AWS
vs
Wasabi
Both sell object storage. AWS adds S3 storage tiers and bills egress and API requests, while Wasabi charges less per TB and includes egress under a fair-use policy with no API fees.
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
- Simple, predictable pricing
- No fees for API requests
- Free egress within fair-use limits (up to 1x stored volume per month)
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Wasabi | 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 | $7.99 /mo 1 TB, data transfer within fair-use policy | 79% cheaper on Wasabi |
| 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 within fair-use policy |
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. We track no GPU listings from Wasabi. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Wasabi | Difference |
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$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
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$2.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
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$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
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$3.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
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$7.91 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
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$1.17 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
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$10.58 /GPU/hr Reserved | -- | AWS only |
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-- On request | -- | AWS only |
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$0.80 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
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$0.37 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 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 | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| SOC 2 | Type II | Data centers only |
| ISO 27001 | Yes | Yes |
| HIPAA | Yes | Yes |
| GDPR | Yes | Yes |
| PCI DSS | Level 1 | Data centers only |
| 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 | Wasabi |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | 2017 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 36 | 15 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | BBC, Legendary Entertainment, Boston Red Sox, Toshiba |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | wasabi.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Oct. 5, 2026, and for Wasabi on Sept. 18, 2026.