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Hetzner CPX42 vs Scaleway BASIC2-A8C-16G.

plan vs plan · September 2026 · refreshed daily

Hetzner CPX42 takes 3 of 6 spec rounds against Scaleway BASIC2-A8C-16G. It is also the cheaper plan, at $80.76/mo versus $87.72/mo.

Hetznerwins 3 rounds

CPX42 · 8 vCPU · 16 GB

$80.76/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 320 GB NVME · $0.30 on 5 Sept 2026

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Scaleway

BASIC2-A8C-16G

$87.72/mo

8 vCPU shared · 16 GB · 0 MB · $0.33 on 5 Sept 2026

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Monthly price(lower wins)

$80.76/mo

$87.72/mo

$ per GB RAM(lower wins)

$5.05

$5.48

RAM

16 GB

16 GB

vCPU

8 shared

8 shared

Disk

320 GB NVME

0 MB

Bandwidth

20 TB/mo

unmetered

Value score

78/100

46/100

Regions

4

2

Countries served by both · 0

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

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Frequently asked

Which is cheaper, Hetzner CPX42 or Scaleway BASIC2-A8C-16G?
Hetzner CPX42 at $80.76/mo (excl. VAT) versus $87.72/mo — a difference of $6.96/mo, as of 5 Sept 2026.
Which offers more RAM per dollar?
Hetzner CPX42: $5.05 per GB of RAM per month versus $5.48 for Scaleway BASIC2-A8C-16G.
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 5 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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