# GPUBank vs Scaleway

> Scaleway is the French cloud subsidiary of the iliad Group, renting NVIDIA L4, L40S, H100 and B300 instances by the minute in Paris and Warsaw, with managed Kubernetes and managed inference. Its H100 SXM instances cost EUR 25.33 per hour for 8 GPUs, about $3.63 per GPU-hour converted and excluding VAT, and up to $3.79 on the 2-GPU size; GPUBank charges $1.85. Scaleway offers EU sovereignty, HDS and ISO 27001 certifications and managed Kubernetes; GPUBank costs about half and takes crypto.

- Page: https://gpubank.io/compare/gpubank-vs-scaleway
- Prices last checked on 29 September 2026, on Scaleway's own pages (sources below). Page updated 2 November 2026.
- Scaleway: https://www.scaleway.com, headquartered in Paris, France
- GPUBank: https://gpubank.io, GPU cloud billed per second at an all-in hourly price (vCPU, RAM, NVMe, one IPv4 and traffic included), prepaid balance topped up in crypto.

## Verdict

**EU sovereignty, HDS and managed services at Scaleway. Half the price and crypto top-ups at GPUBank.**

Scaleway fits European companies that need HDS-certified hosting in France, EUR invoices with VAT, managed Kubernetes and managed inference. For the GPUs both of us rent, GPUBank costs 49 to 67 % less per GPU-hour, and it includes IPv4 where Scaleway bills IPv4 and block storage separately. GPUBank opens with an email and password, bills by the second and runs in four regions on three continents.

Score over 28 points: GPUBank ahead on 13, even on 8, Scaleway ahead on 7.

## Key facts

| Criterion | Scaleway | GPUBank |
|---|---|---|
| H100 SXM, per GPU-hour | $3.63 to $3.79, EUR converted, excl. VAT | $1.85, all-in |
| Cheapest GPU-hour | $0.90, L4, excl. VAT | $0.23, RTX 4090 |
| Billing granularity | Per minute | Per second |
| Stopped instance | Compute stops; volumes, snapshots and IPs billed | Disk only |
| Persistent storage | About $0.11 per GB-month (Block 5K) | $0.03 per GB-month |
| Egress traffic | Included for Instances | Included |
| Crypto payments | No | Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and 12+ more |
| Card payments | Visa, MasterCard, CB, Amex, UnionPay; SEPA | No |
| Minimum deposit | Not published | $25 |
| GPU models listed | 6 | 10 |
| Regions | PAR-1, PAR-2, WAW-2 | 4 |
| Serverless GPUs | Serverless Generative APIs, managed inference | No |
| Availability target | 99.5 % on GPU Instances | 99.9 % monthly |
| Compliance reports | ISO/IEC 27001:2022, HDS; SOC 2 not published | None published |
| Support | Free 24/7 tickets; paid plans from EUR 50/month | Tickets from a $25 balance |
| Headquarters | Paris, France | Tallinn, Estonia |

## Same GPUs, price per GPU-hour (USD, excl. VAT)

| GPU | Scaleway | GPUBank | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| H100 SXM | $3.63 (on demand) | $1.85 | -49 % |
| H100 PCIe | $3.28 (on demand) | $1.35 | -59 % |
| L40S | $1.68 (on demand) | $0.55 | -67 % |

## When to pick Scaleway

- HDS health-data certification and ISO/IEC 27001:2022
- Free 24/7 support tickets for every account, paid plans with a hotline
- Kapsule managed Kubernetes and managed inference
- B300 and 8-GPU H100 SXM with NVLink, DGX clusters on request
- L4 from $0.90 per GPU-hour, cards and SEPA debit

## When to pick GPUBank

- H100 SXM at $1.85 per GPU-hour, against $3.63 to $3.79
- Per-second billing, where Scaleway's billing FAQ states a 60-minute minimum
- IPv4 included, plus interruptible and reserved discounts
- Pay in Bitcoin, USDT and 12+ other coins, from $25

## Questions

### Is GPUBank cheaper than Scaleway for an H100?

Yes. Scaleway's H100-SXM-8-80G costs EUR 25.33 per hour, about $3.63 per GPU-hour converted and excluding VAT, and the 2-GPU size about $3.79. GPUBank charges $1.85 per GPU-hour for an H100 SXM, and $1.35 for an H100 PCIe against about $3.29 at Scaleway.

### Does Scaleway accept crypto?

No. Scaleway accepts Visa, MasterCard, CB, UnionPay, American Express and SEPA debit, with a physical card required. GPUBank is paid from a USD balance topped up in Bitcoin, USDT, Ethereum and more than a dozen other coins.

### Which is better for regulated European workloads?

Scaleway. It is a French company of the iliad Group with ISO/IEC 27001:2022 and HDS on all GPU Instances, a DPA and a 99.5 % SLA. GPUBank is also a French company with regions in Paris and Frankfurt, but publishes no SOC 2 or ISO 27001 report.

### How is Scaleway GPU billing different from GPUBank?

Scaleway bills GPU Instances per minute in EUR, postpaid monthly, with block storage and flexible IPv4 billed separately. Its billing FAQ still states a 60-minute minimum per resource. GPUBank bills per second from a prepaid USD balance, with IPv4, NVMe and traffic included.

## Sources

- https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/gpu/: GPU instance prices per zone (captured for PAR-1, PAR-2, WAW-2)
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/model-as-a-service/: Managed inference GPU prices, Generative API free tier
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/gpu-instances/: Per-minute billing, SLA 99.5%, HDS, no egress fees, Savings Plans exclusion
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/docs/gpu/reference-content/choosing-gpu-instance-type/: GPU specs, NVLink, scratch storage, AI Supercomputer, SLO
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/docs/billing/faq/: Payment methods, invoicing, minimum 60 minutes, suspension rules
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/docs/instances/faq/: GPU per-minute billing, stopped instance billing, IPv4 price
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/network/: Additional IPv4 price
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/pricing/storage/: Block, object and file storage prices
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/product-availability-by-region/: GPU availability by region
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/security-and-compliance/: ISO 27001, HDS, SecNumCloud status, GDPR
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/support/: Support tiers and prices
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/about-us/: iliad Group subsidiary, countries of operation
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/terms/sla/: SLA documents per product
- https://registry.terraform.io/providers/scaleway/scaleway/latest/docs: Official Terraform provider
- https://www.scaleway.com/en/docs/instances/api-cli/: API and CLI

Prices change: check both providers before buying. Scaleway is a trademark of its owner; GPUBank is not affiliated with Scaleway.