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Scaleway SAS
Scaleway
French cloud (Elements): instances, S3-compatible storage, DNS, VPC, managed DB and containers.
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https://www.scaleway.com
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| Pillar |
Criterion |
Score |
Evidence |
| Easy |
Day-one UX
Can non-technical staff use it without a project?
|
3 |
Developer-friendly console.
Source
|
| Easy |
Operate
Admin burden, updates, backups and language coverage.
|
3 |
Shared responsibility for patching.
Source
|
| Easy |
Integrate
SSO, mail/CalDAV, APIs and common NGO connectors.
|
4 |
Good PaaS-ish managed services.
Source
|
| Fair |
Lock-in / exit
Can you leave with your data in open formats, at known cost?
|
3 |
S3-compatible APIs ease object exit.
Source
|
| Fair |
Sovereignty
EU legal entity, EU hosting, and exposure to extra-EU lawful access?
|
5 |
French company and EU regions.
Source
|
| Fair |
Openness
Open source or open standards? Are independent implementations possible?
|
2 |
Closed platform.
Source
|
| Secure |
IT security
Authentication, encryption, patch cadence and independent audit.
|
4 |
Established French cloud security.
Source
|
| Secure |
User security
2FA, roles, phishing resistance and safe defaults.
|
3 |
IAM and API keys.
Source
|
| Secure |
Personal data
GDPR fit: DPA, residency, sub-processors and Schrems II posture.
|
4 |
EU hosting and GDPR tooling.
Source
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| Pillar |
Criterion |
Score |
Evidence |
| Easy |
Day-one UX
Can non-technical staff use it without a project?
|
3 |
Typical onboarding for this product category.
Source
|
| Easy |
Operate
Admin burden, updates, backups and language coverage.
|
3 |
Vendor operates the hosted service.
Source
|
| Easy |
Integrate
SSO, mail/CalDAV, APIs and common NGO connectors.
|
4 |
Integrations vary; check current APIs and connectors.
Source
|
| Fair |
Lock-in / exit
Can you leave with your data in open formats, at known cost?
|
3 |
Exports/APIs usually exist; switching still costs migration effort.
Source
|
| Fair |
Sovereignty
EU legal entity, EU hosting, and exposure to extra-EU lawful access?
|
5 |
EU/EEA/EFTA legal entity per European Alternatives listing; confirm regions.
Source
|
| Fair |
Openness
Open source or open standards? Are independent implementations possible?
|
2 |
Proprietary product.
Source
|
| Secure |
IT security
Authentication, encryption, patch cadence and independent audit.
|
4 |
Security baseline depends on vendor posture and your configuration.
Source
|
| Secure |
User security
2FA, roles, phishing resistance and safe defaults.
|
3 |
Account roles and MFA availability vary by plan.
Source
|
| Secure |
Personal data
GDPR fit: DPA, residency, sub-processors and Schrems II posture.
|
4 |
European vendor GDPR posture; still confirm DPA and subprocessors.
Source
|
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