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Gcore a1-standard-2-4 vs Scaleway PLAY2-NANO.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Gcore a1-standard-2-4 takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against Scaleway PLAY2-NANO. It is also the cheaper plan, at $22.57/mo versus $23.42/mo.

Gcorewins 2 rounds

a1-standard-2-4 · 2 vCPU · 4 GB

$22.57/mo

2 vCPU dedicated · 4 GB · 0 MB

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Scaleway

PLAY2-NANO

$23.42/mo

2 vCPU shared · 4 GB · 0 MB

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$22.57/mo

$23.42/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$5.64

$5.86

RAM

4 GB

4 GB

vCPU

2 ded.

2 shared

Disk

0 MB

0 MB

Bandwidth

unmetered

Value score

32/100

50/100

Regions

1

3

Countries served by both · 0

No overlap — if location matters, that alone may decide it.

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Gcore a1-standard-2-4 or Scaleway PLAY2-NANO?
Gcore a1-standard-2-4 at $22.57/mo (excl. VAT) versus $23.42/mo — a difference of $0.85/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Gcore a1-standard-2-4: $5.64 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.86 for Scaleway PLAY2-NANO.
Can I deploy both in the same country?
No — the two plans have no country in common, so location alone may decide it.

Prices exclude VAT, fetched 10 Sept 2026 from each provider's own API or public price page. Bars are scaled to the larger value in each row.

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