Beam
vs
Canopy Wave
What's good about each
- Pay-per-millisecond billing, only while code is running
- Sub-second cold starts from memory snapshots
- No egress or bandwidth fees on any plan
- Runs in your own AWS, GCP or Azure account
- Recurring monthly credit on every plan
- Iceland data centers running on hydro and geothermal power
- 2-8 TB of local NVMe included per node
- GPU rental and open-model inference on one account
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | Canopy Wave | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Block storage | $2.10 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 1 TB included | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Shared Storage) | 70% cheaper on Beam |
| Object storage | -- Not listed | $40.00 /mo 1 TB | |
| Egress allowance | Free and unlimited | -- 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
Beam offers 10 GPU models, while Canopy Wave offers 5. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | Canopy Wave | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 3 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | 44% cheaper on Beam |
|
B300
1 config · 1 config
|
-- On request | -- On request | |
|
B200
2 configs · 3 configs
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
H200
2 configs · 3 configs
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | 48% cheaper on Beam |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX 5090
1 config
|
$0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
A100
1 config
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | Canopy Wave only |
Beam bills on-demand; Canopy Wave bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Beam | Canopy Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Serverless Cron Jobs | ||
| Serverless Functions |
Compliance
Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.
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 | Beam | Canopy Wave |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2024 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 2 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | canopywave.com |
Alternatives to consider
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Canopy Wave on Sept. 23, 2026.