AWS
vs
Canopy Wave
What's good about each
- 200+ managed services across compute, storage, databases and AI
- 30+ datacenter locations, including two GovCloud regions
- 100 GB of free egress each month
- Single-GPU T4 up to 8x H200 and B200 nodes
- Iceland data centers running on hydro and geothermal power
- 2-8 TB of local NVMe included per node
- GPU rental and open-model inference on one account
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Canopy Wave | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Shared Storage) | 13% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
| Object storage | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | $40.00 /mo 1 TB | 5% cheaper on AWS |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $22.34 /mo Network Load Balancer | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $36.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | -- Not listed |
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
AWS offers 18 GPU models, while Canopy Wave offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Canopy Wave | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 3 configs
|
$6.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | 53% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
B200
1 config · 3 configs
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
H200
1 config · 3 configs
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 49% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
|
GB200
1 config · 1 config
|
$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- On request | |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
A100
6 configs
|
$1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
L40S
24 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | AWS only |
|
L4
30 configs
|
$0.37 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); Canopy Wave 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 | AWS | Canopy Wave |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | -- |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | -- |
| FedRAMP | High, GovCloud; Moderate in US East-West | -- |
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 | AWS | Canopy Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 36 | 2 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | canopywave.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Canopy Wave on Sept. 23, 2026.