Beam logo Beam vs FlexStack logo FlexStack

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
  • Infrastructure stays in your AWS account after cancelling
  • Unlimited environments and services on every plan, including free
  • Spot pricing for container services
  • One-click apps such as Pocketbase, Directus and Umami

Price comparison

Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.

Service Beam FlexStack Difference
Medium VM $289.08 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB disk · Billed per second while running -- Not listed
Block storage $2.10 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 1 TB included -- Not listed
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. We don't currently list GPU prices for FlexStack.

Services

Managed services each provider offers.

Compliance

Frameworks each provider states on its own site, each linked to its source.

Framework Beam FlexStack
SOC 2 Type II --
HIPAA Enterprise only --
GDPR Yes --

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 FlexStack
Founded 2021 2024
Headquarters USA USA
Locations -- --
Example customers Coke, Ogilvy, Magellan AI, Raven, EdgeImpulse, Frase --
Website www.beam.cloud flexstack.com

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Our data for Beam was last updated on Oct. 22, 2026, and for FlexStack on Sept. 18, 2026.