Canopy Wave
vs
Verda
Both rent H100 to B300 GPUs from Iceland. Canopy Wave rents multi-GPU HGX nodes with cheaper block storage, while Verda rents single GPUs across a wider catalog with spot pricing.
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
- Nvidia GPU range from A100 to GB300 NVL72
- On-demand, spot, and reserved pricing on the same hardware
- SOC 2 Type II, ISO 27001, and C5 certified
- EU owned, with datacenters in Finland and Iceland
- Powered by 100% renewable energy
Price comparison
Closest matching configuration on each side, monthly list price in USD.
| Service | Canopy Wave | Verda | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| Medium VM | -- Not listed | $21.60 /mo 4 vCPU, 16 GB RAM | |
| Large VM | -- Not listed | $36.00 /mo 8 vCPU, 32 GB RAM | |
| Block storage | $7.00 /mo 100 GB (Shared Storage) | $20.00 /mo 100 GB NVMe | 65% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
| Object storage | $40.00 /mo 1 TB | -- Not listed | |
| Egress | -- Not listed | Free and unlimited |
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 Verda offers 11. Cheapest listed price per GPU per hour; GPUs both providers sell come first.
| GPU | Canopy Wave | Verda | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
H100
3 configs · 35 configs
|
$3.25 /GPU/hr On-demand | $3.42 /GPU/hr On-demand | 5% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
|
B300
1 config · 42 configs
|
-- On request | $4.06 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | |
|
B200
3 configs · 49 configs
|
-- On request | $3.34 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | |
|
H200
3 configs · 28 configs
|
$4.00 /GPU/hr On-demand | $4.50 /GPU/hr On-demand | 11% cheaper on Canopy Wave |
|
GB200
1 config
|
-- On request | -- | Canopy Wave only |
|
RTX PRO 6000
35 configs
|
-- | $0.95 /GPU/hr Spot | Verda only |
|
A100
42 configs
|
-- | $0.64 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Verda only |
|
L40S
28 configs
|
-- | $0.75 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Verda only |
|
GB300
21 configs
|
-- | $4.67 /GPU/hr Spot · sold out | Verda only |
|
RTX 6000 Ada
28 configs
|
-- | $0.57 /GPU/hr Spot | Verda only |
Canopy Wave bills on-demand; Verda bills on-demand, spot and reserved (1, 3, 6, 12 or 24 months). The line under each price names the billing type shown.
Services
Managed services each provider offers.
| Service | Canopy Wave | Verda |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | Verda |
|---|---|---|
| Founded | 2024 | 2018 |
| Headquarters | USA | Finland |
| Locations | 2 | 3 |
| Example customers | UC San Diego, Pax Historia, Foundry BioSciences | Sony, Findable, Harvard University, MIT, Korea University |
| Website | canopywave.com | verda.com |
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Our data for Canopy Wave was last updated on Sept. 23, 2026, and for Verda on Sept. 24, 2026.