What's good about...

Canopy Wave logo Canopy Wave

  • Iceland data centers running on hydro and geothermal power
  • 2-8 TB of local NVMe included per node
  • GPU rental and open-model inference on one account

Civo logo Civo

  • Kubernetes clusters deploy in under 90 seconds
  • Simple CLI and API with straightforward tooling
  • Transparent, predictable pricing with no hidden fees
  • GPU infrastructure including NVIDIA B200 for AI training and inference
  • UK-headquartered with data residency options
  • LLM inference with pay-per-token access to open-source models (GPT-OSS-120b, Llama 4 Maverick, Kimi-K25) with up to 500k context windows

Price comparison

How do Canopy Wave's prices compare against Civo?

VM Small

Closest config to 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM.
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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Civo Civo
$5.43 / mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM

VM Medium

Closest config to 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM.
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM

VM Large

Closest config to 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM (dedicated preferred).
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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Civo Civo
$86.91 / mo 6 vCPU, 16 GB RAM

Block Storage

Closest config to 100+ GB SSD, 3,000+ IOPS, 100+ MB/s throughput, no snapshots.
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
$7.00 / mo 100 GB (Shared Storage)
Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 100 GB

Object Storage

Closest config to 1 TB stored, 100 GB in / 250 GB out, 1M GET, 100k PUT/POST.
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
$40.00 / mo 1 TB
Civo Civo
$10.00 / mo 1 TB, unlimited data transfer

Load Balancer

Closest config to TCP, 1 node (1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM), 200+ Mbps, 1,000 conn/sec, 1 TB processed/mo.
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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Civo Civo
$10.86 / mo Single node

Managed PostgreSQL

Closest config to 1 node, 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 50+ GB storage, 10 GB read / 5 GB write per month.
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
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Civo Civo
$43.45 / mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM

Managed Redis®*

Closest config to 1 node, 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 10 req/s, 1 KB avg request size.
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
--
Civo Civo
$20.00 / mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM

1 TB of egress beyond allowance

Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
--
Civo Civo
Free and unlimited

GPU Fleet Overview

Starting Price

Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
$3.25/hr
Civo Civo
$0.69/hr

Billing Options

Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
On-DemandCustom
Civo Civo
On-DemandReserved (24mo)Reserved (6mo)Reserved (36mo)Reserved (12mo)

Available Models

Canopy Wave offers 5 GPU models, while Civo offers 5.

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
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
canopywave.com
Civo Civo
civo.com
Headquarters
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
United States of America
Civo Civo
United Kingdom
Founded
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
2024
Civo Civo
2015
Data Center Locations
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
2
Civo Civo
5
Example Customers
Canopy Wave Canopy Wave
UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences
Civo Civo
Oxford University, Orbital Materials, TrueFoundry, Fermyon, Defense.com™

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Our data for Canopy Wave was last updated on Aug. 14, 2026, and for Civo on Aug. 14, 2026.