AWS
vs
Impossible Cloud
What's good about each
- Extensive range of managed services, from serverless to databases to queues to video streaming
- Generous free tier and savings plan available to lock-in discounts
- 30+ datacenter locations around the world
- Flat per-TB storage pricing with no egress fees
- European jurisdiction and data sovereignty, GDPR compliant
- ISO 27001, SOC 2, and PCI DSS certified data centers
- Bare metal NVIDIA DGX GPU servers
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Impossible Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $7.49 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3.micro) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $119.80 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (t3.xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $248.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c5.2xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $24.63 /mo 1 TB | $7.99 /mo 1 TB stored | 3.1x more expensive on AWS |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $24.82 /mo 1 vCPU, 1.55 GiB RAM (cache.t2.small) | -- Not listed | |
| Load balancer | $22.57 /mo Network Load Balancer | -- Not listed | |
| Serverless | $36.26 /mo 25M invocations, 512 MB RAM, 150 ms duration | -- Not listed | |
| Egress allowance | 100 GB / mo | No egress fees | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | Free No egress or API request charges | Free on Impossible Cloud |
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 Impossible Cloud offers 3. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Impossible Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 1 config
|
$5.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | $2.87 /GPU/hr Reserved (12 mo) | 47% cheaper on Impossible Cloud |
|
B300
1 config · 9 configs
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.32 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | 4.1x more expensive on AWS |
|
B200
1 config · 1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.21 /GPU/hr Reserved (60 mo) | 3.4x more expensive on AWS |
|
H200
1 config
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
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 |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- | 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); Impossible Cloud bills reserved (12, 18, 24, 36 or 60 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | AWS | Impossible Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2021 |
| Headquarters | USA | Germany |
| Locations | 31 | 3 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | -- |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | www.impossiblecloud.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Impossible Cloud on Sept. 12, 2026.