AWS
vs
TheAI Cloud
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
- Bare metal nodes with root access, no virtualization
- Reserved terms from 1 to 24 months
- 400G InfiniBand per GPU on B300 nodes
- 3TB DDR5 per node, up to 32TB local NVMe
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | TheAI Cloud | 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) | -- Not listed |
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 TheAI Cloud offers 2. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | TheAI Cloud | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B300
1 config · 5 configs
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | $5.30 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Different terms |
|
B200
1 config · 5 configs
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.50 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Different terms |
|
H100
6 configs
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
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 |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | AWS only |
|
L40S
24 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
L4
30 configs
|
$0.37 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); TheAI Cloud bills reserved (1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 months). 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 | TheAI Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | TheAI Cloud |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | UAE |
| Locations | 36 | 1 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | -- |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | cloud.theai.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Oct. 2, 2026, and for TheAI Cloud on Oct. 2, 2026.