What Online does

Scaleway SAS, doing business as Online, is a privately held European cloud infrastructure provider headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1999. The company operates TIER 3, ISO 27001, and ISO 50001 certified datacenters in France and the Netherlands, with an AS12876 network backbone meshed at 100 Gbit/s and 8+ Tbit/s aggregate capacity, managing a fleet of more than 100,000 servers and serving customers in over 160 countries. Its product portfolio spans the full cloud stack under the Online, Scaleway, Dedibox, and Elastic Metal brands, including dedicated bare-metal servers (Start, Pro, Core, Store, GPU tiers starting at €4.74/month), Elastic Metal bare-metal cloud servers (Aluminium through Titanium plus a RISC-V offering), x86 and ARM-based CPU cloud instances, GPU instances (L4, L40S, H100 SXM, H100 PCIe, B300-SXM Blackwell), Kubernetes (Kapsule and Kosmos multi-cloud), serverless compute (Functions, Containers, Jobs), managed databases (Redis, PostgreSQL/MySQL, MongoDB, Serverless SQL, ClickHouse), object/block/file/glacier storage, networking (VPC, VPC Peering, Load Balancer, WAF, VPN, Edge Services), data analytics (Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, NATS), IoT Hub, web hosting, domain names, IAM/Key/Secret management, observability (Cockpit, Audit Trail), Quantum-as-a-Service, and Apple Mac mini dedicated servers.

The business operates on subscription and usage-based recurring revenue across three core streams: cloud compute services billed by consumption, dedicated server rental subscriptions (Dedibox and Elastic Metal), and enterprise/startup program contracts with annual or multi-year commitments. Go-to-market is hybrid: a self-serve product-led model via console.online.net, APIs, and CLI tooling targeting developers, SMBs, and individual customers, paired with a direct enterprise sales motion offering custom contracts, SLAs, and up to €36,000 in cloud credits through a startup program that has aggregated 2,400+ companies. The customer base spans startups, SMEs, and large enterprises across technology, healthcare, financial services, retail/e-commerce, public sector, and gaming verticals, with named customers including Veryswing (since 2012, 18,000+ active business users), Sirdata, and NextSourcia. Distribution is direct via the self-serve console and an enterprise sales force, supplemented by a marketplace and a Partners Program for resellers and system integrators. The company is privately held with no disclosed parent, funding rounds, or revenue figures in the available data, and is led by CEO Arnaud de Bermingham with a workforce of 101–250 employees.

Name

Online

Legal name

Scaleway SAS

Website

https://online.net

Company type

Private

Founded year

1999

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

Online, operating as Scaleway, is a privately held European cloud infrastructure provider offering dedicated servers, bare metal, CPU/GPU cloud instances, Kubernetes, serverless, storage, networking, AI infrastructure, and Quantum-as-a-Service from ISO-certified datacenters in France and the Netherlands to startups, SMEs, and enterprises across 160+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Cloud Infrastructure

NAICS

Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (5182), Computer Facilities Management Services (541513), Computer Systems Design and Related Services (5415)

SIC

Services-Computer Rental & Leasing (7377), Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Facilities Support Management Services (8744)

akta.pro primary industry

General-Purpose Compute (VMs & Bare Metal IaaS) (HDABAAAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Managed Container Platforms (Kubernetes & Container PaaS) (HDABAAAB), Cloud Networking Core Services (VPC/VNet, Load Balancing, DNS, NAT) (HDABAAAJ), Managed Application Platforms (App PaaS & Runtime Services) (HDABAAAD)

Keywords

• Cloud infrastructure services
• Dedicated server hosting
• Bare metal cloud
• GPU cloud computing
• Managed Kubernetes services

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Cloud Compute Services: Subscription and usage-based billing for CPU and GPU instances, storage, networking, and managed services. Customers pay based on resource consumption with monthly or annual billing cycles.
2. Dedicated Server Rental: One-time recurring revenue from dedicated server rentals (Dedibox and Elastic Metal) with monthly or committed billing. Hardware remains owned by Scaleway while customers pay for usage.
3. Enterprise and Startup Programs: Revenue from enterprise customers with custom contracts, along with startup programs providing cloud credits that convert to paid usage as companies scale.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels9 records

Core offering

Online (Scaleway) sells European cloud infrastructure: dedicated servers under the Dedibox brand, Elastic Metal bare-metal cloud servers, Apple Mac mini dedicated servers, CPU and GPU cloud instances, managed Kubernetes, serverless compute, managed databases, object/block/file/cold storage, networking (VPC, peering, VPN, load balancer, WAF), AI/ML infrastructure including GPU Clusters and Generative APIs, data analytics (Apache Spark, Kafka, ClickHouse), web hosting, domain names, transactional email, observability, IAM/secret/key management and Quantum as a Service. The offering is delivered from ISO 27001, ISO 50001 and TIER 3 certified datacenters in France and the Netherlands and consumed via self-serve console, REST API, CLI or enterprise sales contracts.

Product overview

Scaleway is a European cloud infrastructure provider offering a comprehensive multi-product cloud platform. The portfolio includes dedicated servers under the Dedibox brand (Start, Pro, Core, Store, GPU, Dedirack, VPS) and Elastic Metal bare metal cloud servers (Aluminium, Beryllium, Iridium, Lithium, Titanium, RISC-V), cloud compute instances (CPU and GPU), Kubernetes container management (Kapsule, Kosmos), serverless compute (Functions, Containers, Jobs), managed databases (Redis, PostgreSQL/MySQL, MongoDB, Serverless SQL, ClickHouse), storage solutions (Object Storage S3-compatible, Block Storage, File Storage, Glacier), networking (VPC, VPC Peering, Load Balancer, WAF, VPN), AI/ML infrastructure (L40S, L4, H100, B300-SXM GPU Instances, GPU Clusters, Generative APIs), data analytics (Apache Spark, Apache Kafka, NATS, Data Warehouse), IoT Hub, web hosting, monitoring (Cockpit, Audit Trail), security (IAM, Secret Manager, Key Manager), quantum computing (Quantum as a Service), and Apple Mac mini dedicated servers. The company operates ISO 27001 and ISO 50001 certified, TIER 3 certified datacenters in France and the Netherlands.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Dedibox: Scaleway's dedicated server brand offering a range of dedicated servers including Start, Pro, Core, Store, and GPU configurations.

Products and services

• Dedibox dedicated servers Rental of physical dedicated servers (Start, Pro, Core, Store and GPU SKUs, plus VPS) for customers needing full-hardware isolation, starting at €4.74/month for the Start tier. Targets developers, SMEs and hosting providers seeking dedicated resources with unlimited public/private traffic.
• Elastic Metal bare-metal cloud Bare-metal cloud servers combining dedicated hardware with cloud-style APIs and integrations, offered in Aluminium (entry price), Beryllium, Iridium, Lithium (storage), Titanium (GPU) and RISC-V (RV1) tiers for production, high-workload, storage and GPU use cases.
• Apple Mac mini dedicated servers (M1, M2, M2 Pro, M4, M4 Pro) Range of Apple Mac mini dedicated servers (M1 through M4 Pro) provided as managed, dedicated hardware for iOS/macOS development, CI/CD and Apple-silicon-native workloads.
• Cloud CPU instances On-demand virtual CPU instances spanning General Purpose (balanced), Development (lightweight), Compute Optimized (raw CPU) and Memory Optimized (RAM-heavy) profiles, billed usage-based.
• Cloud GPU instances (L4, L40S, H100 SXM, H100 PCIe, B300-SXM) On-demand GPU instances including L4, L40S, H100 SXM and H100 PCIe, plus B300-SXM on NVIDIA Blackwell, used by AI/ML teams for training, fine-tuning and inference workloads.
• GPU Clusters Reserved, dedicated GPU cluster capacity product that gives customers multi-year guarantees on access to high-end GPUs for AI workloads.
• Generative APIs (Serverless and Dedicated Deployment) Model-as-a-Service offering with a serverless plan (consume hosted AI models via API call) and a dedicated-deployment plan (run inference on dedicated hardware with tailored security and predictable throughput), all hosted in Europe.
• Object Storage Amazon S3-compatible, Multi-AZ resilient object storage providing high availability for unstructured data and backups.
• Block Storage Persistent block storage volumes attachable to instances for demanding database and application workloads.
• File Storage Fully managed, scalable file storage system for team collaboration and shared file access across cloud workloads.
• Scaleway Glacier cold storage Cold-storage class for long-term archival object data, suited to deep archives and infrequently accessed content.
• Virtual Private Cloud (VPC) and VPC Peering Private networking primitives: VPC for isolating cloud resources on a resilient regional network, plus VPC Peering for creating private connections between VPCs across regions.
• Public Gateway, Site-to-Site VPN and Scaleway InterLink Connectivity offerings: Public Gateway for service scaling, Site-to-Site VPN for encrypted tunnels from on-premises infrastructure, and Scaleway InterLink for hosted partner-network connections into VPCs.
• Edge Services, Load Balancer and WAF Traffic-management and security layer: Edge Services to expose HTTP services with built-in security and reliability, Load Balancer to scale services, and WAF to detect and block web application threats.
• Kubernetes Kapsule and Kubernetes Kosmos Managed Kubernetes: Kapsule for running clusters on Scaleway, and Kosmos for multi-cloud Kubernetes deployments spanning Scaleway and external provider resources.
• Container Registry Managed Docker-compatible container image repository for storing, managing and deploying container images.
• Serverless Functions, Containers and Jobs Serverless compute family: Functions for event-driven code execution, Containers for one-command container workloads, and Jobs for batch task execution, all without server management.
• Managed databases (Redis, PostgreSQL/MySQL, MongoDB) Managed relational and NoSQL database services: Redis, PostgreSQL/MySQL and MongoDB, operated as fully managed cloud databases.
• Serverless SQL Database and Data Warehouse for ClickHouse Analytics-oriented databases: Serverless SQL Database (PostgreSQL-compatible, serverless) and Data Warehouse for ClickHouse for serverless analytics at scale.
• Clusters for Apache Spark and Apache Kafka Managed data processing and streaming: Clusters for Apache Spark for large-volume data processing, and Clusters for Apache Kafka for real-time event streaming.
• NATS, Topics & Events, and Queues Lightweight messaging and event products: NATS for distributed messaging automation, Topics & Events for cross-device delivery, and Queues for configurable asynchronous workloads.
• IoT Hub Managed IoT bridge service that connects physical hardware devices to cloud infrastructure for telemetry ingestion and device control.
• Domain Names, Web Hosting, and Transactional Emails Web-presence bundle: Domain Names registration and management, Web Hosting for any use case, and Transactional Email (TEM) for instant delivery of application/transactional emails.
• Quantum as a Service and Quantum Adoption Program Cloud access to Quantum Processing Units (Quantum as a Service) and a structured Quantum Adoption Program providing a pragmatic path to quantum readiness for industry leaders.
• Observability and governance (Cockpit, Audit Trail, Cost Manager, Environmental Footprint Calculator) Cross-cutting observability and governance tools: Cockpit (managed observability of system health and performance), Audit Trail (activity logging across resources), Cost Manager (all-in-one consumption tracking), and Environmental Footprint Calculator (environmental impact tracking).
• IAM, Secret Manager and Key Manager Identity and data-protection services: IAM for secure cloud collaboration, Secret Manager for protecting sensitive credentials, and Key Manager for automated encryption key management.
• Startup Program Channel-style startup program (founder/early-stage/growth-stage tracks) that provides cloud credits up to €36,000 and access to Scaleway's full cloud portfolio for early-stage and growth-stage technology companies.

Quantifiable outcome

• Save up to 15% on long-term dedicated server plans
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• IONOS: German cloud and hosting provider serving SMBs and SMEs with dedicated servers, virtual servers, managed cloud, and SaaS-style productivity products. Comparable on European SMB cloud, web hosting, and dedicated server segments.
• Vultr: Global cloud platform offering compute (cloud GPUs and bare metal), storage, and managed databases with a self-serve developer focus. Comparable on usage-based pricing, GPU instance offerings, and developer/SMB target market.
• DigitalOcean: Public US cloud provider purpose-built for developers, startups, and SMBs offering droplets, managed databases, Kubernetes, and a marketplace. Highly comparable on developer-led GTM, SMB pricing model, and product-led growth motion.
• Linode (Akamai): Developer-focused virtual private server and cloud platform now part of Akamai, comparable on developer-friendly self-serve compute, GPU instances, and SMB/developer pricing tiers.
• Leaseweb: Dutch-headquartered hosting and cloud provider operating a large global datacenter footprint with dedicated servers, private cloud, public cloud, and CDN. Direct peer on European dedicated hosting and hybrid cloud offerings.
• OVHcloud: French-headquartered public cloud provider offering bare metal dedicated servers, hosted private cloud, public cloud, and storage across European datacenters. Closest geographic and portfolio competitor to Scaleway, competing head-to-head on European SMB and enterprise workloads.
• Hetzner: German provider of dedicated servers, virtual servers, hosting, and a growing cloud/storage business centered on price-performance for SMBs and developers. Direct comparable on European dedicated server and bare-metal offerings.

Broad incumbents

• Amazon Web Services (AWS): Global hyperscaler with the broadest cloud portfolio (compute, storage, networking, AI/ML, databases, serverless). Operates across a much wider geographic footprint and offers overlapping instance types (GPU, bare metal) where Scaleway competes for AI and enterprise workloads.
• Google Cloud: Global hyperscaler with strong data, AI/ML, and Kubernetes (GKE) positioning. Overlaps with Scaleway on IaaS, GPU/TPU compute, Kubernetes, and managed AI services for enterprises.
• Microsoft Azure: Global hyperscaler with deep enterprise integrations across compute, AI (Azure OpenAI), and managed services. Competes directly for European enterprise and AI workloads where Scaleway's data-sovereignty pitch is most relevant.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• YouTubeyoutube.com/@scaleway-cloud
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/scaleway
• Instagraminstagram.com/scaleway
• Facebookfacebook.com/147829252092178

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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