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Gcore g3a-standard-4-8 vs Scaleway PLAY2-MICRO.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Scaleway PLAY2-MICRO takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Gcore g3a-standard-4-8. It is also the cheaper plan, at $46.85/mo versus $48.38/mo.

Gcore

g3a-standard-4-8 · 4 vCPU · 8 GB

$48.38/mo

4 vCPU dedicated · 8 GB · 0 MB

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Scalewaywins 3 rounds

PLAY2-MICRO

$46.85/mo

4 vCPU shared · 8 GB · 0 MB

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$48.38/mo

$46.85/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$6.05

$5.86

RAM

8 GB

8 GB

vCPU

4 ded.

4 shared

Disk

0 MB

0 MB

Bandwidth

unmetered

Value score

26/100

37/100

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-4-8 or Scaleway PLAY2-MICRO?
Scaleway PLAY2-MICRO at $46.85/mo (excl. VAT) versus $48.38/mo — a difference of $1.53/mo, as of 10 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Scaleway PLAY2-MICRO: $5.86 per GB of RAM per month versus $6.05 for Gcore g3a-standard-4-8.
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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