Aivenvs
Scaleway
On our sovereignty score, Scaleway leads (84 vs 66). Both are European Cloud & hosting providers – which fits better depends on your priorities below.
Score comparison
| Aiven | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Sovereignty | 66 | 84 |
| Privacy | 74 | 80 |
| Open Source | 45 | 20 |
| Business fit | 86 | 80 |
| Migration ease | 62 | 60 |
| Pricing transparency | 78 | 80 |
| Enterprise readiness | 86 | 80 |
Features & facts
| Aiven | Scaleway | |
|---|---|---|
| Country | Finland | France |
| Open Source | No | No |
| Self-Hosting | No | No |
| Cloud/SaaS | Yes | Yes |
| EU data residency | Yes | Yes |
| DPA / AV-Vertrag | Yes | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| Data location | EU regions selectable; runs on AWS/Azure/Google Cloud | EU (including Paris, Amsterdam, Warsaw, Milan) |
| From | on request | on request |
| Founded | 2016 | 1999 |
Aiven
Finland
Finnish managed platform for open-source databases (PostgreSQL, Kafka, ClickHouse) – EU regions selectable, but runs on hyperscalers.
Strengths
- European company (Finland) focused on open-source data tech
- Managed PostgreSQL, Kafka, ClickHouse, OpenSearch and more
- Portable open-source technologies without vendor lock-in
- EU regions selectable, ISO 27001 and SOC 2 per the provider
Weaknesses
- Runs on US hyperscalers (AWS/Azure/GCP) – not sovereign infrastructure
- Platform itself is not open source, no self-hosting of Aiven
- Additional US locations
Scaleway
France
Developer-friendly French cloud (iliad Group) with modern API, Kubernetes and serverless offerings.
Strengths
- Modern, developer-friendly API and products
- All data centers in Europe; ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, HDS
- Serverless and managed Kubernetes offerings, low-cost entry
Weaknesses
- Smaller ecosystem than the major hyperscalers
- Not all managed services are available at the same maturity level
Choose Aiven if…
- Developer teams wanting managed open-source databases
- Teams needing an EU region without running their own DB
- Organisations avoiding database vendor lock-in
Choose Scaleway if…
- Developers and SaaS teams looking for a modern EU cloud
- Cloud-native projects with Kubernetes
Scores are editorial orientation, not legal advice. Details are based on public provider information and are not independently verified.