AWS
vs
Packet·ai
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
- Deploy GPUs in <5 minutes
- Free, unlimited data egress
- OpenAI-compatible API for inference
- Based in EU, may ease compliance requirements
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Packet·ai | 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 | $7.20 /mo 100 GB ($0.01 per 100 GB/hour) | 10% cheaper on Packet·ai |
| Object storage | $24.63 /mo 1 TB | $18.00 /mo 1 TB stored (hot tier, S3-compatible) | 27% cheaper on Packet·ai |
| 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 | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | $90.00 /TB $0.09 / GB (North America) | $40.00 /TB $0.04/GB | 2.2x more expensive on AWS |
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 Packet·ai offers 8. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Packet·ai | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
6 configs · 2 configs
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- On request | |
|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
B200
1 config · 5 configs
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.75 /GPU/hr On-demand | 3.8x more expensive on AWS |
|
H200
1 config · 1 config
|
$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
RTX PRO 6000
6 configs · 2 configs
|
$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.66 /GPU/hr On-demand | 5.1x more expensive on AWS |
|
A100
6 configs · 1 config
|
$2.74 /GPU/hr On-demand | $1.43 /GPU/hr On-demand | 48% cheaper on Packet·ai |
|
L40S
24 configs · 1 config
|
$1.86 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.92 /GPU/hr On-demand | 2x more expensive on AWS |
|
GB200
1 config
|
$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- | AWS only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | AWS only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
-- | $0.39 /GPU/hr On-demand | Packet·ai only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); Packet·ai bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | AWS | Packet·ai |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2026 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 8 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | -- |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | packet.ai |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 11, 2026, and for Packet·ai on Sept. 11, 2026.