ServPrivate vs Scaleway
A transparent, feature-by-feature comparison. Both hosts serve the privacy-oriented market, but they optimise for different things. Here is how they stack up on no-KYC, crypto support, jurisdictional coverage and hardware.
Complete Comparison
Every attribute is verified from public documentation at the time of writing. We will update this page if either side changes its policy.
| Feature | ServPrivate | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| No email required | ||
| Token-based authentication | ||
| Jurisdictions | 7 | 3 |
| DMCA-ignored policy | ||
| Full KVM virtualization | ||
| Bare-metal servers | ||
| Custom ISO upload | ||
| DDoS protection included | ||
| Unmetered bandwidth | ||
| IPv6 /64 included | ||
| 99.9% SLA with credits | ||
| Monero (XMR) payment | ||
| Years in operation | 1 | 27 |
| Entry VPS specs | 2 vCPU · 4 GB DDR4 · 60 GB NVMe | Stardust1-S — 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, 100 Mbps unmetered, from €1.80/mo (IPv4) or €0.36/mo (IPv6-only). Elastic Metal entry at €27.99/mo (EM-A116X-SSD: 4C/4T Intel Xeon E3-1220, 32 GB DDR3 ECC, 2×1 TB SSD, 500 Mbps). |
| Dedicated starting at | $48.50/mo | Dedibox from €13.99/mo; Elastic Metal bare-metal from €27.99/mo |
Strengths on both sides
Where ServPrivate wins
- No-KYC signup vs. Scaleway's mandatory government photo-ID verification to unlock resource quotas
- Monero/crypto billing vs. Scaleway's card and SEPA-only payments with zero crypto option
- Offshore DMCA-ignored jurisdiction vs. Scaleway's French LCEN + EU DSA automatic takedown obligations
Where Scaleway is strong
- Mature EU-sovereign infrastructure since 1999 — three regions (Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw), unmetered egress on all instances, genuine bare-metal Dedibox and Elastic Metal catalogue
- Exceptionally cheap entry tier: Stardust1-S at €1.80/mo (or €0.36/mo IPv6-only) gives a real public-cloud VM at near-VPS-panel prices, ideal for dev and low-traffic workloads
- Full Terraform/Pulumi/Ansible/scw-CLI ecosystem, first-class GDPR/DSA compliance posture, and Arbor-backed anti-DDoS at no extra cost on Dedibox
Our honest verdict
Scaleway impresses on infrastructure breadth and EU pricing — the Stardust1-S is genuinely the cheapest proper cloud VM in Europe, Dedibox bare-metal starts under €14/mo, and the Paris/Amsterdam/Warsaw footprint covers most EU latency needs. For a legitimate developer or startup, the package is hard to beat. For a privacy-oriented buyer, however, Scaleway ticks almost every wrong box: government-ID KYC to access real quotas, credit-card-only billing, SMTP port 25 blocked by default (requires ID + bank docs to unblock), and French/EU jurisdiction that obliges swift action on copyright, DSA trusted-flagger, and law-enforcement takedown requests. Accounts are known to be auto-suspended on abuse heuristics with minimal explanation. The 2021 stolen-SSD customer-data scandal and multiple billing-lock horror stories on Trustpilot underline that operational security practices lag behind the polished console. ServPrivate's clientele should treat Scaleway as a benchmark for EU price/performance, not as a viable supplier.
Pick ServPrivate if
ServPrivate wins on every axis that matters to privacy buyers: no-KYC signup, crypto payments including Monero, DMCA-ignored offshore jurisdiction, and no automatic DSA takedown compliance — none of which Scaleway can offer under French law.
Pick Scaleway if
Choose Scaleway if you run a GDPR-compliant EU startup, need the cheapest possible ARM cloud VM, or want a proven bare-metal catalogue with a full API ecosystem — and you are comfortable providing government ID and paying by card.
ServPrivate vs Scaleway — FAQ
01 Which is better, ServPrivate or Scaleway?
It depends on your priority. ServPrivate wins on raw operator privacy (token-only auth, no email, no phone, no name, no fiat), a 7-jurisdiction footprint and AI-agent purchasing (MCP, OpenAPI, x402). Where Scaleway is genuinely strong: Mature EU-sovereign infrastructure since 1999 — three regions (Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw), unmetered egress on all instances, genuine bare-metal Dedibox and Elastic Metal catalogue; Exceptionally cheap entry tier: Stardust1-S at €1.80/mo (or €0.36/mo IPv6-only) gives a real public-cloud VM at near-VPS-panel prices, ideal for dev and low-traffic workloads. Pick whichever maps to your actual threat model.
02 Is ServPrivate cheaper than Scaleway?
ServPrivate VPS starts at $7.50/mo and dedicated at $48.50/mo. The Scaleway entry tier is "Stardust1-S — 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 GB SSD, 100 Mbps unmetered, from €1.80/mo (IPv4) or €0.36/mo (IPv6-only). Elastic Metal entry at €27.99/mo (EM-A116X-SSD: 4C/4T Intel Xeon E3-1220, 32 GB DDR3 ECC, 2×1 TB SSD, 500 Mbps)." — the comparison table above shows the full pricing picture for both providers. Multi-month cycles unlock additional discounts on both sides.
03 Can I pay Scaleway with Monero, like ServPrivate?
ServPrivate accepts 8 native crypto coins including Monero (XMR), with per-order deposit addresses and any-coin checkout. Does Scaleway take Monero? No (see the feature comparison above for the exact payment rail). Crypto-only operators should always confirm before ordering.
04 How do I migrate from Scaleway to ServPrivate?
Snapshot or `rsync` your existing server to a new ServPrivate VPS in your chosen jurisdiction, restore data, reconfigure DNS, then cancel the Scaleway instance and rotate any exposed keys. Our /alternative-to-scaleway page has the full step-by-step. Total migration usually takes 30–90 minutes for a small server.
Other Comparisons
- Offshore (vs OVH's mandatory KYC)
- Crypto-only payment
- DMCA-ignored across all 7 jurisdictions
- ServPrivate accepts Monero and BTC — zero card data or real-identity billing trail.
- ServPrivate's offshore jurisdiction keeps your infra outside US CLOUD Act and EU GDPR enforcement reach.
- ServPrivate supports custom ISO uploads directly — no VMDK conversion step, deploy any OS image immediately.
- No identity required (vs Hetzner's full KYC)
- Crypto-native payment
- DMCA-ignored jurisdictions
- No identity required (zero personal data)
- Jurisdictions outside CLOUD Act reach
- Crypto payment (vs AWS's USD-only + card)
- Bare-metal dedicated + offshore
- DMCA-ignored across all 7 jurisdictions
- No KYC / no email
- True offshore signup
- DMCA-ignored jurisdictions
- Crypto-only payment
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