Canopy Wave
vs
Elastx
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
- Three availability zones, all in Sweden
- ISO 27001, 27017, 27018 and 14001 certified
- 24/7 support included at no extra cost
- Datacenters run on 100% renewable electricity
- A100, L4, L40S and RTX PRO 6000 GPUs
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Canopy Wave | Elastx | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $26.52 /mo 1 vCPU, 1 GB RAM, 20 GB disk | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $128.36 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 120 GB disk | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $256.73 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 240 GB disk | |
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Shared Storage) | $28.75 /mo 100 GB SSD (4000 IOPS) | 76% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB | $70.93 /mo 1 TB stored, 250 GB egress | 44% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
| PostgreSQL | -- Not listed | $185.56 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk | |
| Redis | -- Not listed | $185.56 /mo 2 vCPU, 4 GB RAM, 60 GB disk (Valkey) | |
| Load balancer | -- Not listed | $39.18 /mo v1-lb-1 | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $50.62 /TB 1 TB external traffic |
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 Elastx offers 4. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Canopy Wave | Elastx | Difference |
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$3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Canopy Wave only |
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-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
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-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
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$4.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Canopy Wave only |
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-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
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-- | $2.82 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
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-- | $3.65 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
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-- | $2.23 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
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-- | $0.99 /GPU/hr On-demand | Elastx only |
Canopy Wave bills on-demand; Elastx bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
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 | Elastx |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2012 |
| Headquarters | USA | Sweden |
| Locations | 2 | 3 |
| Example customers | UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences | -- |
| Website | canopywave.com | elastx.se |
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Our data for Canopy Wave was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Elastx on Sept. 22, 2026.