AWS
vs
Hikube
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
- Storage replicated across datacenters in Geneva, Gland and Lucerne
- H100, H200 and A100 GPUs on VMs or Kubernetes
- Managed Postgres, Redis, ClickHouse, Kafka and RabbitMQ
- ISO 27001 certified company and datacenters
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Hikube | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | $28.89 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM (s1.small) | 77% cheaper on AWS |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | $115.55 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (s1.large) | Within 5% |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | $231.10 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (s1.xlarge) | Within 5% |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $21.97 /mo 100 GB | 64% cheaper on AWS |
| Object storage | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | $24.41 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | 36% cheaper on Hikube |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | $59.13 /mo 2 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 50 GB (large) | Within 5% |
| Redis | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | $24.08 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (medium) | 19% cheaper on AWS |
| 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) | 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 Hikube offers 6. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Hikube | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 1 config
|
$6.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | 44% cheaper on Hikube |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs · 1 config
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.13 /GPU/hr On-demand | 7% cheaper on Hikube |
|
H200
1 config · 1 config
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.71 /GPU/hr On-demand | 40% cheaper on Hikube |
|
A100
6 configs · 1 config
|
$2.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.03 /GPU/hr On-demand | 9% cheaper on AWS |
|
L40S
24 configs · 1 config
|
$1.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.81 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
L4
30 configs · 1 config
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.81 /GPU/hr On-demand | Within 5% |
|
B300
1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- | AWS only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | AWS only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); Hikube 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 | Hikube |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | 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 | Hikube |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | Switzerland |
| Locations | 36 | 3 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | -- |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | hikube.cloud |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 22, 2026, and for Hikube on Sept. 22, 2026.