What's good about...

Beam logo Beam

  • Pay-per-millisecond billing, only charged when code is running
  • Sandbox snapshots for faster deployments
  • Autoscaling and deployment logs built-in
  • Supports custom Docker images

Exoscale logo Exoscale

  • Wide range of managed services at competitive prices
  • Offers Nvidia GPUs like the RTX Pro 6000, 3080 Ti and A40
  • European cloud provider, may ease compliance requirements

Price comparison

How do Beam's prices compare against Exoscale?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Beam Beam
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Exoscale Exoscale
$10.50 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (Tiny)

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Beam Beam
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Exoscale Exoscale
$67.20 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (Large)

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Beam Beam
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Exoscale Exoscale
$168.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (CPU-optimized XL)

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Beam Beam
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Exoscale Exoscale
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Beam Beam
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Exoscale Exoscale
$19.80 / mo 1 TB

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Beam Beam
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Exoscale Exoscale
$25.00 / mo Network Load Balancer

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Beam Beam
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Exoscale Exoscale
$98.49 / mo 4 GB RAM, 80 GB storage (Startup-4)

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Beam Beam
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Exoscale Exoscale
$42.44 / mo 1 GB RAM (Hobbyist-2 / Valkey)

Free egress allowance

Beam Beam
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Exoscale Exoscale
1 TB / mo per instance

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Beam Beam
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Exoscale Exoscale
$20.00 $0.02 / GB

Beam logo Beam Pricing Details

Beam uses a pay-per-millisecond pricing model where you only pay when your code is running. CPU costs $0.190 per core, RAM costs $0.020 per GB, and file storage is included free of charge. There are no charges for cold starts or server spin-up time.

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Beam Beam
$1.61/hr
Exoscale Exoscale
$0.74/hr

Billing Options

Beam Beam
On-Demand
Exoscale Exoscale
On-Demand

Available Models

Beam offers 3 GPU models, while Exoscale offers 6.

Heads up: We do our best to keep these specs & prices accurate. However, cloud costs may fluctuate based on region, usage, and other factors not listed here. These are estimates based on common setups and are for informational purposes only. Always verify current rates & exact specs with the provider before provisioning.

Which services do they offer

Company details

Website
Headquarters
Beam Beam
United States of America
Exoscale Exoscale
Switzerland
Founded
Beam Beam
2021
Exoscale Exoscale
2011
Data Center Locations
Beam Beam
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Exoscale Exoscale
8
Example Customers
Beam Beam
Coke, Magellan, StratumAI, Geospy, Frase
Exoscale Exoscale
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Our data for Beam was last updated on Feb. 12, 2026, and for Exoscale on Feb. 12, 2026.