AWS
vs
Zenlayer
AWS provides comprehensive managed services across all regions, while Zenlayer specializes in emerging markets with competitive GPU pricing and flexible quarterly billing.
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
- 350+ Points of Presence across 50+ countries with focus on emerging markets
- Flexible quarterly billing for GPUs (no 2-3 year lock-in)
- Strong presence in Southeast Asia, India, China, South America
- Competitive GPU pricing
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | AWS | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | $7.49 /mo 2 vCPU, 1 GiB RAM (t3.micro) | $11.50 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM | 35% cheaper on AWS |
| Medium VM | $119.80 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (t3.xlarge) | $52.00 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM | 2.3x more expensive on AWS |
| Large VM | $248.20 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GiB RAM (c5.2xlarge) | $104.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | 2.4x more expensive on AWS |
| Block storage | $8.00 /mo 100 GB | $8.00 /mo 100 GB volume | Identical |
| Object storage | $24.63 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| 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 | $32.70 /mo 1 TB estimated usage | 31% cheaper on AWS |
| 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) | $4.50 /TB Estimated cost to transfer 1 TB per month | 20x 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 Zenlayer offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | AWS | Zenlayer | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
T4
21 configs · 2 configs
|
$0.53 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.56 /GPU/hr On-demand | 5% cheaper on AWS |
|
H100
6 configs
|
$2.97 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
B300
1 config
|
$17.80 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | AWS only |
|
B200
1 config
|
$14.24 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | 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 |
|
L40S
24 configs
|
$0.80 /GPU/hr Reserved (36 mo) | -- | AWS only |
|
GB300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | AWS only |
AWS bills on-demand and reserved (12 or 36 months); Zenlayer bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
Company details
| Fact | AWS | Zenlayer |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2006 | -- |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 31 | 22 |
| Example customers | Vanguard, Disney, Samsung, Zocdoc, GoPro | -- |
| Website | aws.amazon.com | cloud.zenlayer.com |
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Our data for AWS was last updated on Sept. 12, 2026, and for Zenlayer on Sept. 12, 2026.