scaleway
Reviewed on 2020/09/22
Pros
Ease of use when it comes to setup, scaling and installation, also the wide image library.
Cons
Network stability is one of the biggest issues I've had over the years of being a Scaleway customer, but I've seen it greatly improve over the last few months.
- Industry: Hospital & Health Care
- Company size: 10,000+ Employees
- Used Weekly for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 7.0 /10
Scaleway is a good backup product for a good price
Reviewed on 2023/05/10
Pros
Cloud backup storage is cheap and has most of the functionality of Amazon.
Cons
Getting data into glacier was a pain. They only have two sites both in Europe.
- Industry: Medical Practice
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 6.0 /10
My personal review and comment
Reviewed on 2020/10/19
With your server I can offer a cheap backup for my clients
With your server I can offer a cheap backup for my clients
Pros
Availability, speed of implementation and diversity of offers
Cons
When a server is broken, the support tends to imperatively want to replace it without the possibility of recovering the data.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Reliable and inexpensive server farm, with excellent service
Reviewed on 2020/09/22
Overall, today I set up servers only on Scaleway.
The service and prices are excellent. And the...
Overall, today I set up servers only on Scaleway.
The service and prices are excellent. And the operation.
Highly recommend :)
Pros
My favorite thing is that there is excellent deployment ease, including in the API, and that the prices are excellent + per hour
If you did not use, you did not pay.
That it's really comfortable for software developers who want to test and try all sorts of options without committing too much.
In addition, they have a variety of complementary services, like their S3 service, physical servers, and more
I must also mention their built-in firewall.
The attacks are stopped even before reaching the server (of course the server has extra protection, but it helps that it is stopped before) and it is really comfortable and excellent.
Cons
Unfortunately, there is no option to build a server from ISO.
And also lacks the option of installing a Windows server, which is really important sometimes.
Plus, it would have been very nice if it was possible to increase the main HD instead of connecting an external HD

- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 1,001–5,000 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great company with great product
Reviewed on 2020/10/19
Client since many years, Scaleway Dedicated servers are the best. Support Team help me fastly when...
Client since many years, Scaleway Dedicated servers are the best. Support Team help me fastly when needed.
Pros
I really like dedicated servers from Scaleway Dedibox, because you can really manage your server
Cons
Manage dedicated server is really simple

- Industry: Computer & Network Security
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
The best cloud solutions for any project you need
Reviewed on 2020/09/22
Scaleway offers high performance with affordable pricing ,which clearly makes the difference over...
Scaleway offers high performance with affordable pricing ,which clearly makes the difference over all cloud services available.
Pros
Easy to self-provision services and with lower prices than the global competence.
Cons
For this last 3 years I've only faced issues with with instances being unresponsive three times, though this is an expected bevahiour in any cloud environment. Having Support team engaged provide a solution within few hours.
Reasons for Switching to Scaleway
Pricing and performance.- Industry: Automotive
- Company size: 201–500 Employees
- Used Monthly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Good value for money
Reviewed on 2020/09/23
Pros
ARM instances were the reason I wanted to go with Scaleway. With more and more ARM-based devices rolling out, having service instances running on ARM architecture is a big plus for any company.
Cons
The interface has gone through a few iterations but they never seem to quite hit the right one.
I find it pretty difficult to navigate at this time.
Alternatives Considered
Amazon EC2- Industry: Industrial Automation
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Scaleway VPS
Reviewed on 2020/09/23
From ordering to vps provisioning, everything is automized. Their customer service is also nice and...
From ordering to vps provisioning, everything is automized. Their customer service is also nice and friendly.
Pros
A all-in-one solution for server admins: high-quality vps with the lowest possible price, flexible IPs, free internal networking, S3 compatible object storage - combination of these can ease the development process significantly. ON top of these, I like their dedicated and free firewall where you can define custom rules based on port ranges and also IP ranges.
Cons
Previously, the dev-s server was very cheap. Now, due to increased R&D cost of Scaleway, this price became almost double which is understandable. But it would be nice if Scaleway provides a cheaper solution like it has before, maybe with a lower server configuration i.e. 1GB RAM or 512M RAM and 1 processor etc. I also want to see live server load for the latest 7-10 days minimum without installing any third-party software.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
It is possible to grow with low costs
Reviewed on 2020/09/22
In my case I use scaleway to instantiate applications and hostings. By having low costs, I have...
In my case I use scaleway to instantiate applications and hostings. By having low costs, I have been able to grow without having to invest large amounts of money, and feeling supported as the service has always been excellent.
Pros
I have used various VPS services and scaleway has fair instances that allow small businesses to grow. The console is excellent, it allows the customization of what is just and necessary. It has helped me to be able to increase my sales without having an excessive cost.
Cons
I think it would be nice to have databases at a slightly lower cost, for general use.
Alternatives Considered
LinodeReasons for Choosing Scaleway
CostsSwitched From
Amazon EC2Reasons for Switching to Scaleway
Costs, Service- Industry: Architecture & Planning
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 1-5 months
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Guaranteed safety and performance
Reviewed on 2022/07/23
Pros
A customer recommended that we deploy and store the project data in a Scaleway object storage space. We have already used other solutions from other providers. However, we really liked the speed at which the data is transferred. Sharing information with our client's work team has become very efficient. Someone uploads a file and in less than 2 seconds another is already downloading it. It's amazing how fast the storage is processed and published. We deployed a Stardust VPS to install the project manager. We were a bit concerned about latency and database throughput. But we were not disappointed, the instance has done a good job so far.
Cons
Does not accept prepaid credit cards.
Some services are not contracted definitively, without first testing them. We are concerned about exposing the data of our clients and ours. So we resort to testing the services by paying with prepaid credit cards from our technical team, and if everything has worked well, we contract the service. We only contracted with Scaleway because a client recommended this service to us. But normally we wouldn't have bought it without trying it.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Reliable Hosting for Cheap
Reviewed on 2020/09/22
Scaleway is a brilliant hosting platform for small hobbyist developers such as myself. It's super...
Scaleway is a brilliant hosting platform for small hobbyist developers such as myself. It's super cheap and reliable.
Pros
Insanely cheap, it's much cheaper than competitors' hosting. Very reliable, have never had it go down on me except for one bug due to me mis-understanding an option. SSH key synchronisation between all instances is very useful.
Cons
I would prefer if the console was automatically setup, without needing to set a root password. This is not much of an issue though.
Alternatives Considered
DigitalOceanReasons for Switching to Scaleway
Much cheaper than alternative products.- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Great cloud solutions for small and larger business projects
Reviewed on 2020/09/22
Pros
Working with Scaleway has been a great experience for the last 4 years.
Flexible deployments, fast provisioning of all services and great customer service are really making a difference for my business.
Scaleway has recently accelerated its growth and you can see a lot of great innovations and new services being launched which are really exciting.
Cons
Some features were launched then suspended due to difficulties scaling the infrastructure.
A good example of this is Object storage that was taken away for a long time before recently coming back.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Wide range of reliable and performant cloud services
Reviewed on 2020/09/22
Pros
Scaleway offers great cloud services at a fantastic price. I have used their cloud servers and object storage, their services are reliable, performant and easy to use. I also like that they have a wide variety of services that integrate very well for a 100% cloud infrastructure. Their support team is also fast to respond and was always able to solve my issues.
Cons
The only con I can think about is their payment methods, which are a bit restrictive. Some prepaid cards do not work and they do not offer other payment gateways, such as PayPal.
- Industry: Computer & Network Security
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Cost effective dedicated server with decent quality
Reviewed on 2020/10/19
Overall good experience. I used their low tier products like extra small, small SSD servers. At...
Overall good experience. I used their low tier products like extra small, small SSD servers. At that price no other company offer dedibox of this quality
Pros
1. Scaleway network is very good and high speed. ~800 Mbps upload and download speed
2. Full IPv6 support with PTR
3. Additional IP and IP block purchase option
4. FTP backup
Cons
1. Setup fee
2. Support response becomes slow after first response
3. IPv6 via DHCPv6. Need complex setup. However, works fine if done correctly
4. Can't split IPv6 block to more number than the IPv4 you have
5. Product must be cancelled by 20th of the month if user wish. Otherwise it will be billed for the next month
- Industry: Computer & Network Security
- Company size: 51–200 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Positive expérience
Reviewed on 2020/10/19
À good expérience. I never had an unplanned service outage.
À good expérience. I never had an unplanned service outage.
Pros
Easy of use
Have a dedicated server with esxi
The support is reactive
Cons
The different dedicated server offers are more expensive if we compare them before the store and core offers..
The Network bandwith is no more garanteed with my offer but it was at the beginning.
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Responsive
Reviewed on 2020/10/19
The dedibox hardware gasped on sunday ; in only 2 hours I had a new one available !
The dedibox hardware gasped on sunday ; in only 2 hours I had a new one available !
Pros
Very easy to install. I can control everything from my own.
Cons
Nothing, I just have what I want. BTW I'd like a SMART monitoring exernal from my system with automatic alert...
- Industry: Program Development
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Weekly for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
What you pay is what you get
Reviewed on 2020/10/19
What you pay is what you get
What you pay is what you get
Pros
I have signed up for a service, i got it for a competitive prive. The support is reactive. I cannot complain about anything for the past 10 years.
Cons
Nothing at all. The overall experience is exactly what i was expecting
Alternatives Considered
DigitalOceanReasons for Choosing Scaleway
I did not really switch, but i have tried it. More popular, but it does not make it better, i’ll stick with scaleway.Reasons for Switching to Scaleway
Support, quality of service.- Industry: Computer & Network Security
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Fast connections & Fast deployments
Reviewed on 2020/10/19
I have been using scaleway for web server and vpn network across many regions and the results is...
I have been using scaleway for web server and vpn network across many regions and the results is satisfying
Pros
I like the internet connection in my servers. it is very fast to Asia.
Cons
ip failover a bit expensive, i hope there is alternative in the future
- Industry: Computer Software
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 8.0 /10
Easy to install
Reviewed on 2020/10/19
Pros
It's very easy to install a basic system (linux or freeBSD)
Cons
Documentation about specific dedibox configurations of operation systems like FreeBSD or Linux.
- Industry: Information Technology & Services
- Company size: 11–50 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Excellent
Reviewed on 2020/10/20
Pros
Good price for a good, stable and performant server
Cons
Maybe a bigger backup solution and bigger bandwidth
- Industry: Computer Games
- Company size: 2–10 Employees
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 10.0 /10
Very good comparison price with quality
Reviewed on 2020/10/19
Pros
Ease of use and deployment. Very affordable.
Cons
Nothing special to say, the solution is very complete
- Industry: Financial Services
- Company size: Self Employed
- Used Daily for 2+ years
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- Likelihood to recommend 9.0 /10
Keep going
Reviewed on 2020/09/22
Pros
Please keep making the product catalog increase
Cons
Changes in pricing with short notice only