AWS
vs
Exoscale
Both sell VPS, managed Kubernetes, databases, object storage and B300 GPUs. AWS adds hundreds of services worldwide, while Exoscale charges less for medium VMs, egress and storage and keeps every zone in Europe.
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
- Locations in Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Bulgaria and Croatia
- 1 TiB of monthly egress included per instance
- Managed databases from PostgreSQL to Kafka and ClickHouse
- Nvidia GPUs from RTX 3080 Ti to RTX PRO 6000
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Exoscale | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | $10.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny) | 36% cheaper on AWS |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | $67.20 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large) | 39% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | $168.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL) | 24% cheaper on Exoscale |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $10.08 /mo 100 GB | 21% cheaper on AWS |
| Object storage | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | $25.28 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress (Standard) | 33% cheaper on Exoscale |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | $98.49 /mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4) | 42% cheaper on AWS |
| Redis | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | $42.44 /mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey) | 54% cheaper on AWS |
| Load balancer | $22.34 /mo Network Load Balancer | $25.00 /mo Network Load Balancer | 11% cheaper on AWS |
| Serverless | $36.25 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | 1 TiB / mo per instance (1.42 GiB / hr) | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | $20.00 /TB $0.02 / GB | 78% cheaper on Exoscale |
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 Exoscale offers 7. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Exoscale | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 41% cheaper on Exoscale |
|
V100
6 configs · 4 configs
|
$3.06 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | 73% cheaper on Exoscale |
|
H100
6 configs
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
H200
1 config
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
A100
6 configs
|
$1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
A40
4 configs
|
-- | $1.05 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
A5000
3 configs
|
-- | $1.14 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
|
RTX 3080 Ti
3 configs
|
-- | $0.79 /GPU/hr On-demand | Exoscale only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); Exoscale 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 | Exoscale |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Type II |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | 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 | Exoscale |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2011 |
| Headquarters | USA | Switzerland |
| Locations | 36 | 8 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | -- |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | www.exoscale.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Exoscale on Oct. 1, 2026.