Comparison

Scaleway vs G2

Scaleway and G2 both land on Depends.

Scaleway

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buy if you're a cost-conscious EU dev team or startup wanting transparent cloud with data residency.

Depends

Confidence: Medium

Buyers shortlisting B2B software should use G2 free as one input, cross-checked against Capterra or TrustRadius.

Scaleway versus G2
Compare	Scaleway	G2
Verdict	Depends	Depends
Best for	EU startups needing data residency	B2B software buyers shortlisting tools
Who it's not for	US-centric teams needing AWS ecosystem depth	Vendors without five-figure budgets
Privacy	Active trust program with published pentests and CSIRT, but a disclosed 2023 ESXi breach and a Paris-region API/DHCP incident.^⁵	No public security page found; UpGuard reports no phishing; G2's own DPA references a past data breach.¹⁵
Support quality	Users report terrible support and poor incident handling	Trustpilot and BBB complaints about G2's service
Public sentiment	Reviews are polarized: developers praise pricing and the EU focus while others report price hikes, data loss, and weak support.^²	Buyers find G2 useful for breadth, but sentiment on G2's own service skews negative on Trustpilot and Redditors weigh it against Capterra and Trustpilot.
Biggest gotcha	Price hike announced effective June 1st, 2026^⁴	Vendor contracts are negotiated and opaque; budget five figures annually before committing.¹⁶