Comparing HostEurope vs. Scaleway as VPS hosting providers (2025)

The Host Europe Group Ltd., based in Hayes, England, is a hosting provider acquired by GoDaddy in April 2017. Founded in 1997, the company operated under different names in its early years and became one of Europe's largest privately owned hosting providers. It managed over 5 million domains and offered web hosting, cloud solutions, and SaaS services across multiple brands in the UK, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Romania, and Spain.

The company changed ownership multiple times, including sales to Montagu Private Equity in 2010 and Cinven in 2013. Through acquisitions, it expanded its market presence, notably purchasing domainfactory GmbH in 2013 and Intergenia in 2014. In 2015, Host Europe relocated dedicated and virtual servers to a data center in Strasbourg, leading to customer concerns about data privacy. GoDaddy completed the acquisition of Host Europe Group for €

Scaleway is a cloud computing provider with data centers in Paris, Amsterdam, and Warsaw. It offers managed services for bare metal, containerization, and serverless architectures, with a focus on multi-cloud support and renewable energy-powered infrastructure.

Over the years, Scaleway has introduced innovations such as ARM-based cloud computing, Kubernetes services, and Europe's first AI supercomputer. It has expanded its presence across Europe, launched RISC-V servers, and continues to develop partnerships and certifications, including SecNumCloud in 2025.