Bare Metal at Scaleway
From affordable dedicated servers to flexible pricing and native integration into a complete cloud ecosystem, we offer unparalleled performance and customized solutions with our Dedibox and Elastic Metal servers.

Dedicated Server or Bare Metal Cloud?

Dedibox
Build a tailored infrastructure
A range of stand-alone dedicated servers to build your own private framework. Choose your own among almost 100 hardware configurations to build your personalized infrastructure, with reliability and security. Complete it with many network options or customize your server, and enjoy a 99.95% availability rate.
Starting from €8.99/month

Elastic Metal
Seamless and hybrid flexibility
A range of Bare Metal servers within a Public Cloud ecosystem to help tailor your infrastructure precisely to versatile workload requirements. With flexible hourly or monthly billing, and designed for cloud integration, build your hybrid Cloud with the best flexibility, performance and security.
Starting from €43.99/month or €0.122/hour
Dedibox
More than 100 hardware configurations
With more than 100 hardware configuration options at your disposal, our service offers an unparalleled level of customization for your specific needs.
Dedicated performance and full server control
Experience dedicated performance like never before. You have the autonomy to fine-tune settings, install preferred software, and optimize resources to ensure your applications and services run at peak efficiency.
Availability Rate >99.9%
RPN-SAN HA (High Availability) storage offerings provide an availability rate of 99.99%. The "Basic" versions provide an availability rate of 99.9%.
Access to a premium reliable network
This ensures that your services remain accessible and responsive, even during periods of high demand or unexpected traffic spikes.
Wide range of options for your infrastructure
Whether you're looking to scale vertically by upgrading individual components or horizontally by adding more servers to your network, our platform accommodates your growth requirements with flexibility and efficiency.
Security and protection
Build your infrastructure serenely with fast and secure private network, and add advanced DDoS protection to fortify and protect your services.
Elastic Metal
Seamless and hybrid flexibility
Our cutting-edge infrastructure offers a seamless and hybrid approach to flexibility, enabling you to seamlessly integrate on-premises and cloud resources. This means you can dynamically allocate workloads across environments, providing the agility needed to adapt to evolving business demands.
Predictable performance
Whether you're handling mission-critical applications or demanding workloads, you can trust that our resources are optimized for peak efficiency, providing you with the confidence to tackle even the most demanding tasks.
Flexible pricing options from hour to month
We understand that cost-effectiveness is a key consideration for businesses of all sizes. That's why we offer a range of flexible pricing models, from hourly billing for short-term projects to monthly plans for long-term stability.
Resource optimization and a wide range of server options
Maximizing resource utilization is crucial for achieving operational efficiency. Elastic Metal is designed with resource optimization at its core, allowing you to efficiently allocate and manage your server resources.
Cloud ecosystem compatibility
At Scaleway, Elastic Metal is a full-fledged member of our ecosystem which includes Instances, Object Storage, Load Balancers, Managed Database, Managed Kubernetes, etc.
Simplified management and versatile workload distribution
Managing a complex infrastructure can be a daunting task, which is why aim simplicity and ease of use. With intuitive management tools and a user-friendly Console, you can efficiently oversee your entire infrastructure.
Comparison table
Characteristics | Dedibox | Elastic Metal |
Availability Zones / Datacenters | DC2, DC3, DC5, AMS1 | PAR1, PAR2, AMS1 |
Usable as private cloud* | Yes | Yes |
Usable as hybrid cloud** | No | Yes |
Billing | Monthly | Monthly or hourly |
Console | Dedibox | Scaleway Cloud |
Termination notice | Yes | No |
Fees | Yes | Hourly - no Monthly - yes |
Dev tools | API Dedibox | Terraform, API, CLI |
Bandwidth | from 100Mbit/s to 25 Gbit/s* * option | Up to 1 Gbit/s |
Private Network | RPN | VPC Private Network |
Distant volumes | RPN-SAN* *on a selection of servers | None ( NFS/Block on Roadmap ) |
Backups | Dedibackup | Multi-AZ Object Storage |
Additional disk options | Yes (on a selection of servers) | No |
KVM-over-IP | Yes | Yes |
IPv6 | Yes | Yes |
IP options | IP failover | Flexible IP |
OS | Ubuntu, Debian, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS, BigBlueButton, Proxmox, ESXi, Windows | Ubuntu, Debian, Rocky Linux, Oracle Linux, CentOS, BigBlueButton, Proxmox, ESXi, Windows |
Why build your Bare Metal workloads with Scaleway?
Unparalleled expertise
Scaleway is a historical player in Bare Metal in Europe. Established in 1999, the Scaleway team (formerly known as Online.net) embarked on a journey by pioneering Dedicated Servers powered by cutting-edge ARM chips. Over two decades and counting, we have consistently evolved our Bare Metal product line.
Tailored infrastructure
With a large choice of server configurations, add-ons, and integrations, you have the opportunity to build either your personalized private or hybrid infrastructure. Our servers are available in two availability zones in France and the Netherlands, with further expansion plans within Europe.
Savings and performance
Reduce your cloud costs with our servers at highly competitive price/performance ratio and flexible pricing. Boost your infrastructure performance with huge storage size and virtualization capabilities.
Sovereignty
As a European alternative to hyperscalers, we ensure the data sovereignty of our customers. Create your architecture in a redundant ecosystem, with three availability zones in each of our regions.
Hosterra's testimonial: How to use 38% less energy when using Bare Metal
Find out morePierre Lannoy is the founder of Hosterra, a Lille-based company specializing in Green IT. He offers energy-optimized Elastic Metal servers, enabling his customers - mainly web agencies - to reduce their carbon footprint, and that of their clients.
This involves detailed reporting, and reliance on DC5, Europe's most sustainable datacenter.
Frequently asked questions
When to choose Dedibox?
- If you are looking for reliability and security
- If you need to build tailored infrastructure
- Your business requires complete control over your server's functions.
- You want to have access to a premium, reliable network that ensures seamless connectivity
- Flexible customization with a setup with just a few clicks is a must-have for you
- Trust a provider with a proven track record
- Do not want to spend time managing your infrastructure and ensuring streamlined control over your server's setup and operations
- Embrace the freedom of commitment-free server rental
When to choose Elastic Metal?
- If the workload of your business is inconsistent (i.e. seasonal peaks or drops) and you need to build an infrastructure precisely to your diverse workload requirements, ensuring optimal performance and efficiency
- You're aiming to establish a private cloud that seamlessly aligns with other cloud solutions, such as Instances
- You are looking for 100% dedicated machines without the overhead of a hypervisor
- Cost optimization is your priority
- Due to a lack of resources, you require simplified management of the entire cloud (i.e. Kubernetes)
- You are looking for the reliability of a dedicated server and the flexibility of the cloud at an affordable price
- You are building a private cloud compatible with other cloud solutions (Load balancer, Instances, Private Network, Object Storage, etc)