Build AI vs Cloudways

How do Build AI's prices compare against Cloudways?

Example configuration	Build AI	Cloudways
VM Small	--	$11.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM (DO1GB)
VM Medium	--	$88.00 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM (DO8GB)
VM Large	--	$149.00 / mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (DO16GB)
Managed Redis®*	--	Included depending on plan
Free egress allowance	--	1 TB - 12 TB / mo included depending on plan
1 TB of egress beyond allowance	--	$20.00 $0.02 / GB (DO provider)

What makes Build AI's pricing stand out is that you can run your workload on interruptible GPUs (spot) and save up to 50% of the cost. They claim interruptions last about 2 hours per day, which makes them particularly suited for training workloads.

If you require guaranteed uptime, non-interruptible GPUs can be reserved on their platform too.

Build AI GPUs

Name	GPUs	VRAM	vCPUs	RAM	Price/h
A100 (spot)	1x A100	40GB	15	200GB	$1.05	Source
A100	1x A100	40GB	15	200GB	$1.42	Source
A100 (spot)	1x A100	80GB	30	225GB	$1.45	Source
A100	1x A100	80GB	30	225GB	$1.97	Source
H100 (spot)	1x H100	80GB	26	225GB	$2.79	Source
H100	1x H100	80GB	26	225GB	$3.85	Source

Note: Our pricing examples are based on several assumptions. Your actual costs may differ. Always check the cloud provider's website for the most up-to-date pricing.

Here are some managed services that Build AI and Cloudways offer:

Service	Build AI	Cloudways
Block Storage	--
Content Delivery Network (CDN)	--
GPU-powered Servers		--
Managed Containers	--
Managed Kubernetes		--
Managed MySQL	--
Managed Redis®*	--
Virtual Private Server (VPS)

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