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Gcore g3a-standard-1-2 vs Scaleway PLAY2-PICO.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Gcore g3a-standard-1-2 takes 2 of 6 spec rounds against Scaleway PLAY2-PICO. It is also the cheaper plan, at $12.08/mo versus $12.14/mo.

Gcorewins 2 rounds

g3a-standard-1-2 · 1 vCPU · 2 GB

$12.08/mo

1 vCPU dedicated · 2 GB · 0 MB

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Scaleway

PLAY2-PICO

$12.14/mo

1 vCPU shared · 2 GB · 0 MB

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$12.08/mo

$12.14/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$6.04

$6.07

RAM

2 GB

2 GB

vCPU

1 ded.

1 shared

Disk

0 MB

0 MB

Bandwidth

unmetered

Value score

32/100

64/100

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 g3a-standard-1-2 or Scaleway PLAY2-PICO?
Gcore g3a-standard-1-2 at $12.08/mo (excl. VAT) versus $12.14/mo — a difference of $0.06/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Gcore g3a-standard-1-2: $6.04 per GB of RAM per month versus $6.07 for Scaleway PLAY2-PICO.
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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