DigitalOcean is the incumbent, but Scaleway offers a European alternative rooted in EU data laws and stronger digital sovereignty.
Incumbent Solution
DigitalOcean is a US-based cloud hosting platform designed for developers and small businesses, headquartered in New York. It offers simplified cloud infrastructure services and is listed on NYSE.
DigitalOcean ownership profileEU Challenger
Scaleway is a French cloud platform owned by Iliad Group (founded by Xavier Niel), offering compute, storage, and AI infrastructure. Operating entirely from European data centers, it is GDPR-compliant by design and a strong alternative to AWS and DigitalOcean.
Visit ScalewayScaleway ownership profile| Metric | DigitalOcean | Scaleway |
|---|---|---|
| Headquarters | New York, US | Paris, FR |
| Ownership | public · NYSE | subsidiary |
| Tax Domicile | US | FR |
| Ultimate Parent | DigitalOcean Holdings, Inc. | Iliad Group |
| Data Hosting | mixed | EU |
| CLOUD Act Exposure | Yes ⚠️ | No ✓ |
| AI Trains on User Data | no | no |
| GDPR | compliant | compliant |
| DSA Designation | na | na |
| Carbon Neutral | claimed | claimed |
| B Corp | No | No |
| Supply Chain | partial | partial |
| Repair / Recycling | No | Yes ✓ |
Last verified . Sources: DigitalOcean on Wikidata, DigitalOcean website, Scaleway website, How we audit.
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