What's good about...
AWS
- 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
Impossible Cloud
- 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
How do AWS's prices compare against Impossible Cloud?
VM Small
Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
AWS
Impossible Cloud
VM Medium
Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
AWS
Impossible Cloud
VM Large
Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
AWS
Impossible Cloud
Block Storage
Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
AWS
Impossible Cloud
Object Storage
Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
AWS
Impossible Cloud
Load Balancer
Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
AWS
Impossible Cloud
Managed PostgreSQL
Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
AWS
Impossible Cloud
Managed Redis®*
Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
AWS
Impossible Cloud
Serverless 25M Executions
Closest config to 25M invocations, 150ms execution time, 512 MB memory.
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Impossible Cloud
Free egress allowance
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Impossible Cloud
1 TB of egress beyond allowance
AWS
Impossible Cloud
GPU Fleet Overview
Same GPU, Both Providers
Cheapest rate per GPU per hour for the cards both providers sell, compared on a billing mode they both publish.12-month reservation price per GPU-hour.
Billing Options
AWS
On-DemandReserved (12mo)Reserved (36mo)
Impossible Cloud
Reserved (3mo)Reserved (6mo)Reserved (12mo)Reserved (18mo)Reserved (24mo)Reserved (36mo)Reserved (60mo)
Available Models
Ranked by how many providers list each card. The number beside a GPU is how many instance configurations this provider sells it in, not how many are in stock.AWS offers 18 GPU models, while Impossible Cloud offers 3.
Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.
Which services do they offer
Here are some managed services that AWS and Impossible Cloud offer:
Company details
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|---|---|---|
| Website | aws.amazon.com | www.impossiblecloud.com |
| Headquarters | United States of America | Germany |
| Founded | 2006 | 2021 |
| Data Center Locations | 31 | 3 |
| Example Customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | -- |
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Headquarters
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Founded
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Data Center Locations
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Example Customers
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Aug. 23, 2026, and for Impossible Cloud on Aug. 22, 2026.