Beam
vs
Database Mart
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
- Large selection of VPS and dedicated GPUs
- Affordable pricing and generous free egress allowance
- Regularly offers GPUs at a discount
- US-based data centers and 24/7 customer support
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | Database Mart | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $6.99 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB SSD | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $12.99 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 140 GB SSD | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $23.99 /mo 8 vCPU, 18 GB RAM, 240 GB SSD | |
| Block storage | $2.10 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 1 TB included | $10.00 /mo 100 GB extra SSD space | 79% cheaper on Beam |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $12.99 /mo 3 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 100 GB SSD | |
| Egress allowance | Free and unlimited | 32 TB per instance 100 Mbps (shared) | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $20.00 /TB Upgrade to 320 TB, 1 Gbps (shared) |
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 Database Mart offers 24. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | Database Mart | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
2 configs · 4 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | $2.92 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Different terms |
|
RTX PRO 6000
1 config · 3 configs
|
$1.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.90 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Different terms |
|
RTX 5090
1 config · 12 configs
|
$0.72 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.58 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Different terms |
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A100
1 config · 12 configs
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.66 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Different terms |
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RTX 4090
1 config · 8 configs
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.51 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Different terms |
|
RTX A6000
1 config · 12 configs
|
$0.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | $0.42 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Different terms |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Beam only |
|
B200
2 configs
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
V100
8 configs
|
-- | $0.22 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Database Mart only |
|
RTX PRO 5000
3 configs
|
-- | $0.50 /GPU/hr Reserved (24 mo) | Database Mart only |
Beam bills on-demand; Database Mart bills reserved (1, 3, 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.
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 | Database Mart |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2005 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | -- | 2 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | EscrichSoft, Zavanti, SparqData |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | www.databasemart.com |
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Oct. 1, 2026, and for Database Mart on Oct. 1, 2026.