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OVHcloud vs Scaleway: startup credits compared

Side-by-side amounts, eligibility and access paths, both verified against the official program pages.

At a glance

FactOVHcloudScaleway
Value€10,000 (Start) to up to €100,000 (Scale); US: up to $12,000 / $120,000Up to €1,000 (Founders) / €9,000 (Early Stage) / €36,000 (Growth Stage) in credits
TypeCreditsCredits
Duration1 year1 year
StagesPre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B+Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Bootstrapped
RegionsGlobalGlobal
Max funding raisedNot statedNot stated
Max company ageNot statedNot stated
Ways to get it
  • Apply directly — Start: €10,000 + 6h engineer time; Scale: up to €100,000 + up to 20h (US: $12,000 / $120,000)
  • Apply directly — Founders €1,000 (1 year) / Early Stage €9,000 (6 months) / Growth up to €36,000 (1 year)
Requirements
  • Start: selected pre-seed or seed startup
  • Scale: selected Series A (and beyond) funded startup or scaleup
  • Product to be built or activated on OVHcloud infrastructure (public cloud or hosted private cloud)
  • Early Stage: pre-seed to seed startup
  • Growth Stage: seed to Series A startup
  • Founders: young project or startup (detailed criteria not read)
Not eligibleNone statedNone stated
VerificationVerified· Nov 3, 2026Partially verified· Nov 3, 2026

Which should you pick?

The two programs are not directly comparable on dollar value. Both accept the same range of funding stages. Note that only OVHcloud is fully verified against its official page; double-check the other before relying on it. If you qualify for both, there is usually no reason not to apply to both; the programs are independent.