AWS
vs
Civo
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
- Free egress and ingress
- Kubernetes control plane at no cost
- Deploy to locations in Europe and Asia
- GPUs from L40S to B300, reservable for up to 36 months
- API serving open models from the UK
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Civo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | $5.43 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (xSmall) | 20% cheaper on Civo |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | $43.45 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) | 61% cheaper on Civo |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | $139.05 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU Optimized Small) | 37% cheaper on Civo |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $10.88 /mo 100 GB | 26% cheaper on AWS |
| Object storage | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | $10.86 /mo 1 TB | 71% cheaper on Civo |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | $43.45 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 40 GB NVMe (Small) | 25% cheaper on Civo |
| Redis | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $22.34 /mo Network Load Balancer | $10.86 /mo 10,000 concurrent requests | 51% cheaper on Civo |
| 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) | Free and unlimited |
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 Civo offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Civo | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 10 configs
|
$6.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | 57% cheaper on Civo |
|
B300
1 config · 4 configs
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $7.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | 58% cheaper on Civo |
|
B200
1 config · 3 configs
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.79 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | Different terms |
|
H200
1 config · 10 configs
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | 56% cheaper on Civo |
|
A100
6 configs · 40 configs
|
$2.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | 60% cheaper on Civo |
|
L40S
24 configs · 20 configs
|
$1.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.29 /GPU/hr On-demand | 31% cheaper on Civo |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- | 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); Civo bills on-demand and reserved (6, 12, 24 or 36 months). 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 | Civo |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | Yes | 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 | Civo |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2015 |
| Headquarters | USA | UK |
| Locations | 36 | 6 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | Defense.com, TensorGo, Limitless Technologies, Techdome, KubeNine |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | civo.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Civo on Oct. 1, 2026.