Beam
vs
HIGHRESO
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
- GPUs from A4000 and A100 to H200 and B200
- Four company-owned GPU datacenters across Japan
- Data transfer included in instance pricing
- Japanese-language engineering support
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Beam | HIGHRESO | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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, while HIGHRESO offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Beam | HIGHRESO | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
B200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$4.11 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
H200
2 configs · 1 config
|
$2.09 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
A100
1 config · 4 configs
|
$1.36 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- On request | |
|
H100
2 configs
|
$1.83 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Beam only |
|
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 |
|
RTX 4090
1 config
|
$0.44 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
L40S
1 config
|
$0.76 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Beam only |
|
A4000
1 config
|
-- | -- On request | HIGHRESO only |
Beam bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Beam | HIGHRESO |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| 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 | HIGHRESO |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2021 | 2007 |
| Headquarters | USA | Japan |
| Locations | -- | 4 |
| Example customers | Coke, Ogilvy, EdgeImpulse, Magellan AI, Geospy, Frase | Senju Pharmaceutical, Nagase & Co., Tohoku University, Kyoto University, Waseda University, NTT PC Communications |
| Website | www.beam.cloud | highreso.jp |
Alternatives to consider
Compare Beam and HIGHRESO against other cloud providers.
Our data for Beam was last updated on Sept. 27, 2026, and for HIGHRESO on Sept. 18, 2026.