AWS
vs
OpenRelay
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
- Nvidia and AMD GPUs, from RTX 3090 to B300
- No egress fees, disk included in the hourly rate
- Whole GPUs passed through with root SSH access
- OpenAI-compatible inference API billed per token
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | OpenRelay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $6.77 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3a.micro) | -- Not listed | |
| Medium VM | $110.16 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GiB RAM (c6a.xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Large VM | $220.32 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c6a.2xlarge) | -- Not listed | |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $37.96 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| PostgreSQL | $57.59 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GiB RAM, 50 GB storage (db.t3.medium) | -- Not listed | |
| Redis | $19.58 /mo 2 vCPU, 1.37 GiB RAM (cache.t3.small, Valkey) | -- Not listed | |
| 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 OpenRelay offers 15. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | OpenRelay | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $8.49 /GPU/hr On-demand | 52% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
H100
6 configs · 2 configs
|
$6.88 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.20 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 68% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
B200
1 config · 1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | $6.30 /GPU/hr On-demand | 56% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs · 1 config
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.55 /GPU/hr On-demand | 54% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
A100
6 configs · 1 config
|
$2.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.10 /GPU/hr On-demand | 60% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
L4
30 configs · 1 config
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.43 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | 47% cheaper on OpenRelay |
|
H200
2 configs
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | AWS only |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
-- | $0.52 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | OpenRelay only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
-- | $0.35 /GPU/hr On-demand · sold out | OpenRelay only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); OpenRelay 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 | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | -- |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | -- |
| HIPAA | Yes | -- |
| GDPR | 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 | OpenRelay |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 36 | 3 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | -- |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | openrelay.inc |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Nov. 9, 2026, and for OpenRelay on Nov. 9, 2026.