Microsoft Azure vs Scaleway — Direktvergleich

Vendor-neutraler Direktvergleich von Microsoft Azure und Scaleway: Services, Rechenzentren, Kosten und Souveränität — datenbasiert auf comparison.cloud.

Management Summary

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
Count of Services200+80+
Cost Rating5.7/108.5/10
Saving Plan62%25%
Datacenter30010
Countries363
SEAL Score4.4/10 (44%)7.9/10 (79%)
USPLeading in data analytics, AI, and KubernetesEuropean portfolio with a focus on AI infrastructure and cloud-native development
RecommendationRecommended for enterprises heavily invested in Microsoft.Recommended for companies looking for European Cloud Native alternatives

Sovereign Cloud

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
InterpretationSensitive data should be encrypted by BYOK and Confidential VMs. Use EU-Boundaries to keep data processing in EU.With headquarters in the EU, data is inherently sovereign. No extra European tech dependency (everything is home built, open source or with EU Partners)
SEALSEAL 1SEAL 3
ResidencyUSFrance
Shared ResourcesMicrosoft Cloud for SovereigntyScaleway
Dedicated ResourcesDedicated HostDedibox
Dedicated CloudAzure LocalPrivate Regions (angekündigt)
EncryptionDedicated HSMKey Manager

SEAL Framework

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
Sovereignty Score4.4/10 (44%) EU Data Boundary strong; US jurisdiction limits sovereignty7.9/10 (79%) EU-owned (iliad); EU sovereign cloud tender awardee 2026
SOV-1 Strategic (15 %)3/10 US parent (Microsoft); EU partner clouds are separate offers9/10 French iliad Group ownership
SOV-2 Legal & Jurisdictional (10 %)2/10 Subject to US CLOUD Act & FISA 7029/10 EU (French) jurisdiction only
SOV-3 Data & AI (10 %)7/10 EU Data Boundary completed; strong confidential computing8/10 EU residency; European AI cloud push
SOV-4 Operational (15 %)4/10 EU-based processing & support improved; global ops model8/10 EU staff, group-owned Paris-region datacenters
SOV-5 Supply Chain (20 %)3/10 Global proprietary hardware & software supply chain7/10 Group datacenters (OpCore), hardware reuse program
SOV-6 Technology (15 %)4/10 Proprietary platform, notable lock-in; hybrid options exist8/10 Open standards, explicit anti lock-in positioning
SOV-7 Security & Compliance (10 %)8/10 BSI C5, ISO 27001, extensive compliance portfolio6/10 ISO 27001, HDS; SecNumCloud not yet qualified
SOV-8 Environmental (5 %)8/10 Carbon negative by 2030 commitment9/10 Adiabatic cooling (DC5), sustainability leadership

Availability & Locations

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
DACH PresenceGermany–
Presence EuropeIreland DublinFrance Paris
Presence North AmericaUSA Virginia, Iowa, Texas, California …–
Presence South AmericaBrazil São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro–
Presence Asia-PacificAustralia Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra–
Presence Middle East & AfricaUAE Dubai, Abu Dhabi–
Availability Zones400+9
Multi-AZ
Regions70+3
Countries30+3
Continents61
Point of Presence19265
Dedicated Backbone–
DDoS (angekündigt)

Compute

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
Shared InstanceVirtual Machine 1vCPU-832vCPUVirtual Instances 1vCPU-96vCPU
Dedicated InstanceIsolated VMElastic Metal
GPU InstanceCloud GPUGPU Instances
Windows ServerVirtual MachineWindows Instances
ServerlessFunctionsServerless Functions
ARM InstanceCobalt Arm64 VMsCOP-ARM (Ampere)
Confidential ComputingConfidential VMs–

Hot Storage

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
Block StorageDisk StorageBlock Storage
AssetsBlob Storage(Hot)Object Storage
Managed NetAppNetApp Files–
FileFilesFile Storage

Cold Storage

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
VM BackupBlob Storage (Cool)–
Volume BackupBlob Storage(Cool)–
ArchiveBlob Storage (Archive)Scaleway Glacier
TapeBlob Storage (Archive)Scaleway Glacier
Disaster RecoverySite Recovery–

Managed Databases

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
MySQLDatabase for MySQLManaged Database for MySQL
PostGreDatabase for PostgreSQLManaged Database for PostGreSQL
MS SQLAzure SQL Database–
OracleOracle Database@Azure–
Document-OrientedCosmos DBManaged MongoDB®
Distributed Wide-ColumnCosmos DB for CassandraData Warehouse for Clickhouse
TSDBAzure Data Explorer–
CacheCache for RedisManaged Database for Redis®
Search EngineAI SearchCloud Essentials for OpenSearch
Knowledge GraphCosmos DB (angekündigt)

Network & Security

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
NetworkVirtual NetworkVirtual Private Cloud
Public IPPublic IPIP Address Manager
GatewayAPI ManagementPublic Gateway
Load BalancerApplication Gateway Load BalancerLoad Balancer
Public DNSDNSDomain and DNS
Private DNSPrivate DNSDomain and DNS
FirewallWAFWAF
Private ConnectivityExpress RouteSite to Site VPN
Dedicated ConnectivityExpress Route DirectScaleway Interlink
DDoS ProtectionDDoS ProtectionAnti-DDoS (angekündigt)
CDNCDNEdge Services

Orchestration

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
Container RegistryAzure Container RegistryContainer Registry
OrchestrationAzure Kubernetes Service(AKS)Kubernetes Kapsule

Virtualization

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
HypervisorHyper-V kein direkter ZugangKVM OpenStack-basiert, kein direkter Zugang
Instance as a ServiceVirtual MachinesScaleway Virtual Machines
Managed Virtualization PlatformsAzure VMware Solution–
Bare Metal VirtualizationDedicated HostDedibox
Edge VirtualizationAzure LocalPrivate Regions (angekündigt)
Workload-specific VirtualizationSAP HANA on Azure–

Management

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
Identity ManagementEntra IDIdentity & Access Management
IaCResource ManagerDevelopper Tools
Audit TrailActivity LogAudit Trail
Mail ServiceCommunication ServicesTransactional Email
Command LineAzure CLIDevelopper Tools
CO2 CalculatorSustainability CalculatorEnvironmental Footprint Calculator

Big Data

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
DashboardsMonitorCockpit
Data StreamingStream Analytics–
MessagingService BusNATS
Business AnalyticsPower BI (angekündigt)
Big Data ProcessingData LakeData Lab for Apache Spark
Big Data PlattformData FactoryData Warehouse for ClickHouse
Log MonitoringMonitorCockpit

AI & Machine Learning

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
AssistantAI Bot ServiceGenerative APIs
TranslationAI TranslatorGenerative APIs
Audio AnalysisAI SpeechGenerative APIs
Computer VisionAI VisionGenerative APIs
NLPAI LanguageGenerative APIs
Image GenerationOpenAI ServiceGenerative APIs
Machine LearningMachine LearningGenerative APIs
AI RouterAI Foundry–
Document IntelligenceForm RecognizerGenerative APIs

Quantum Computing

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
EmulatorQuantum SimulatorQuantum as a Service
EngineQuantumQuantum as a Service

Compliance & Certificates

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
C5\nGerman cloud security catalogue–
ISO 20000\nIT service management system standard–
ISO 27001\nInformation security management system
ISO 27017\nCloud security controls for providers–
ISO 27018\nPersonal data protection for cloud–
ISO 27701\nPrivacy information management extension
ISO 50001\nEnergy management for data centers
CSA STAR\nCloud Security Alliance assurance registry (angekündigt)
SOC 1,2,3\nService organization control audit reports (angekündigt)
PCI DSS\nPayment card data security standard (angekündigt)
ISO 9001\nQuality management system standard–

Cost Indication

ServiceMicrosoft AzureScaleway
Rating5.7/108.5/10
CPU\nvCPU/h4.0/10 0,0352750 €7.5/10 0,0164500 €
GPU\nH100/h5.4/10 5,9330000 €9.0/10 2,7300000 €
RAM\nGB/h3.6/10 0,0080750 €6.5/10 0,0101500 €
VMware\nCPU/h4.1/10 0,2911250 €–
Managed MySQL\nRatio1/45.5/10 0,1293863 €8.5/10 0,0717000 €
Block Storage\nGB/h | 3000 IOPS10.0/10 0,0001105 €8.2/10 0,0001180 €
S3 Storage\nGB/h4.4/10 0,0000233 €8.0/10 0,0000150 €
Archive Storage\nGB/h5.2/10 0,0000116 €9.5/10 0,0000035 €
Tape\nGB/h8.4/10 0,0000025 €–
Kubernetes-Service-Premium\nCluster/h8.2/10 0,5100000 €6.5/10 0,1100000 €
Serverless-Request\nper 1 Mil Requests8.8/10 0,1700000 €–
Serverless-Compute\nGB-Sec5.6/10 0,0000136 €–
Generative AI-Token Input\nLLama3.3-70B per 1Mil tokens9.2/10 0,7301500 €7.0/10 0,9000000 €
Generative AI-Token Output\nLLama3.3-70B per 1Mil tokens9.2/10 0,7301500 €7.0/10 0,9000000 €
Egress\nper GB3.0/10 0,0705500 €10.0/10 0,0000000 €

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