Canopy Wave
vs
Hexabyte
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
- Affordable VPS instances with customizable specs
- S3-compatible object storage with no egress or API fees
- Offers dedicated servers
- EU-based with GDPR-friendly data storage
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Canopy Wave | Hexabyte | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small VM | -- Not listed | $4.42 /mo 1 vCPU, 2 GB RAM, 20 GB NVMe | |
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $11.14 /mo 4 vCPU, 8 GB RAM, 80 GB NVMe | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $20.11 /mo 8 vCPU, 16 GB RAM, 160 GB NVMe | |
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Shared Storage) | -- Not listed | |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB | $6.85 /mo 1 TB (no egress or API fees) | 83% cheaper on Hexabyte |
| Egress allowance | -- Not listed | 20 TB / mo per instance | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | $1.14 /TB per TB |
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 Hexabyte offers 1. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Canopy Wave | Hexabyte | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs
|
$3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
B300
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
B200
3 configs
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
H200
3 configs
|
$4.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
L4
4 configs
|
-- | $0.41 /GPU/hr On-demand | Hexabyte only |
Canopy Wave bills on-demand; Hexabyte bills on-demand. The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Canopy Wave | Hexabyte |
|---|---|---|
| Block Storage | ||
| GPU-powered Servers | ||
| 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 | Hexabyte |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2016 |
| Headquarters | USA | Sweden |
| Locations | 2 | 1 |
| Example customers | UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences | Molnett, Region Västerbotten, Umeå Kommunföretag, Enduce |
| Website | canopywave.com | hexabyte.se |
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Our data for Canopy Wave was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Hexabyte on Sept. 18, 2026.