AceCloud
vs
Zenlayer
What's good about each
- Good range of high-performance NVIDIA GPUs
- On-demand billing with instance hibernation to optimize savings
- Operates 10+ data centers globally including locations in India and USA
- Offers 24/7 support with 99.99% uptime SLA
- Free credits for new users (₹20,000/$200 for 30 days)
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AceCloud | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $15.00 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GiB RAM (C3a.medium) | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 23% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Medium VM | $60.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (C3a.xlarge) | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 13% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Large VM | $119.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (C3a.2xlarge) | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 13% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Block storage | $9.00 /mo 100 GB | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | 11% cheaper on Zenlayer |
| Object storage | $10.24 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $75.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (DB.2.8) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $75.00 /mo 2 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (DB.2.8) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $16.00 /mo | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | 51% cheaper on AceCloud |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month |
Heads up: Figures take each provider's closest plan to a common setup, and vary by region and usage. Hover a service for the reference configuration. Verify before provisioning. More on how we price.
GPUs
AceCloud offers 9 GPU models, while Zenlayer offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AceCloud | Zenlayer | Difference |
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$3.31 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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$2.00 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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$3.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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$1.65 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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$1.37 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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$1.04 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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$0.60 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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$0.85 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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$0.67 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | -- | AceCloud only |
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-- | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | Zenlayer only |
AceCloud bills on-demand and reserved (1, 6 or 12 months); Zenlayer bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
| Framework | AceCloud | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Data centers only | Yes |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | US data centers only | -- |
Heads up: Each entry links to the provider's own statement. An attestation can cover one tier, one region or the platform alone rather than every service. Verify the scope before you rely on it. A dash means we found nothing to link to, not that the provider lacks it.
Company details
| Fact | AceCloud | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2010 | -- |
| Headquarters | India | USA |
| Locations | 3 | 22 |
| Example customers | Spherum, IIT Madras, Inflolabs, VjJTechnologies | -- |
| Website | acecloud.ai | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for AceCloud was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Oct. 1, 2026.