Head-to-head · Cloud Hosting
AWS vs Scaleway
Which one to pick in 2026 — comparing 🇺🇸 AWS with the European alternative 🇪🇺 Scaleway on the things that actually decide who can read your data.
🇺🇸 AWSvs🇪🇺 Scaleway
Verdict
Who has stronger privacy guarantees by law?
Scaleway — GDPR-native and outside the US CLOUD Act / FISA 702 reach.
Which one encrypts your data end-to-end by default?
Neither ships full E2E by default — check the table for nuance.
Which one tracks you for ads?
Neither monetises through ad tracking.
Which one is open source?
Scaleway is not fully open source — check details.
Side-by-side
AWS vs Scaleway — full comparison
Criteria
🇪🇺 Scaleway
🇺🇸 AWS
Headquarters
Paris, France
Seattle, USA
Jurisdiction
France (GDPR)
USA (CLOUD Act)
Data location
France, Netherlands, Poland
Global
GDPR-native
Yes
No
CLOUD Act / FISA exposed
No
Yes
Ad tracking
No
No
End-to-end encryption
No
No
Open source
No
No
Ownership
Iliad Group
Amazon.com Inc.
Founded
1999
2006
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