Scaleway

★ 3/5 · AI

French cloud provider offering sovereign LLM-as-a-Service hosting for open-source models with EU data residency and French infrastructure.

Pros

French sovereign infrastructure (EU data residency)
full control over hosting and data
support for multiple open-source models
European GDPR compliance

Cons

Limited to open-source models
higher costs than US cloud alternatives
smaller ecosystem vs. AWS/Azure
requires French/EU customer focus

Cost

Usage-based pricing (estimated €0.10–0.50/hour per vCPU, unverified)

Verdict

Best for European enterprises and public sector organizations requiring sovereign cloud infrastructure and strict data residency compliance without leaving EU borders.

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