Canopy Wave
vs
Daytona
What's good about each
- 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
- Runs AI-generated and untrusted code in isolated sandboxes
- Sandboxes run as containers, or Linux, macOS or Windows VMs
- Pay as you go, billed per second
- Up to 8 AMD or NVIDIA GPUs per sandbox
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Canopy Wave | Daytona | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $47.95 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 3 GB disk | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $238.85 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 10 GB disk | |
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Shared Storage) | $7.78 /mo 100 GB beyond free allowance · First 5 GB free | 10% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB | -- 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
Canopy Wave offers 5 GPU models, while Daytona offers 7. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Canopy Wave | Daytona | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs · 10 configs
|
$3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.95 /GPU/hr On-demand | 18% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
|
B200
3 configs · 10 configs
|
-- On request | $3.59 /GPU/hr Spot | |
|
H200
3 configs · 10 configs
|
$4.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.54 /GPU/hr On-demand | 12% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
10 configs
|
-- | $1.74 /GPU/hr Spot | Daytona only |
|
RTX 5090
10 configs
|
-- | $0.74 /GPU/hr Spot | Daytona only |
|
RTX 4090
10 configs
|
-- | $0.57 /GPU/hr Spot | Daytona only |
MI355X
10 configs
|
-- | $3.44 /GPU/hr Spot | Daytona only |
Canopy Wave bills on-demand; Daytona bills on-demand and spot. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Canopy Wave | Daytona |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| Managed Containers | ||
| Object Storage | ||
| Virtual Private Server (VPS) |
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 | Canopy Wave | Daytona |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2023 |
| Headquarters | USA | USA |
| Locations | 2 | -- |
| Example customers | UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences | Meta, Cohere, n8n, SambaNova, WRITER, Turing |
| Website | canopywave.com | www.daytona.io |
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Our data for Canopy Wave was last updated on Sept. 18, 2026, and for Daytona on Sept. 18, 2026.